Esther 5:12

Esther 5:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Haman said moreover, Yea, Esther the queen did let no man come in with the king unto the banquet that she had prepared but myself; and to morrow am I invited unto her also with the king.
• New International Version (NIV)“And that’s not all,” Haman added. “I’m the only person Queen Esther invited to accompany the king to the banquet she gave. And she has invited me along with the king tomorrow.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Haman said, "Even Queen Esther let no one but me come with the king to the feast she prepared. And tomorrow also I am invited by her together with the king.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Moreover Haman said, “Besides, Queen Esther invited no one but me to come in with the king to the banquet that she prepared; and tomorrow I am again invited by her, along with the king.

Context of Esther 5:12

10Haman controlled himself, however, and went to his house. But he sent for his friends and his wife Zeresh. 11Then Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and his many sons, and every occasion on which the king had honored him and how he had promoted him above the officials and servants of the king. Haman also said, “Even Esther the queen let no one except me come with the king to the banquet which she had prepared; and tomorrow also I am invited by her with the king. 13Yet all of this does not satisfy me every time I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.” 14Then Zeresh his wife and all his friends said to him, “Have a wooden gallows 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 advice pleased Haman, so he had the wooden gallows made.

Esther 5:12 word by word

וַיֹּאמֶר֮ הָמָן֒ אַ֣ף לֹא־הֵבִיאָה֩ אֶסְתֵּ֨ר הַמַּלְכָּ֧ה עִם־הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ אֶל־הַמִּשְׁתֶּ֥ה אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֖תָה כִּ֣י אִם־אוֹתִ֑י וְגַם־לְמָחָ֛ר אֲנִ֥י קָֽרוּא־לָ֖הּ עִם־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃Read the interlinear

• alsoאַף'aph · alsoH637
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Estherאֶסְתֵּר'estêr · EstherH635
• the queenמַלְכָּהmalkâh · queenH4436
• let noלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• one except me comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• with the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• to the banquetמִשְׁתֶּהmishteh · feastH4960
• whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• she had preparedעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• tomorrowמָחָרmâchâr · tomorrowH4279
• alsoגַּםgam · alsoH1571
• I am invitedקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121

Cross-references for Esther 5:12

• Job 8:12While it is still green and not cut down, Yet it withers before any other plant.
• Job 20:5That the rejoicing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the godless momentary?
• Psalms 37:35I have seen a wicked, violent person Spreading himself like a luxuriant tree in its native soil.
• Proverbs 7:22Suddenly he follows her As an ox goes to the slaughter, Or as one walks in ankle bracelets to the discipline of a fool,
• Proverbs 27:1Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring.
• Luke 21:34“But be on your guard, so that your hearts will not be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that this day will not come on you suddenly, like a trap;
• 1 Thessalonians 5:3While they are saying, “Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction will come upon them like labor pains upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

Commentaries on Esther 5:12

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-14Verses 9-14 This account of Haman is a comment upon Pr 21:24. Self-admirers and self-flatterers are really self-deceivers. Haman, the higher he is lifted up, the more impatient he is of contempt, and the more enraged at it. The affront from Mordecai spoiled all. A slight affront, which a humble man would scarcely notice, will torment a proud man, even to madness, and will mar all his comforts. Those disposed to be uneasy, will never want something to be…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-14This short pause highlights how deeply Haman hates Mordecai.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-141. Esther put on her royal apparel--It was not only natural, but, on such occasions, highly proper and expedient, that the queen should decorate herself in a style becoming her exalted station. On ordinary occasions she might reasonably set off her charms to as much advantage as possible; but, on the present occasion, as she was desirous to secure the favor of one who sustained the twofold character of her husband and her sovereign, public as well as…Read the comment

Topics related to Esther 5:12

• Ambition
• Malice
• Zeresh

In the dictionaries

• Esther
• Banquet
• Esther, the Rest of
• Faint

Commentaries on Esther 5

• 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