Esther 7:6

Esther 7:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.
• New International Version (NIV)Esther said, “An adversary and enemy! This vile Haman!” Then Haman was terrified before the king and queen.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Esther said, "A foe and enemy! This wicked Haman!" Then Haman was terrified before the king and the queen.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Esther said, “The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman!” So Haman was terrified before the king and queen.

Context of Esther 7:6

4For we have been sold – both I and my people – to destruction and to slaughter and to annihilation! If we had simply been sold as male and female slaves, I would have remained silent, for such distress would not have been sufficient for troubling the king.” 5Then King Ahasuerus responded to Queen Esther, “Who is this individual? Where is this person to be found who is presumptuous enough to act in this way?” Esther replied, “The oppressor and enemy is this evil Haman!” Then Haman became terrified in the presence of the king and queen. 7In rage the king arose from the banquet of wine and withdrew to the palace garden. Meanwhile, Haman stood to beg Queen Esther for his life, for he realized that the king had now determined a catastrophic end for him. 8When the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet of wine, Haman was throwing himself down on the couch where Esther was lying. The king exclaimed, “Will he also attempt to rape the queen while I am still in the building!” As these words left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.

Esther 7:6 word by word

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר־אֶסְתֵּ֔ר אִ֚ישׁ צַ֣ר וְאוֹיֵ֔ב הָמָ֥ן הָרָ֖ע הַזֶּ֑ה וְהָמָ֣ן נִבְעַ֔ת מִלִּפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וְהַמַּלְכָּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Estherאֶסְתֵּר'estêr · EstherH635
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• The adversaryצַרtsar tsâr · enemyH6862
• The adversaryאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• and enemyאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• this wickedרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
• Hamanהָמָןhâmân · HamanH2001
• was afraidבָּעַתbâ‛ath · to terrifyH1204
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• and the queenמַלְכָּהmalkâh · queenH4436

Cross-references for Esther 7:6

• 1 Samuel 24:13It’s like the old proverb says: ‘From evil people evil proceeds.’ But my hand will not be against you.
• Psalms 27:2When evil men attack me to devour my flesh, when my adversaries and enemies attack me, they stumble and fall.
• Psalms 139:19If only you would kill the wicked, O God! Get away from me, you violent men!
• Proverbs 24:24The one who says to the guilty, “You are innocent,” peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him.
• Ecclesiastes 5:8If you see the extortion of the poor, or the perversion of justice and fairness in the government, do not be astonished by the matter. For the high official is watched by a higher official, and there are higher ones over them!
• 1 Corinthians 5:13But God will judge those outside. Remove the evil person from among you.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:8and then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will destroy by the breath of his mouth and wipe out by the manifestation of his arrival.
• Nehemiah 6:16When all our enemies heard and all the nations who were around us saw this, they were greatly disheartened. They knew that this work had been accomplished with the help of our God.
• Job 15:21Terrifying sounds fill his ears; in a time of peace marauders attack him.
• Job 18:5“Yes, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; his flame of fire does not shine.
• Psalms 73:5They are immune to the trouble common to men; they do not suffer as other men do.
• Proverbs 16:14A king’s wrath is like a messenger of death, but a wise person appeases it.
• Isaiah 21:4My heart palpitates, I shake in fear; the twilight I desired has brought me terror.
• Daniel 5:5At that very moment the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the royal palace wall, opposite the lampstand. The king was watching the back of the hand that was writing.

Commentaries on Esther 7:6

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7Esther identified wicked Haman as the enemy. Haman stood in terror: The queen's accusation and the king's anger made Haman's fate clear.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-64. we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed--that is, by the cruel and perfidious scheme of that man, who offered an immense sum of money to purchase our extermination. Esther dwelt on his contemplated atrocity, in a variety of expressions, which both evinced the depth of her own emotions, and were intended to awaken similar feelings in the king's breast. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue--Though a great calamity…Read the comment

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In the dictionaries

• Esther
• Esther, Hadassah
• Banquet
• Esther, Book of

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