Est 8:2 | KD | STEP | And the king took off his seal-ring which he had taken from Haman (comp. ), and gave it to Mordochai. מן העביר, to cause to go from some one, i.e., to take away. By this act Mordochai was advanced to the post of first minister of the king; comp. , Macc. 6:15. The king’s seal gave the force of law to royal edicts, the seal taking the place of the signature. See rem. on and Est 3:10.

‏ Esther 8:2

And the king took off his seal-ring which he had taken from Haman (comp. Est 3:10), and gave it to Mordochai. מן העביר, to cause to go from some one, i.e., to take away. By this act Mordochai was advanced to the post of first minister of the king; comp. Gen 41:42, 1 Macc. 6:15. The king’s seal gave the force of law to royal edicts, the seal taking the place of the signature. See rem. on Est 8:8 and Est 3:10.