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Esther 3:9
King James Version
Esther 3:9
King James Version
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.
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Esther 3:9
English Standard Version
Esther 3:9
English Standard Version
9 If it please the king, let it be decreed that they be destroyed, and I will pay 10,000 talents[a] of silver into the hands of those who have charge of the king's business, that they may put it into the king's treasuries.”
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- Esther 3:9 A talent was about 75 pounds or 34 kilograms
Esther 3:9
New International Version
Esther 3:9
New International Version
9 If it pleases the king, let a decree be issued to destroy them, and I will give ten thousand talents[a] of silver to the king’s administrators for the royal treasury.”(A)
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- Esther 3:9 That is, about 375 tons or about 340 metric tons
Esther 3:9
New American Standard Bible
Esther 3:9
New American Standard Bible
9 If it is pleasing to the king, let it be [a]decreed that they be eliminated, and I will pay [b]ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those who carry out the king’s business, to put into the king’s treasuries.”
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- Esther 3:9 Lit written
- Esther 3:9 About 375 tons or 340 metric tons
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