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 my people and I have been sold to those who would kill, slaughter, and annihilate us. If we had merely been sold as slaves, I could remain quiet, for that would be too trivial a matter to warrant disturbing the king.” 5“Who would do such a thing?” King Xerxes demanded. “Who would be so presumptuous as to touch you?” Esther replied, “This wicked Haman is our adversary and our enemy.” Haman grew pale with fright before the king and queen. 7Then the king jumped to his feet in a rage and went out into the palace garden. Haman, however, stayed behind to plead for his life with Queen Esther, for he knew that the king intended to kill him. 8In despair he fell on the couch where Queen Esther was reclining, just as the king was returning from the palace garden. The king exclaimed, “Will he even assault the queen right here in the palace, before my very eyes?” And as soon as the king spoke, his attendants covered Haman’s face, signaling his doom.

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 24:13As that old proverb says, ‘From evil people come evil deeds.’ So you can be sure I will never harm you.
• Psalms 27:2When evil people come to devour me, when my enemies and foes attack me, they will stumble and fall.
• Psalms 139:19O God, if only you would destroy the wicked! Get out of my life, you murderers!
• Proverbs 24:24A judge who says to the wicked, “You are innocent,” will be cursed by many people and denounced by the nations.
• Ecclesiastes 5:8Don’t be surprised if you see a poor person being oppressed by the powerful and if justice is being miscarried throughout the land. For every official is under orders from higher up, and matters of justice get lost in red tape and bureaucracy.
• 1 Corinthians 5:13God will judge those on the outside; but as the Scriptures say, “You must remove the evil person from among you.”
• 2 Thessalonians 2:8Then the man of lawlessness will be revealed, but the Lord Jesus will slay him with the breath of his mouth and destroy him by the splendor of his coming.
• Nehemiah 6:16When our enemies and the surrounding nations heard about it, they were frightened and humiliated. They realized this work had been done with the help of our God.
• Job 15:21The sound of terror rings in their ears, and even on good days they fear the attack of the destroyer.
• Job 18:5“Surely the light of the wicked will be snuffed out. The sparks of their fire will not glow.
• Psalms 73:5They don’t have troubles like other people; they’re not plagued with problems like everyone else.
• Proverbs 16:14The anger of the king is a deadly threat; the wise will try to appease it.
• Isaiah 21:4My mind reels and my heart races. I longed for evening to come, but now I am terrified of the dark.
• Daniel 5:5Suddenly, they saw the fingers of a human hand writing on the plaster wall of the king’s palace, near the lampstand. The king himself saw the hand as it wrote,

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