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Esther 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.

KJV

Dixitque Aman regi Assuero : Est populus per omnes provincias regni tui dispersus, et a se mutuo separatus, novis utens legibus et cæremoniis, insuper et regis scita contemnens : et optime nosti quod non expediat regno tuo ut insolescat per licentiam.

Vulgate

καὶ ἐλάλησεν πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα Ἀρταξέρξην λέγων Ὑπάρχει ἔθνος διεσπαρμένον ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν ἐν πάσῃ τῇ βασιλείᾳ σου, οἱ δὲ νόμοι αὐτῶν ἔξαλλοι παρὰ πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, τῶν δὲ νόμων τοῦ βασιλέως παρακούουσιν, καὶ οὐ συμφέρει τῷ βασιλεῖ ἐᾶσαι αὐτούς.

LXX

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.

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר הָמָן֙ לַ/מֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ יֶשְׁנ֣/וֹ עַם אֶחָ֗ד מְפֻזָּ֤ר וּ/מְפֹרָד֙ בֵּ֣ין הָֽ/עַמִּ֔ים בְּ/כֹ֖ל מְדִינ֣וֹת מַלְכוּתֶ֑/ךָ וְ/דָתֵי/הֶ֞ם שֹׁנ֣וֹת מִ/כָּל עָ֗ם וְ/אֶת דָּתֵ֤י הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ אֵינָ֣/ם עֹשִׂ֔ים וְ/לַ/מֶּ֥לֶךְ אֵין שֹׁוֶ֖ה לְ/הַנִּיחָֽ/ם

Hebrew

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In this verse

People HamanAhasuerus

In the original Hebrew

20 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ
'chshvrvsh
proper_noun · 32×
אֵ֥ין
'yn
noun · 787×
אֶחָ֖ד
'chd
adjective · 970×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
בֵּ֥ין
byn
noun · 405×
דָּ֖ת
dt
noun · 22×
הָמָ֔ן
hmn
proper_noun · 54×
הוּ
hv
verb · 73×
וֹ
v
noun · 90×
וֹ
v
verb · 22×
י
y
noun · 1849×
יִתְפָּרָֽדוּ
ytprdv
verb · 26×
יֶשׁ
ysh
pronoun · 137×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
מְפֻזָּ֤ר
mpzr
verb · 9×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
מְּדִינ֑וֹת
mdynvt
noun · 53×
שֹׁוֶ֖ה
shvh
verb · 21×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Pet 1:1 — Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
  • 1Thess 2:15 — Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:
  • Acts 16:20 — And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,
  • Acts 16:21 — And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.
  • Dan 3:8 — Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.
  • Dan 6:5 — Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.
  • Dan 6:13 — Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition
  • Deut 4:27 — And the LORD shall scatter you among the nations, and ye shall be left few in number among the heathen, whither the LORD shall lead you.
  • Eph 2:14 — For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;
  • Esth 2:10 — Esther had not shewed her people nor her kindred: for Mordecai had charged her that she should not shew it.
  • Ezra 4:12 — Be it known unto the king, that the Jews which came up from thee to us are come unto Jerusalem, building the rebellious and the bad city, and have set up the walls thereof, and joined the foundations.
  • Jas 1:1 — James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
  • Jer 50:17 — Israel is a scattered sheep; the lions have driven him away: first the king of Assyria hath devoured him; and last this Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones.
  • John 7:35 — Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles?
  • Lev 26:33 — And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste.
  • Mic 2:1 — Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.
  • Num 23:9 — For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations.
  • Zech 7:14 — But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate