Esther 6:11

Then Haman took the clothing and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and had him ride through the city square, and proclaimed before him, “Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delights to honor!”

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WEBBE

Then Haman took the clothing and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and had him ride through the city square, and proclaimed before him, “Thus it shall be done to the man whom the king delights to honour!”

BSB

So Haman took the robe and the horse, arrayed Mordecai, and paraded him through the city square, crying out before him, “This is what is done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor!”

KJV

Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour.

ASV

Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and caused him to ride through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honor.

BBE

Then Haman took the robes and the horse, and dressing Mordecai in the robes, he made him go on horseback through the streets of the town, crying out before him, So let it be done to the man whom the king has delight in honouring.

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וַיִּקַּח vai·yi·kach and he took H3947 הָמָן ha·man Haman H2001 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 הַלְּבוּשׁ ha·le·vush the clothing H3830 וְאֶת־ ve·'et and (marks the object) H853 הַסּוּס ha·sus the horse H5483 וַיַּלְבֵּשׁ vai·yal·besh and he clothed H3847 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 מָרְדֳּכָי ma·re·do·khai Mordecai H4782 וַיַּרְכִּיבֵהוּ vai·yar·ki·ve·hu and he made ride him H7392 בִּרְחוֹב bir·chov in [the] open place of H7339 הָעִיר ha·'ir the city H5892 וַיִּקְרָא vai·yik·ra' and he proclaimed H7121 לְפָנָיו le·fa·nav (to) before him H6440 כָּכָה ka·khah thus H3602 יֵעָשֶׂה ye·'a·seh it will be done H6213 לָאִישׁ la·'ish for the man H376 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher whom H834 הַמֶּלֶךְ ha·me·lekh the king H4428 חָפֵץ cha·fetz he delights H2654 בִּיקָרוֹ bi·ka·ro in honor his H3366

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 4–11

See how men's pride deceives them. The deceitfulness of our own hearts appears in nothing more than in the conceit we have of ourselves and our own performances: against which we should constantly watch and pray. Haman thought the king loved and valued no one but himself, but he was deceived. We should suspect that the esteem which others profess for us, is not so great as it seems to be, that we may not think too well of ourselves, nor trust too much in others. How Haman is struck, when the king bids him do honour to Mordecai the Jew, the very man whom he hated above all men, whose ruin he was now designing!

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.