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Esther 3:8

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.

Translations

Esther 3:8 - Amplified Bible

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 every other people, neither do they keep the king's laws. Therefore it is not for the king's profit to tolerate them.

Esther 3:8 - American Standard Version

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 kings laws: therefore it is not for the kings profit to suffer them.

Esther 3:8 - Bible in Basic English

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.

Esther 3:8 - Darby Bible

And Haman said to king Ahasuerus, There is a 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, and they keep not the king`s laws; and it is not for the king`s profit to suffer them.

Esther 3:8 - English Standard Version

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.

Esther 3:8 - King James Version

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.

Esther 3:8 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y Amán dijo al rey Asuero: Hay un pueblo esparcido y diseminado entre los pueblos en todas las provincias de tu reino; sus leyes son diferentes de las de todos los demás pueblos, y no guardan las leyes del rey, asì que no conviene al rey dejarlos vivos.

Esther 3:8 - The Message

Haman then spoke with King Xerxes: "There is an odd set of people scattered through the provinces of your kingdom who don’t fit in. Their customs and ways are different from those of everybody else. Worse, they disregard the king’s laws. They’re an affront; the king shouldn’t put up with them. If it please the king, let orders be given that they be destroyed. I’ll pay for it myself. I’ll deposit 375 tons of silver in the royal bank to finance the operation."

Esther 3:8 - New American Standard Bible

Then Haman said to King Ahasuerus, "There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom; their laws are different from {those} of all {other} people and they do not observe the king's laws, so it is not in the king's interest to let them remain.

Esther 3:8 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Y Amán dijo al rey Asuero: "Hay un pueblo esparcido y diseminado entre los pueblos en todas las provincias de su reino; sus leyes son diferentes de las de todos los demás pueblos, y no guardan las leyes del rey, asì que no conviene al rey dejarlos vivos.

Esther 3:8 - World English Bible

Haman said to king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your 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 allow them.

Esther 3:8 - Young's Living Translation

And Haman saith to the king Ahasuerus, `There is one people scattered and separated among the peoples, in all provinces of thy kingdom, and their laws [are] diverse from all people, and the laws of the king they are not doing, and for the king it is not profitable to suffer them;

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