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for (A)we have been sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, (B)to be killed, and to be caused to perish. Now if we had only been sold as slaves, men and women, I would have remained silent, for the [a]adversity would not be worth the [b]annoyance to the king.” Then King Ahasuerus said—he said to Esther the Queen, “Who is this one, and where is this one, who fills his heart to do thus?” So Esther said, “(C)An adversary and an enemy is this evil Haman!” Then Haman became terrified before the king and queen.

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  1. Esther 7:4 Or enemy could not compensate for the loss
  2. Esther 7:4 Or damage