Esther 8:3-5

The Voice

³Esther came before the king once more. This time she fell at his feet, wept, and begged the king to do something to stop the evil plan that Haman (the Agagite) had brought upon the Jews. ⁴The king, as before, extended his golden scepter to Queen Esther; and she stood to her feet before him.

Queen Esther: ⁵If it pleases the king, and if I am in his favor, and if the king believes it is the right and just thing to do, let there be an official decree written that will cancel out the order that Haman (son of Hammedatha, the Agagite) had written to rid all the king’s provinces of the Jews.

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