Ester 8:1

O Decreto do Rei em Favor dos Judeus

1 Naquele mesmo dia, o rei Xerxes deu à rainha Ester todos os bens de Hamã, o inimigo dos judeus. E Mardoqueu foi trazido à presença do rei, pois Ester lhe dissera que ele era seu parente.

Ester 8:1 Meaning and Commentary

Esther 8:1

On that day did the King, Ahasuerus, give the house of
Haman, the Jews' enemy, unto Esther the queen
That, and all the goods in it, and estate belonging to it; which being confiscated to the king, he gave to Esther, who would have been the sufferer, had his scheme taken place; so the Targum adds,

``and the men of his house, and all his treasures, and all his riches:''

and Mordecai came before the king;
was introduced into his presence, became one of his privy counsellors, one of those that saw the king's face, and sat first in the kingdom, ( Esther 1:14 )

for Esther had told what he was unto her;
what relation he stood in to her; her uncle, according to the Vulgate Latin version, and so Aben Ezra and Josephus, but wrongly, for she was his uncle's daughter; so that they were brother's children, or own cousins, see ( Esther 2:7 ) .

Ester 8:1 In-Context

1 Naquele mesmo dia, o rei Xerxes deu à rainha Ester todos os bens de Hamã, o inimigo dos judeus. E Mardoqueu foi trazido à presença do rei, pois Ester lhe dissera que ele era seu parente.

2 O rei tirou seu anel-selo, que havia tomado de Hamã, e o deu a Mardoqueu; e Ester o nomeou administrador dos bens de Hamã.

3 Mas Ester tornou a implorar ao rei, chorando aos seus pés, que revogasse o plano maligno de Hamã, o agagita, contra os judeus.

4 Então o rei estendeu o cetro de ouro para Ester, e ela se levantou diante dele e disse:

5 “Se for do agrado do rei, se posso contar com o seu favor e se ele considerar justo, que se escreva uma ordem revogando as cartas que Hamã, filho do agagita Hamedata, escreveu para que os judeus fossem exterminados em todas as províncias do império.