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Esther 3:8

AhasuerusHaman

6 And when he learned the identity of Mordecai’s people, he scorned the notion of laying hands on Mordecai alone. Instead, he sought to destroy all of Mordecai’s people, the Jews, throughout the kingdom of Xerxes.

7 In the twelfth year of King Xerxes, in the first month, the month of Nisan, the Pur (that is, the lot) was cast before Haman to determine a day and month. And the lot fell on the twelfth month, the month of Adar.

Then Haman informed King Xerxes, “There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the peoples of every province of your kingdom. Their laws are different from everyone else’s, and they do not obey the king’s laws. So it is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them.

9 If it pleases the king, let a decree be issued to destroy them, and I will deposit ten thousand talents of silver into the royal treasury to pay those who carry it out.”

10 So the king removed the signet ring from his finger and gave it to Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews.

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BSB
Then Haman informed King Xerxes, “There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the peoples of every province of your kingdom. Their laws are different from everyone else’s, and they do not obey the king’s laws. So it is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them.
KJV
And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king’s laws: therefore it is not for the king’s profit to suffer them.
WEB
Haman said to King Ahasuerus, “There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom, and their laws are different from other people’s. They don’t keep the king’s laws. Therefore it is not for the king’s profit to allow them to remain.
ASV
And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from [those of] every people; neither keep they the king`s laws: therefore it is not for the king`s profit to suffer them.
DARBY
And Haman said to king Ahasuerus, There is a people scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from [those of] every people, and they keep not the king's laws; and it is not for the king's profit to suffer them.
BLB
And Haman said to king Ahasuerus, “There is one people scattered and separated between the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom, and their laws are different from all people, and the laws of the king they are not doing, and for the king it is not fitting to let them remain.
ÅB
Og Haman sa til kong Ahasverus: Her er et folk som bor spredt og for seg selv blant de andre folk i alle ditt rikes landskaper, og deres lover er forskjellige fra alle andre folks; de holder seg ikke etter kongens lover, og det høver ikke for kongen å la dem være i fred.
OTB
Da sa Haman til kong Xerxes: "Det er et visst folk spredt og adskilt blant folkene i alle provinsene i ditt rike. Deres skikker er forskjellige fra alle andre folks, og de adlyder ikke kongens lover; det er ikke i kongens interesse å tolerere dem.
B1930
Og Haman sa til kong Ahasverus: Her er et folk som bor spredt og for sig selv blandt de andre folk i alle ditt rikes landskaper, og deres lover er forskjellige fra alle andre folks; de holder sig ikke efter kongens lover, og det høver ikke for kongen å la dem være i fred.

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  • Ezra 4:12–15

    Let it be known to the king that the Jews who came from you to us have returned to Jerusalem. And they are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city, restoring its walls, and repairing its foundations.

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  • Acts 16:20–21

    They brought them to the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews and are throwing our city into turmoil

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  • Jeremiah 50:17

    Israel is a scattered flock, chased away by lions. The first to devour him was the king of Assyria; the last to crush his bones was Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.”

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  • Zechariah 7:14

    But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations that they had not known, and the land was left desolate behind them so that no one could come or go. Thus they turned the pleasant land into a desolation.”

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  • Leviticus 26:33

    But I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities are laid waste.

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  • John 7:35

    At this, the Jews said to one another, “Where does He intend to go that we will not find Him? Will He go where the Jews are dispersed among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?

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  • Deuteronomy 4:27

    Then the LORD will scatter you among the peoples, and only a few of you will survive among the nations to which the LORD will drive you.

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  • Acts 24:5

    We have found this man to be a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,

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