New American Standard Bible 1995

Esther 5:10-14

10Haman controlled himself, however, went to his house and 1sent for his friends and his wife 2Zeresh.

11Then Haman recounted to them the glory of his riches, and the 3 4number of his sons, and every instance where the king had magnified him and how he had 5 6promoted him above the princes and servants of the king.

12Haman also said, “Even Esther the queen let no one but me come with the king to the banquet which she had prepared; and 7tomorrow also I am 8invited by her with the king.

13Yet all of this 9does not satisfy me every time I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at 10the king’s gate.”

14Then Zeresh his wife and all his friends said to him, “11Have a 12gallows fifty cubits high made and in the morning ask the king to have Mordecai hanged on it; then go joyfully with the king to the banquet.” And the 13advice pleased Haman, so he had the gallows made.

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Notes

1. Esther 5:10 Lit sent and brought ↩
2. Esther 5:10 Esth 6:13 ↩
3. Esther 5:11 Lit multitude ↩
4. Esther 5:11 Esth 9:7-10 ↩
5. Esther 5:11 Lit lifted ↩
6. Esther 5:11 Esth 3:1 ↩
7. Esther 5:12 Esth 5:8 ↩
8. Esther 5:12 Lit summoned to her ↩
9. Esther 5:13 Lit is not suitable to me ↩
10. Esther 5:13 Esth 5:9 ↩
11. Esther 5:14 Esth 6:4; 7:9, 10 ↩
12. Esther 5:14 Lit tree ↩
13. Esther 5:14 Lit thing ↩

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