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The chief enemy of the Jews was now destroyed; but the edict, written in the king's name, sealed with the royal seal, and published in all the provinces of the kingdom, for the destruction of all the Jews on the 13th day of the twelfth month, was still in force, and having been issued in due legal form, could not, according to the laws of the Persians and Medes, be revoked. Queen Esther therefore entreated the king to annul the designs of Haman against the Jews. Est 8:3 and Est 8:4. “Esther spake again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and wept, and besought him to do away with (הֶעֱבִיר, to cause to depart) the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he devised against the Jews. And the king held out his golden sceptre towards Esther, and Esther arose and stood before the king.” This verse gives a summary of the contents of Esther's speech, which is reported verbally in Est 8:5 and Est 8:6, so that we must translate the imperfects וַתִּתְחַנֵּן וַתֵּבְךְ - וַתִּפֹּל: She spoke before the king, falling at his feet and beseeching him with weeping, that he would do away with הָמָן רָעַת, the evil that Haman had done, and his device against the Jews. The king stretched out his sceptre (comp. Est 4:11) as a sign that he would graciously grant her petition; whereupon she arose, stood before the king, and made known her request.