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The king took off his signet ring that he had taken from Haman and gave it to Mordecai. Esther then put Mordecai in charge of Haman’s property.[a]

Esther Asks that the Jewish People be Spared

Then Esther spoke to the king again and fell at his feet. She wept and pleaded with him for mercy to overturn the evil plan devised[b] by Haman the Agagite and his plot against the Jewish people. The king extended the golden scepter to Esther, and she got up and stood before the king.

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Footnotes

  1. Esther 8:2 Lit. house
  2. Esther 8:3 The Heb. lacks devised

The king took off his signet ring,(A) which he had reclaimed from Haman, and presented it to Mordecai. And Esther appointed him over Haman’s estate.(B)

Esther again pleaded with the king, falling at his feet and weeping. She begged him to put an end to the evil plan of Haman the Agagite,(C) which he had devised against the Jews. Then the king extended the gold scepter(D) to Esther and she arose and stood before him.

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