1 So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- So the king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- and Haman H2001 (הָמָן) — Haman, a Persian vizier
- came H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- to banquet H8354 (שָׁתָה) — to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
- with Esther H635 (אֶסְתֵּר) — Ester, the Jewish heroine
- the queen H4436 (מַלְכָּה) — a queen
2 And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- again unto Esther H635 (אֶסְתֵּר) — Ester, the Jewish heroine
- on the second H8145 (שֵׁנִי) — properly, double, i.e. second; also adverbially, again
- day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- at the banquet H4960 (מִשְׁתֶּה) — drink, by implication, drinking (the act); also (by implication) a banquet or (generally) feast
- of wine H3196 (יַיִן) — wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication
- thy petition H7596 (שְׁאֵלָה) — a petition; by implication, a loan
- queen H4436 (מַלְכָּה) — a queen
- Esther H635 (אֶסְתֵּר) — Ester, the Jewish heroine
- and it shall be granted H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- thy request H1246 (בַּקָּשָׁה) — a petition
- and it shall be performed H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- to the half H2677 (חֵצִי) — the half or middle
- of the kingdom H4438 (מַלְכוּת) — a rule; concretely, a dominion
3 Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favor in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then Esther H635 (אֶסְתֵּר) — Ester, the Jewish heroine
- the queen H4436 (מַלְכָּה) — a queen
- answered H6030 (עָנָה) — properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, a…
- and said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- If I have found H4672 (מָצָא) — properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
- favour H2580 (חֵן) — graciousness, i.e. subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty)
- in thy sight H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- O king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- and if it please H2895 (טוֹב) — to be (transitively, do or make) good (or well) in the widest sense
- the king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- let my life H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- be given H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- me at my petition H7596 (שְׁאֵלָה) — a petition; by implication, a loan
- and my people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- at my request H1246 (בַּקָּשָׁה) — a petition
4 for we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my peace, although the adversary could not have compensated for the king’s damage.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For we are sold H4376 (מָכַר) — to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender)
- I and my people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- to be destroyed H8045 (שָׁמַד) — to desolate
- to be slain H2026 (הָרַג) — to smite with deadly intent
- and to perish H6 (אָבַד) — properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
- But if H432 (אִלּוּ) — nay, i.e. (softened) if
- we had been sold H4376 (מָכַר) — to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender)
- for bondmen H5650 (עֶבֶד) — a servant
- and bondwomen H8198 (שִׁפְחָה) — a female slave (as a member of the household)
- I had held my tongue H2790 (חָרַשׁ) — to scratch, i.e. (by implication) to engrave, plough; hence (from the use of tools) to fabricate (of any material); figuratively, to devise (in a bad sense); he…
- although the enemy H6862 (צַר) — narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble (as in 6864); (transitive) an opponent (as crowding)
- could not countervail H7737 (שָׁוָה) — properly, to level, i.e. equalize; figuratively, to resemble; by implication, to adjust (i.e. counterbalance, be suitable, compose, place, yield, etc.)
- the king’s H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- damage H5143 (נֵזֶק) — loss
5 Then spake the king Ahasuerus and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then the king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- Ahasuerus H325 (אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ) — Achashverosh (i.e. Ahasuerus or Artaxerxes, but in this case Xerxes), the title (rather than name) of a Persian king
- answered H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- and said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- unto Esther H635 (אֶסְתֵּר) — Ester, the Jewish heroine
- the queen H4436 (מַלְכָּה) — a queen
- Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume H4390 (מָלֵא) — to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
- in his heart H3820 (לֵב) — the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
- to do H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
6 And Esther said, An adversary and an enemy, even this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Esther H635 (אֶסְתֵּר) — Ester, the Jewish heroine
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- The adversary H6862 (צַר) — narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble (as in 6864); (transitive) an opponent (as crowding)
- The adversary H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- and enemy H341 (אֹיֵב) — hating; an adversary
- this wicked H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- Haman H2001 (הָמָן) — Haman, a Persian vizier
- Then Haman H2001 (הָמָן) — Haman, a Persian vizier
- was afraid H1204 (בָּעַת) — to fear
- before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- the king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- and the queen H4436 (מַלְכָּה) — a queen
7 And the king arose in his wrath from the banquet of wine and went into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- arising H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
- from the banquet H4960 (מִשְׁתֶּה) — drink, by implication, drinking (the act); also (by implication) a banquet or (generally) feast
- of wine H3196 (יַיִן) — wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication
- in his wrath H2534 (חֵמָה) — heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)
- into the palace H1055 (בִּיתָן) — a palace (i.e. large house)
- garden H1594 (גִּנָּה)
- and Haman H2001 (הָמָן) — Haman, a Persian vizier
- stood up H5975 (עָמַד) — to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
- to make request H1245 (בָּקַשׁ) — to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
- for his life H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- to Esther H635 (אֶסְתֵּר) — Ester, the Jewish heroine
- the queen H4436 (מַלְכָּה) — a queen
- for he saw H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- that there was evil H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- determined H3615 (כָּלָה) — to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitive (to complete, prepare, consume)
- against him by the king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
8 Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the couch whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he even force the queen before me in the house? As the word went out of the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then the king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- returned H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- out of the palace H1055 (בִּיתָן) — a palace (i.e. large house)
- garden H1594 (גִּנָּה)
- into the place H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- of the banquet H4960 (מִשְׁתֶּה) — drink, by implication, drinking (the act); also (by implication) a banquet or (generally) feast
- of wine H3196 (יַיִן) — wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication
- and Haman H2001 (הָמָן) — Haman, a Persian vizier
- was fallen H5307 (נָפַל) — to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
- upon the bed H4296 (מִטָּה) — a bed (as extended) for sleeping or eating; by analogy, a sofa, litter or bier
- whereon Esther H635 (אֶסְתֵּר) — Ester, the Jewish heroine
- Then said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- the king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- Will he force H3533 (כָּבַשׁ) — to tread down; hence, negatively, to disregard; positively, to conquer, subjugate, violate
- the queen H4436 (מַלְכָּה) — a queen
- also before me in the house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- As the word H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- went out H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- of the king’s H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- mouth H6310 (פֶּה) — the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) acc…
- they covered H2645 (חָפָה) — to cover; by implication, to veil, to encase, protect
- Haman’s H2001 (הָמָן) — Haman, a Persian vizier
- face H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
9 Then said Harbonah, one of the chamberlains that were before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman hath made for Mordecai, who spake good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. And the king said, Hang him thereon.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Harbonah H2726 (חַרְבוֹנָא) — Charbona or Charbonah, a eunuch of Xerxes
- one H259 (אֶחָד) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
- of the chamberlains H5631 (סָרִיס) — a eunuch; by implication, valet (especially of the female apartments), and thus, a minister of state
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- the king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- Behold also, the gallows H6086 (עֵץ) — a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
- fifty H2572 (חֲמִשִּׁים) — fifty
- cubits H520 (אַמָּה) — properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)
- high H1364 (גָּבֹהַּ) — elevated (or elated), powerful, arrogant
- which Haman H2001 (הָמָן) — Haman, a Persian vizier
- had made H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- for Mordecai H4782 (מׇרְדְּכַי) — Mordecai, an Israelite
- who had spoken H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
- good H2896 (טוֹב) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good t…
- for the king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- standeth H5975 (עָמַד) — to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
- in the house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- of Haman H2001 (הָמָן) — Haman, a Persian vizier
- Then the king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- Hang H8518 (תָּלָה) — to suspend (especially to gibbet)
10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- So they hanged H8518 (תָּלָה) — to suspend (especially to gibbet)
- Haman H2001 (הָמָן) — Haman, a Persian vizier
- on the gallows H6086 (עֵץ) — a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
- that he had prepared H3559 (כּוּן) — properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, a…
- for Mordecai H4782 (מׇרְדְּכַי) — Mordecai, an Israelite
- Then was the king’s H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- wrath H2534 (חֵמָה) — heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)
- pacified H7918 (שָׁכַךְ) — to weave (i.e. lay) a trap; figuratively, (through the idea of secreting) to allay (passions; physically, abate a flood)