American Standard Version - King James Version

 3:1 ¶ After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him.

 3:1 ¶ After° these° things° did king° Ahasuerus° promote°°° Haman° the son° of Hammedatha° the Agagite,° and advanced°° him, and set°°° his seat° above°° all° the princes° that° [were] with° him.

 3:2 And all the king's servants, that were in the king's gate, bowed down, and did reverence to Haman; for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not down, nor did him reverence.

 3:2 And all° the king's° servants,° that° [were] in the king's° gate,° bowed,°° and reverenced°° Haman:° for° the king° had so° commanded°° concerning him. But Mordecai° bowed°° not,° nor° did [him] reverence.°°

 3:3 Then the king's servants, that were in the king's gate, said unto Mordecai, Why transgressest thou the king's commandment?

 3:3 Then the king's° servants,° which° [were] in the king's° gate,° said°° unto Mordecai,° Why° transgressest°° thou°° the king's° commandment?°

 3:4 Now it came to pass, when they spake daily unto him, and he hearkened not unto them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai's matters would stand: for he had told them that he was a Jew.

 3:4 Now it came to pass,° when they spake°° daily° unto° him, and he hearkened°° not° unto° them, that they told°° Haman,° to see°° whether Mordecai's° matters° would stand:°° for° he had told°° them that° he° [was] a Jew.°

 3:5 And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not down, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.

 3:5 And when Haman° saw°° that° Mordecai° bowed°° not,° nor did him reverence,°° then was Haman° full°° of wrath.°

 3:6 But he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had made known to him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.

 3:6 And he thought° scorn°° to lay°° hands° on Mordecai° alone;° for° they had shewed°° him° the people° of Mordecai:° wherefore Haman° sought°° to destroy°°° all° the Jews° that° [were] throughout the whole° kingdom° of Ahasuerus,° [even] the people° of Mordecai.°

 3:7 ¶ In the first month, which is the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, [to] the twelfth [month], which is the month Adar.

 3:7 ¶ In the first° month,° that° [is], the month° Nisan,° in the twelfth°° year° of king° Ahasuerus,° they cast°° Pur,° that° [is], the lot,° before° Haman° from day°° to day,° and from month°° to month,° [to] the twelfth°° [month], that° [is], the month° Adar.°

 3:8 ¶ And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from [those of] every people; neither keep they the king's laws: therefore it is not for the king's profit to suffer them.

 3:8 ¶ 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.

 3:9 If it please the king, let it be written that they be destroyed: and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those that have the charge of the [king's] business, to bring it into the king's treasuries.

 3:9 If° it please°°° the king,° let it be written°° that they may be destroyed:°° and I will pay°° ten° thousand° talents° of silver° to° the hands° of those that have the charge°° of the business,° to bring°° [it] into° the king's° treasuries.°

 3:10 And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews' enemy.

 3:10 And the king° took°°° his ring° from°° his hand,° and gave°° it unto Haman° the son° of Hammedatha° the Agagite,° the Jews'° enemy.°°

 3:11 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.

 3:11 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.°

 3:12 Then were the king's scribes called in the first month, on the thirteenth day thereof; and there was written according to all that Haman commanded unto the king's satraps, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the princes of every people, to every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and it was sealed with the king's ring.

 3:12 Then were the king's° scribes°° called°° on the thirteenth°° day° of the first° month,° and there was written°° according to all° that° Haman° had commanded°° unto° the king's° lieutenants,° and to° the governors° that° [were] over° every province,° and to° the rulers° of every people° of every province° according to the writing° thereof, and [to] every people° after their language;° in the name° of king° Ahasuerus° was it written,°° and sealed°° with the king's° ring.°

 3:13 And letters were sent by posts into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth [day] of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for a prey.

 3:13 And the letters° were sent°° by° posts°° into° all° the king's° provinces,° to destroy,°° to kill,°° and to cause to perish,°°° all° Jews,° both young°° and° old,° little children° and women,° in one° day,° [even] upon the thirteenth°° [day] of the twelfth°° month,° which° is the month° Adar,° and [to take] the spoil° of them for a prey.°°

 3:14 A copy of the writing, that the decree should be given out in every province, was published unto all the peoples, that they should be ready against that day.

 3:14 The copy° of the writing° for a commandment° to be given°° in every° province° was published°° unto all° people,° that they should be° ready° against that° day.°

 3:15 The posts went forth in haste by the king's commandment, and the decree was given out in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city of Shushan was perplexed.

 3:15 The posts°° went out,°° being hastened°° by the king's° commandment,° and the decree° was given°° in Shushan° the palace.° And the king° and Haman° sat down°° to drink;°° but the city° Shushan° was perplexed.°°