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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 
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Bible Verse Dictionary

Esther 3:8 - Profit

Esther 3:8 - 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.
Verse Strongs No. Hebrew
And Haman H2001 הָמָן
said H559 אָמַר
unto king H4428 מֶלֶךְ
Ahasuerus H325 אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ
There is H3426 יֵשׁ
a certain H259 אֶחָד
people H5971 עַם
scattered abroad H6340 פָּזַר
and dispersed H6504 פָּרַד
among H996 בֵּין
the people H5971 עַם
in all H3605 כֹּל
the provinces H4082 מְדִינָה
of thy kingdom H4438 מַלְכוּת
and their laws H1881 דָּת
are diverse H8138 שָׁנָה
from all H3605 כֹּל
people H5971 עַם
neither H369 אַיִן
keep H6213 עָשָׂה
they the king's laws H1881 דָּת
therefore it is H3426 יֵשׁ
not H369 אַיִן
for the king's profit H7737 שָׁוָה
to suffer H5117 נוּחַ
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.