Esther 6:13 · Clearspring

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WEBBE

Haman recounted to Zeresh his wife and all his friends everything that had happened to him. Then his wise men and Zeresh his wife said to him, “If Mordecai, before whom you have begun to fall, is of Jewish descent, you will not prevail against him, but you will surely fall before him.”

BSB

Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened. His advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him, “Since Mordecai, before whom your downfall has begun, is Jewish, you will not prevail against him — for surely you will fall before him.”

KJV

And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.

ASV

And Haman recounted unto Zeresh his wife and all his friends everything that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai, before whom thou hast begun to fall, be of the seed of the Jews, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.

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וַיְסַפֵּר vay·sa·per and he recounted H5608 הָמָן ha·man Haman H2001 לְזֶרֶשׁ le·ze·resh to Zeresh H2238 אִשְׁתּוֹ 'ish·to wife his H802 וּלְכָל־ u·le·khol- and to all H3605 אֹהֲבָיו 'o·ha·vav friends his H157 אֵת 'et (marks the object) H853 כָּל־ kol- all H3605 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher that H834 קָרָהוּ ka·ra·hu it had happened to him H7136 וַיֹּאמְרוּ vai·yo·me·ru and they said H559 לוֹ lo to him H9033 חֲכָמָיו cha·kha·mav wise [men] his H2450 וְזֶרֶשׁ ve·ze·resh and Zeresh H2238 אִשְׁתּוֹ 'ish·to wife his H802 אִם 'im if H518 מִזֶּרַע mi·ze·ra' [is] one of [the] offspring of H2233 הַיְּהוּדִים hai·ye·hu·dim the Jews H3064 מָרְדֳּכַי ma·re·do·khai Mordecai H4782 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher whom H834 הַחִלּוֹתָ ha·chi·lo·ta you have begun H2490 לִנְפֹּל lin·pol to fall H5307 לְפָנָיו le·fa·nav (to) before him H6440 לֹא־ lo'- not H3808 תוּכַל tu·khal you will prevail H3201 לוֹ lo to him H9033 כִּי־ ki- for H3588 נָפוֹל na·fol certainly (to fall) H5307 תִּפּוֹל ti·pol you will fall H5307 לְפָנָיו le·fa·nav (to) before him H6440

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 12–14

Mordecai was not puffed up with his honours, he returned to his place and the duty of it. Honour is well bestowed on those that do not think themselves above their business. But Haman could not bear it. What harm had it done him? But that will break a proud man's heart, which will not break a humble man's sleep. His doom was, out of this event, read to him by his wife and his friends. They plainly confessed that the Jews, though scattered through the nations, were special objects of Divine care. Miserable comforters are they all; they did not advise Haman to repent, but foretold his fate as unavoidable. The wisdom of God is seen, in timing the means of his church's deliverance, so as to manifest his own glory.

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Haman Mordecai Zeresh

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Women Zeresh