Esther 3:9
English Standard Version Anglicised
9 If it please the king, let it be decreed that they be destroyed, and I will pay 10,000 talents[a] of silver into the hands of those who have charge of the king's business, that they may put it into the king's treasuries.”
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- Esther 3:9 A talent was about 75 pounds or 34 kilograms
Esther 3:9
New International Version
9 If it pleases the king, let a decree be issued to destroy them, and I will give ten thousand talents[a] of silver to the king’s administrators for the royal treasury.”(A)
Footnotes
- Esther 3:9 That is, about 375 tons or about 340 metric tons
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