King James Version (KJV)
And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they unto him an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
Modern English
And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, they wrote an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
Hebrew
וּבְמַלְכ֣וּת אֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ בִּתְחִלַּ֣ת מַלְכוּת֑וֹ כָּתְב֤וּ שִׂטְנָה֙ עַל יֹשְׁבֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה וִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃
vbmalkvt ʾaḥashvervosh bitḥilat malkvtvo katbv shiṭnah ʿal yoshbey yhvdah viyrvshaliam