The Meaning of Esther 3:8 Explained

Esther 3:8

KJV: 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.

YLT: And Haman saith to the king Ahasuerus, 'There is one people scattered and separated among the peoples, in all provinces of thy kingdom, and their laws are diverse from all people, and the laws of the king they are not doing, and for the king it is not profitable to suffer them;

Darby: And Haman said to king Ahasuerus, There is a 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, and they keep not the king's laws; and it is not for the king's profit to suffer them.

ASV: 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.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Esther 3:8?

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WORDS: What do the individual words in Esther 3:8 mean?

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What is the context of Esther 3:8?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does Esther 3:8 Mean?

Context Summary

Esther 3:1-15 - Race Prejudice Breeds Hatred

Josephus says that Agagite means a descendant of Agag, the common name for the kings of the Amalekites, Numbers 24:7. It is probably that something of the nature of religious homage to Haman was demanded, and this Mordecai could not tolerate for a moment. It would have been as bad as the falling down to worship the golden image of Dura. He, therefore, sturdily refused. What diabolical cruelty was here, to meditate the destruction of a nation to satisfy a personal grudge! The resolve was taken in the first month, when Esther had been queen for five years; but the lot indicated the twelfth month for its execution, so that Esther had twelve months in which to oppose the plan. The disposing of the lot was evidently God's, Proverbs 16:33. The bribe of four millions sterling, which Haman hoped to get from the spoils of the slaughtered Jews, without doubt helped to pave his way, and make the king favorable to his request. The matter was soon settled, and the posts were carrying the edict of slaughter to the furthest limits of the realm. It reminds us of the decree for the massacre of the Huguenots. But God was over all. The strongest assaults are vain against Him, Psalms 2:4. He will not let high-handed wrong proceed beyond a certain point, 2 Kings 19:28. Let us shelter behind Him and be at peace, Isaiah 54:14. [source]

Chapter Summary: Esther 3

¹ Haman, advanced by the king, and despised by Mordecai, seeks revenge upon the Jews
⁷ He casts lots
⁸ He obtains by false accusations a decree of the king to put the Jews to death

What do the individual words in Esther 3:8 mean?

And said Haman to king Ahasuerus there is people a scattered and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of your kingdom and their laws [are] different from all [other] people and laws of the king [they are] not keeping therefore for the King it [is] not fitting to let them remain

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הָמָן֙ לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ יֶשְׁנ֣וֹ עַם־ אֶחָ֗ד מְפֻזָּ֤ר וּמְפֹרָד֙ בֵּ֣ין הָֽעַמִּ֔ים בְּכֹ֖ל מְדִינ֣וֹת מַלְכוּתֶ֑ךָ וְדָתֵיהֶ֞ם שֹׁנ֣וֹת מִכָּל־ עָ֗ם וְאֶת־ דָּתֵ֤י הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ אֵינָ֣ם עֹשִׂ֔ים וְלַמֶּ֥לֶךְ אֵין־ שֹׁוֶ֖ה לְהַנִּיחָֽם

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	And said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
הָמָן֙	Haman
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: הָמָן Sense: chief minister of Ahasuerus, enemy of Mordecai and the Jews, who plotted to kill the Jews but, being foiled by Esther, was hanged, with his family, on the gallows he had made for Mordecai.
לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ	to king
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ	Ahasuerus
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹושׁ Sense: title of the king of Persia, probably Xerxes.
יֶשְׁנ֣וֹ	there is
Parse: Adverb, third person masculine singular Root: יֵשׁ Sense: being, existence, substance, there is or are.
עַם־	people
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: עַם Sense: nation, people.
מְפֻזָּ֤ר	scattered
Parse: Verb, Pual, Participle, masculine singular Root: פָּזַר Sense: to scatter, disperse.
וּמְפֹרָד֙	and dispersed
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Pual, Participle, masculine singular Root: פָּרַד Sense: to separate, divide.
הָֽעַמִּ֔ים	the people
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: עַם Sense: nation, people.
בְּכֹ֖ל	in all
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole.
מְדִינ֣וֹת	the provinces
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct Root: מְדִינָה Sense: province, district.
מַלְכוּתֶ֑ךָ	of your kingdom
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: מַלְכוּת Sense: royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom, sovereign power.
וְדָתֵיהֶ֞ם	and their laws
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine plural Root: דָּת Sense: decree, law, edict, regulation, usage.
שֹׁנ֣וֹת	[are] different
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, feminine plural Root: שָׁנָה Sense: to repeat, do again, change, alter.
מִכָּל־	from all
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole.
עָ֗ם	[other] people
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: עַם Sense: nation, people.
דָּתֵ֤י	laws
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct Root: דָּת Sense: decree, law, edict, regulation, usage.
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙	of the king
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
אֵינָ֣ם	[they are] not
Parse: Adverb, third person masculine plural Root: אַיִן Sense: nothing, not, nought n.
עֹשִׂ֔ים	keeping
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural Root: עָשָׂה Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
וְלַמֶּ֥לֶךְ	therefore for the King
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
אֵין־	it [is] not
Parse: Adverb Root: אַיִן Sense: nothing, not, nought n.
שֹׁוֶ֖ה	fitting
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: שָׁוָה Sense: to agree with, be or become like, level, resemble.
לְהַנִּיחָֽם	to let them remain
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct, third person masculine plural Root: מֻנָּח Sense: to rest.

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