Esther 6:4

The king said, “Who is in the court?” Now Haman had come into the outer court of the king’s house, to speak to the king about hanging Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.

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WEBBE

The king said, “Who is in the court?” Now Haman had come into the outer court of the king’s house, to speak to the king about hanging Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.

BSB

“Who is in the court?” the king asked. Now Haman had just entered the outer court of the palace to ask the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows he had prepared for him.

KJV

And the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king’s house, to speak unto the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.

ASV

And the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king’s house, to speak unto the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.

BBE

Then the king said, Who is in the outer room? Now Haman had come into the outer room to get the king's authority for the hanging of Mordecai on the pillar which he had made ready for him.

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וַיֹּאמֶר vai·yo·mer and he said H559 הַמֶּלֶךְ ha·me·lekh the king H4428 מִי mi who H4310 בֶחָצֵר ve·cha·tzer [is] in the court H2691 וְהָמָן ve·ha·man and Haman H2001 בָּא ba' he had come H935 לַחֲצַר la·cha·tzar to [the] court of H2691 בֵּית־ beit- [the] house of H1004 הַמֶּלֶךְ ha·me·lekh the king H4428 הַחִיצוֹנָה ha·chi·tzo·nah (the) outer H2435 לֵאמֹר le·mor to speak H559 לַמֶּלֶךְ la·me·lekh to the king H4428 לִתְלוֹת lit·lot to hang H8518 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 מָרְדֳּכַי ma·re·do·khai Mordecai H4782 עַל־ 'al- on H5921 הָעֵץ ha·'etz the gallows H6086 אֲשֶׁר־ 'a·sher- which H834 הֵכִין he·khin he had prepared H3559 לוֹ lo for him H9033

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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HamanMordecai

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Gallows

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