7 In the first month that is the month Nisan in the twelfth __ year of king Ahasuerus they cast Pur that is the lot before Haman from day to day and from month to month to the twelfth __ month that is the month Adar 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 9 If it please the king let it be written that they may be destroyed and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver to the hands of those that have the charge of the business to bring it into the king's treasuries 10 And the king took his ring from his hand and gave it unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite the Jews' enemy 11 And the king said unto Haman The silver is given to thee the people also to do with them as it seemeth good to thee
12 Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth __ day of the first month and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded unto the king's lieutenants and to the governors that were over every province and to the rulers of every people of every province according to the writing thereof and to every people after their language in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written and sealed with the king's ring 13 And the letters were sent by posts into all the king's provinces to destroy to kill and to cause to perish all Jews both young and old little children and women in one day even upon the thirteenth __ day of the twelfth __ month which is the month Adar and to take the spoil of them for a prey 14 The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was published unto all people that they should be ready against that day 15 The posts went out being hastened by the king's commandment and the decree was given in Shushan the palace And the king and Haman sat down to drink but the city Shushan was perplexed
