4 Esther said, “Today is a special day. So if it seems good to the king, let both him and Haman come to the feast which I will prepare this day.” (WEB) 5 The king said, “Hurry and bring Haman here, that we may do as Esther said.” So they both came to the feast about which Esther had spoken. (WEB) 6 At the banquet, the king said to Esther, “What is your request, queen Esther? You shall have all that you require.” (WEB) 7 She said, “My request and my petition is: (WEB) 8 if I have found favor in the king’s sight, let the king and Haman come again tomorrow to the feast which I shall prepare for them, and tomorrow I will do as I have done today.” (WEB) 9 So Haman went out from the king very glad and merry; but when Haman saw Mordecai the Jew in the court, he was greatly enraged. (WEB) 10 Having gone into his own house, he called his friends, and his wife Zeresh. (WEB) 11 He showed them his wealth and the glory with which the king had invested him, and how he had promoted him to be chief ruler in the kingdom. (WEB) 12 Haman said, “The queen has called no one to the feast with the king but me, and I am invited tomorrow. (WEB) 13 But these things don’t please me while I see Mordecai the Jew in the court. (WEB) 14 Then Zeresh his wife and his friends said to him, “Let a fifty cubit tall gallows be made for you. In the morning you speak to the king, and let Mordecai be hanged on the gallows; but you go in to the feast with the king, and be merry.” The saying pleased Haman, and the gallows was prepared. (WEB)
Greek Esther 5:4–14
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Esther 5:4–6
4 “If it pleases the king,” Esther replied, “may the king and Haman come today to the banquet I have prepared for the king.” 5 “Hurry,” commanded the king, “and bring Haman, so we can do as Esther has requested.” So the king and Haman went to the banquet that Esth…
Esther 6:6–8
6 Haman entered, and the king asked him, “What should be done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor?” Now Haman thought to himself, “Whom would the king be delighted to honor more than me?” 7 And Haman told the king, “For the man whom the king is delight…
Esther 5:11–13
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Greek Esther 6:4–6
4 And while the king was enquiring about the kindness of Mordecai, behold, Haman was in the court. The king said, “Who is in the court? Now Haman had come in to speak to the king about hanging Mordecai on the gallows which he had prepared. (WEB) 5 The king’s servants sa… (WEB)
Esther 7:1–2
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Greek Esther 6:9–11
9 and let him give it to one of the king’s noble friends, and let him dress the man whom the king loves. Let him mount him on the horse, and proclaim through the streets of the city, saying, “This is what will be done for every man whom the king honors!” (WEB) 10 Then th… (WEB)
Esther 6:13–14
13 Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened. His advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him, “Since Mordecai, before whom your downfall has begun, is Jewish, you will not prevail against him—for surely you will fall before him.” 14 W…
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6 For how could I see the affliction of my people, and how could I survive the destruction of my kindred?” (WEB) 7 Then the king said to Esther, “If I have given and freely granted you all that was Haman’s, and hanged him on a gallows because he laid his hands upon the… (WEB) 8 … (WEB)
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