King James Version (KJV)
And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea.
Modern English
King Ahasuerus imposed tribute on the land and on the coastlands of the sea.
Hebrew
וַיָּשֶׂם הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ֮ מַ֣ס עַל הָאָ֣רֶץ וְאִיֵּ֥י הַיָּ֖ם׃
vayashem hamelek ʾaḥashvervosh mas ʿal haʾareṣ vʾiyey hayam