¹⁰ So the king took off his signet ring and gave it to Haman to seal the decree^[a] that was to be written against the Jews.^(A)

¹¹ and Haman recounted to them the splendor of his riches, the number of his sons, all the promotions with which the king had honored him, and how he had advanced him above the officials and the ministers of the king.^(A)

³ Then she spoke once again to the king, and, falling at his feet, she asked him to avert all the evil that Haman had planned against the Jews.^(A)

⁵ Esther said, “If it pleases you, and if I have found favor, let an order be sent rescinding the letters that Haman wrote and sent to destroy the Jews in your kingdom.^(A)

²⁴ how Haman son of Hammedatha, the Macedonian, fought against them, how he made a decree and cast lots^[a] to destroy them,^(A)