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The king took off his ring with his seal on it (which he had taken back from Haman) and gave it to Mordecai. Esther put Mordecai in charge of Haman's property.
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Then Esther spoke to the king again, throwing herself at his feet. She begged him to do something to stop the evil plot that Haman had made against the Jews.
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The king held out the gold scepter to her, so she stood up
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and said, "If it please Your Majesty and if you care about me, please issue a proclamation to keep Haman's orders from being carried out - those orders he gave for the destruction of all the Jews in the empire.
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How can I endure it if this disaster comes on my people? How can I go on living if my whole nation is destroyed?"
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.