Esther 3:11

3:11 The king replied to Haman, “Keep your money, and do with those people whatever you wish.”

Esther 4:17

4:17 So Mordecai set out to do everything that Esther had instructed him.


tn Heb “the silver is given to you”; NRSV “the money is given to you”; CEV “You can keep their money.” C. A. Moore (Esther [AB], 40) understands these words somewhat differently, taking them to imply acceptance of the money on Xerxes’ part. He translates, “Well, it’s your money.”

tn Heb “according to what is good in your eyes”; NASB “do with them as you please.”