3 And once again, Esther addressed the king. She fell at his feet weeping and begged him to revoke the evil scheme of Haman the Agagite, which he had devised against the Jews. 4 The king extended the gold scepter toward Esther, and she arose and stood before the king. 5 “If it pleases the king,” she said, “and if I have found favor in his sight, and the matter seems proper to the king, and I am pleasing in his sight, may an order be written to revoke the letters that the scheming Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, wrote to destroy the Jews in all the king’s provinces.
Esther 8:3–5
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Greek Esther 8:2–4
2 The king took the ring which he had taken away from Haman and gave it to Mordecai. Esther appointed Mordecai over all that had been Haman’s. (WEB) 3 She spoke yet again to the king, and fell at his feet, and implored him to undo Haman’s mischief and all that he had do… (WEB)
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Esther 5:1–3
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Greek Esther 7:2–4
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Greek Esther 8:6–8
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Esther 9:12–14
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