Esther 7:6 - Forerunner Commentary

Esther 7:6

4 For we have been ^asold, my people and I, to be destroyed, to be killed, and to be annihilated. Had we been sold as ^bmale and female slaves, I would have held my tongue, although the enemy could never compensate for the king’s loss.”

5 So King Ahasuerus answered and said to Queen Esther, “Who is he, and where is he, who would dare presume in his heart to do such a thing?”

6 And Esther said, “The adversary and ^aenemy is this wicked Haman!” So Haman was terrified before the king and queen.

7 Then the king arose in his wrath from the banquet of wine and went into the palace garden; but Haman stood before Queen Esther, pleading for his life, for he saw that evil was determined against him by the king.

8 When the king returned from the palace garden to the place of the banquet of wine, Haman had fallen across ^athe couch where Esther was. Then the king said, “Will he also assault the queen while I am in the house?” As the word left the king’s mouth, they ^bcovered Haman’s face.

9 Now ^aHarbonah, one of the eunuchs, said to the king, “Look! ^bThe gallows, fifty cubits high, which Haman made for Mordecai, who spoke ^cgood on the king’s behalf, is standing at the house of Haman.” Then the king said, “Hang him on it!”

10 So ^athey ^bhanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s wrath subsided.

Verse Comparison: Esther 7:6

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American Standard Version
And Esther said, An adversary and an enemy, even this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.

Amplified® Bible
And Esther said, An adversary and an enemy, even this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and queen.

Contemporary English Version
Esther replied, "That evil Haman is the one out to get us!" Haman was terrified, as he looked at the king and the queen.

Darby English Version
And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was terrified before the king and the queen.

Good News Bible
Esther answered, "Our enemy, our persecutor, is this evil man Haman!" Haman faced the king and queen with terror.

King James Version
And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.

New American Standard Bible
Esther said, "A foe and an enemy is this wicked Haman! Then Haman became terrified before the king and queen."

New International Version
Esther said, "The adversary and enemy is this vile Haman."
Then Haman was terrified before the king and queen.

New King James Version
And Esther said, “The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman!” So Haman was terrified before the king and queen.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Esther said, "A foe and an enemy I identify as this wicked Haman!" Then Haman became terrified before the king and queen.

Revised Standard Version
And Esther said, "A foe and enemy! This wicked Haman!" Then Haman was in terror before the king and the queen.

Young's Literal Translation
And Esther saith, `The man -- adversary and enemy -- `is' this wicked Haman;' and Haman hath been afraid at the presence of the king and of the queen.

New English Translation
Esther replied, “The oppressor and enemy is this evil Haman!” Then Haman became terrified in the presence of the king and queen.

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