10 The king removed his signet ring(A) from his hand and gave it to Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews.(B) 11 Then the king told Haman, “The money and people are given to you to do with as you see fit.”

12 The royal scribes were summoned(C) on the thirteenth day of the first month, and the order was written exactly as Haman commanded. It was intended for the royal satraps,(D) the governors of each of the provinces, and the officials of each ethnic group and written for each province in its own script and to each ethnic group in its own language.(E) It was written in the name of King Ahasuerus(F) and sealed with the royal signet ring.(G)

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