3:8a-b

Haman was addressing the king. Some Bible versions use an honorific title to show that Haman was addressing the king. You again need to decide whether or not to use a term like “Your Majesty” and whether Haman should address the king as “you” or not.

3:8c-d

So it is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them: This can also be translated in a negative form. For example, the Contemporary English Version has:

We would be better off to get rid of them!

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