וַיֹּ֨אמֶר הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ לְאֶסְתֵּ֣ר הַמַּלְכָּ֗ה בְּשׁוּשַׁ֣ן הַבִּירָ֡ה הָרְגוּ֩ הַיְּהוּדִ֨ים וְאַבֵּ֜ד חֲמֵ֧שׁ מֵא֣וֹת אִ֗ישׁ וְאֵת֙ עֲשֶׂ֣רֶת בְּנֵֽי־הָמָ֔ן בִּשְׁאָ֛ר מְדִינ֥וֹת הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ מֶ֣ה עָשׂ֑וּ וּמַה־שְּׁאֵֽלָתֵךְ֙ וְיִנָּ֣תֵֽן לָ֔ךְ וּמַה־בַּקָּשָׁתֵ֥ךְ ע֖וֹד וְתֵעָֽשׂ׃
Lalu raja berkata kepada Ratu Ester, “Di benteng Susan, orang Yahudi telah membunuh dan membinasakan lima ratus orang, juga kesepuluh anak laki-laki Haman. Apa lagi yang telah mereka lakukan di daerah-daerah kerajaan lainnya! Sekarang, apa permintaanmu? Itu akan diberikan kepadamu. Apa lagi permohonanmu? Itu akan dilaksanakan.”
Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer
Rabbi Eliezer said: Haman had forty sons; ten of them were the scribes of the books of the king, and thirty were ruling in all the provinces, as it is said, "And the ten sons of Haman, in the rest of the king's provinces" (Esth. 9:12). They were all hanged upon the gallows of their father, as it is said, "And they hanged Haman's ten sons" (Esth. 9:14) upon the gallows. Another Scripture text says, "And they hanged Haman's ten sons" (ibid.).
Bereshit Rabbah
“Behold, silver that we found in the opening of our sacks, we returned to you from the land of Canaan; how would we steal from the house of your lord silver or gold?” (Genesis 44:8).
“Behold, silver…” – Rabbi Yishmael taught: This is one of the ten a fortiori inferences that are written in the Torah: “Behold, silver…we returned to you,” all the more so, “how would we steal?” “Behold, the children of Israel did not heed me” (Exodus 6:12), and all the more so, “how will Pharaoh heed me?” (Exodus 6:12). “The Lord said to Moses: And if her father spit in her face, would she not be ashamed seven days?” (Numbers 12:14), all the more so, for [a rebuke from] the Divine Presence, [she should be ashamed] fourteen days. “Behold, while I am still alive with you today, you have been defiant” (Deuteronomy 31:27), all the more so, “so too, after my death” (Deuteronomy 31:27). “For you ran against those on foot and they exhausted you” (Jeremiah 12:5), all the more so, “how will you compete with horses?” (Jeremiah 12:5). “In a land of peace where you are secure” (Jeremiah 12:5), [you are overcome], all the more so, “how will you fare in the thickets of the Jordan?” (Jeremiah 12:5). “Behold, here in Judah we are afraid” (I Samuel 23:3), “all the more so, if we go to Ke'ila” (I Samuel 23:3). “Behold, restitution will be made to the righteous on earth, all the more so the wicked and the sinner” (Proverbs 11:31). “The king said to Queen Esther: In Shushan the citadel [the Jews have killed and eliminated five hundred men]” (Esther 9:12), all the more so, “what must they have done in the rest of the king’s provinces?” (Esther 9:12). “Behold, when it was whole it could not be used for labor, all the more so when fire has consumed it and it is charred” (Ezekiel 15:5).
“Behold, silver…” – Rabbi Yishmael taught: This is one of the ten a fortiori inferences that are written in the Torah: “Behold, silver…we returned to you,” all the more so, “how would we steal?” “Behold, the children of Israel did not heed me” (Exodus 6:12), and all the more so, “how will Pharaoh heed me?” (Exodus 6:12). “The Lord said to Moses: And if her father spit in her face, would she not be ashamed seven days?” (Numbers 12:14), all the more so, for [a rebuke from] the Divine Presence, [she should be ashamed] fourteen days. “Behold, while I am still alive with you today, you have been defiant” (Deuteronomy 31:27), all the more so, “so too, after my death” (Deuteronomy 31:27). “For you ran against those on foot and they exhausted you” (Jeremiah 12:5), all the more so, “how will you compete with horses?” (Jeremiah 12:5). “In a land of peace where you are secure” (Jeremiah 12:5), [you are overcome], all the more so, “how will you fare in the thickets of the Jordan?” (Jeremiah 12:5). “Behold, here in Judah we are afraid” (I Samuel 23:3), “all the more so, if we go to Ke'ila” (I Samuel 23:3). “Behold, restitution will be made to the righteous on earth, all the more so the wicked and the sinner” (Proverbs 11:31). “The king said to Queen Esther: In Shushan the citadel [the Jews have killed and eliminated five hundred men]” (Esther 9:12), all the more so, “what must they have done in the rest of the king’s provinces?” (Esther 9:12). “Behold, when it was whole it could not be used for labor, all the more so when fire has consumed it and it is charred” (Ezekiel 15:5).