They asked him this day after day, and he would not listen to them, so they told Haman to see whether or not Mordecai would get away with his disobedience, since he also had told them that he was Jewish.

The king told Haman, "The silver is given to you, along with the people, to do with them as you see fit."

Mordecai gave Hathach a copy of the written decree ordering the Jews' destruction that had been issued in Susa. Mordecai wanted him to show it to Esther, to explain it to her, and then to instruct her to go in to the king to seek his favor and plead with him for her people.

But all this does not satisfy me every time I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate."

Indeed, how can I bear to see this disaster happen to my people? How can I bear to see the destruction of my kinsmen?"