8. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Esther 3:8:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvayomerand he said Esther 3:8:2 ⧉הָמָן֙hamanHaman Esther 3:8:3 ⧉לַמֶּ֣לֶךְlamelekhto the king Esther 3:8:4 ⧉אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁakhasheveroshAhasuerus Esther 3:8:5 ⧉יֶשְׁנ֣וֹyeshnothere is Esther 3:8:6 ⧉עַם־אֶחָ֗דamekhada people, one Esther 3:8:7 ⧉מְפֻזָּ֤רmefuzarscattered Esther 3:8:8 ⧉וּמְפֹרָד֙umeforadand separated Esther 3:8:9 ⧉בֵּ֣יןbenbetween or among Esther 3:8:10 ⧉הָֽעַמִּ֔יםhaamimthe peoples Esther 3:8:11 ⧉בְּכֹ֖לbekholin all Esther 3:8:12 ⧉מְדִינ֣וֹתmedinotprovinces Esther 3:8:13 ⧉מַלְכוּתֶ֑ךָmalkhutekhayour kingdom Esther 3:8:14 ⧉וְדָתֵיהֶ֞םvedatehemand their laws Esther 3:8:15 ⧉שֹׁנ֣וֹתshonotdifferent Esther 3:8:16 ⧉מִכָּל־עָ֗םmikalamfrom every people Esther 3:8:17 ⧉וְאֶת־דָּתֵ֤יveetdateand the laws of Esther 3:8:18 ⧉הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙hamelekhthe king Esther 3:8:19 ⧉אֵינָ֣םenamthey are not Esther 3:8:20 ⧉עֹשִׂ֔יםosimdoing or making Esther 3:8:21 ⧉וְלַמֶּ֥לֶךְvelamelekhand for the king Esther 3:8:22 ⧉אֵין־שֹׁוֶ֖הenshovethere is not worth Esther 3:8:23 ⧉לְהַנִּיחָֽם׃lehanikhamto let them remain or to leave them |
8. Formal Translation And Haman said to King Ahasuerus, “There is a certain people, scattered and separated among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom, and their laws are different from every other nation, and the laws of the king they do not observe; and for the king it is not fitting to let them remain.” |
8. Dynamic Translation Then Haman spoke to King Ahasuerus, “There is a group of people who are dispersed and isolated among the other peoples in every province of your kingdom. Their customs are unlike those of anyone else, and they do not keep the king’s laws. It is not beneficial to tolerate them.” |