Bible in Basic English
"And the king said to Haman, The money is yours, and the people, to do with them whatever seems right to you."
— Esther 3:11, Bible in Basic English
“And the king said unto Haman, The silver is given to thee, the people also, to do with them as it seemeth good to thee.”
“And the king said unto Haman, The silver is given to thee, the people also, to do with them as it seemeth good to thee. ”
“The king said to Haman, "The silver is given to you, the people also, to do with them as it seems good to you."”
“The king replied to Haman,“Keep your money, and do with those people whatever you wish.””
“And he said to him: As to the money which thou promisest, keep it for thyself: and as to the people, do with them as seemeth good to thee.”
“And the king said unto Haman, The silver is given to thee, the people also, to do with them as it seemeth good to thee.”
And Haman said to King Ahasuerus, There is a certain nation living here and there in small groups among the people in all the divisions of your kingdom; their laws are different from those of any other nation, and they do not keep the king's laws: for this reason it is not right for the king to let them be.
If it is the king's pleasure, let a statement ordering their destruction be put in writing: and I will give to those responsible for the king's business, ten thousand talents of silver for the king's store-house.
And the king took his ring from his hand and gave it to Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the hater of the Jews.
And the king said to Haman, The money is yours, and the people, to do with them whatever seems right to you.
Then on the thirteenth day of the first month, the king's scribes were sent for, and they put in writing Haman's orders to all the king's captains and the rulers of every division of his kingdom and the chiefs of every people: for every division of the kingdom in the writing commonly used there, and to every people in the language which was theirs; it was signed in the name of King Ahasuerus and stamped with the king's ring.
And letters were sent by the runners into every division of the kingdom ordering the death and destruction of all Jews, young and old, little children and women, on the same day, even the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month Adar, and the taking of all their goods by force.
A copy of the writing, to be made public in every part of the kingdom, was sent out to all the peoples, so that they might be ready when that day came.