Esther · אֶסְתֵּר

Esther 3:8

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הָמָן֙ לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ יֶשְׁנ֣וֹ עַם אֶחָ֗ד מְפֻזָּ֤ר וּמְפֹרָד֙ בֵּ֣ין הָֽעַמִּ֔ים בְּכֹ֖ל מְדִינ֣וֹת מַלְכוּתֶ֑ךָ וְדָתֵיהֶ֞ם שֹׁנ֣וֹת מִכָּל עָ֗ם וְאֶת דָּתֵ֤י הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ אֵינָ֣ם עֹשִׂ֔ים וְלַמֶּ֕לֶךְ אֵ֥ין שֹׁוֶ֖ה לְהַנִּיחָֽם׃
vayoʾmer haman lamelek ʾaḥashvervosh yeshnvo ʿam ʾeḥad mpuzar vmporad beyn haʿamiym bkol mdiynvot malkvteka vdateyhem shonvot mikal ʿam vʾet datey hamelek ʾeynam ʿoshiym vlamelek ʾeyn shoveh lhaniyḥam
King James Version (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.

Modern English

Then Haman said to King Ahasuerus: There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom. Their laws are different from those of every other people, and they do not keep the king's laws, so that it is not to the king's profit to tolerate them.

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