New American Standard Bible 1995
Esther 7:7-10
7The kingוְהַמֶּ֜לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428aroseקָ֤םkamH6965in his angerבַּחֲמָתוֹ֙ba.cha.ma.ToH2534fromdrinkingמִמִּשְׁתֵּ֣הmi.mish.TehH4960wineהַיַּ֔יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196and went intothe palaceהַבִּיתָ֑ןha.bi.TanH1055gardenH1593;but Hamanוְהָמָ֣ןve.ha.ManH2001stayedעָמַ֗ד'a.MadH5975to begלְבַקֵּ֤שׁle.va.KeshH1245for his lifeנַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.ShoH5315from Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436Estherמֵֽאֶסְתֵּ֣רme.'es.TerH635,for he sawרָאָ֔הra.'AhH7200that harmH7463had been determinedכָלְתָ֥הkhal.TahH3615againstH413him by the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.
8Now when the kingוְהַמֶּ֡לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428returnedשָׁב֩shavH7725from the palaceהַבִּיתָ֜ןha.bi.TanH1055gardenH1593into theplaceבֵּ֣ית׀beitH1004whereH4960they were drinkingH4960wineהַיַּ֗יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196,Hamanוְהָמָן֙ve.ha.ManH2001was fallingנֹפֵ֔לno.FelH5307onthe couchהַמִּטָּה֙ha.mi.TahH4296whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834H5921Estherאֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerH635was. Then the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Will he evenהֲ֠גַםHa.gamH1571assaultלִכְבּ֧וֹשׁlikh.Bo.oshH3533the queenהַמַּלְכָּ֛הha.mal.KahH4436with me in the houseבַּבָּ֑יִתba.Ba.yitH1004?”As the wordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697wentיָצָא֙ya.Tza'H3318out of the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428mouthמִפִּ֣יmi.PiH6310,they coveredחָפֽוּ׃ סcha.FuH2645Haman’sהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001faceוּפְנֵ֥יu.fe.NeiH6440.
9Then Harbonahחַ֠רְבוֹנָהChar.vo.nahH2726,oneאֶחָ֨ד'e.ChadH259of the eunuchsהַסָּרִיסִ֜יםha.sa.ri.SimH5631who werebeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009indeedגַּ֣םgamH1571,the gallowsהָעֵ֣ץha.'EtzH6086standingעֹמֵד֙'o.MedH5975at Haman’sהָמָ֟ןha.ManH2001houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572cubitsאַמָּ֑ה'a.MahH520highגָּבֹ֖הַּga.Vo.ahH1364,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Hamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001madeעָשָׂ֪ה'a.SahH6213for Mordecaiלְֽמָרְדֳּכַ֞יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782whoאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834spokeדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696goodט֣וֹבTovH2896on behalfH5921of the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428!”And the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Hangתְּלֻ֥הוּte.Lu.huH8518him on it.”
10So they hangedוַיִּתְלוּ֙vai.yit.LuH8518Hamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001on thegallowsהָעֵ֖ץha.'EtzH6086whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he had preparedהֵכִ֣יןhe.KhinH3559for Mordecaiלְמָרְדֳּכָ֑יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782,and the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428angerוַחֲמַ֥תva.cha.MatH2534subsidedשָׁכָֽכָה׃ פsha.Kha.khahH7918.
Commentaries on Esther 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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