Esther 7
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Esther 7:4-6

4For we are soldH4376, I and my peopleH5971, to be destroyedH8045, to be slainH2026, and to perishH6. But ifH432 we had been soldH4376 for bondmenH5650 and bondwomenH8198, I had held my tongueH2790, although the enemyH6862 could not countervailH7737 the king’sH4428 damageH5143.1

5Then the kingH4428 AhasuerusH325 answeredH559 and saidH559 unto EstherH635 the queenH4436, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presumeH4390 in his heartH3820 to doH6213 so?2 6And EstherH635 saidH559, The adversaryH6862H376 and enemyH341 is this wickedH7451 HamanH2001. Then HamanH2001 was afraidH1204 beforeH6440 the kingH4428 and the queenH4436.34

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Notes

  1. 1. Esther 7:4 to be destroyed…: Heb. that they should destroy, and kill, and cause to perish. ↩
  2. 2. Esther 7:5 that…: Heb. whose heart hath filled him. ↩
  3. 3. Esther 7:6 The adversary: Heb. The man adversary. ↩
  4. 4. Esther 7:6 before: or, at the presence of. ↩

Commentaries on Esther 7

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