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How can I look on the ruin of my people? How can I be safe if my ancestral nation[a] is destroyed?’ The king said to Esther, ‘Now that I[b] have granted all of Haman’s property to you and have hanged him on a tree because he acted against the Jews, what else do you request? Write in my name what you think best and seal it with my ring; for whatever is written at the king’s command and sealed with my ring cannot be contravened.’

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  1. Greek Esther 8:6 Gk country
  2. Greek Esther 8:7 Gk If I

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