OET-RV GEN EXO LEV NUM DEUT JOB YEHO (JOS) HERO (JDG) RUTH 1 SAM 2 SAM PSA AMOS HOS 1 KI 2 KI 1 CHR 2 CHR PROV ECC SNG YOEL (JOEL) MIC ISA ZEP HAB YIR (JER) LAM YNA (JNA) NAH OBAD DAN EZEK EZRA EST NEH HAG ZEC MAL 2 PS WIS TOB MAN BAR G DAN G ESD L ESD ESG JDT 3 MAC SIR 1 MAC 2 MAC 4 MAC YHN (JHN) MARK MAT LUKE ACTs YAC (JAM) GAL 1 TH 2 TH 1 COR 2 COR ROM COL LAOD PHM EPH PHP 1 TIM TIT 1 PET 2 PET 2 TIM HEB YUD (JUD) 1 YHN (1 JHN) 2 YHN (2 JHN) 3 YHN (3 JHN) REV
OET-RV ESG Intro C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C7 C8 C9 C10
OET-RV ESG 6 V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V7 V8 V9 V10 V11 V12 V13 V14
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6 The master removed sleep from the king that night; so he told his servant to bring in the[fn] books, the registers of daily events, to read to him. 2 And he found the[fn] records written about Mordekai, how he’d told the king about the king’s two chamberlains, when they were keeping guard, and tried to lay hands on Ahashverosh (Ahasuerus). 3 The king said, “What honour or favour have we done for Mordekai?”
The king’s servants said, “You haven’t done anything for him.”
4 And while the king was enquiring about Mordekai’s kindness, look, Haman was in the courtyard. The king said, “Who’s in the courtyard? Now Haman had come in to speak to the king about hanging Mordekai on the gallows which he’d prepared. 5 The king’s servants said, “Listen, Haman stands in the courtyard.”
And the king said, “Call him!”
6 The king said to Haman, “What should I do for the man whom I wish to honour?”
Haman said within himself, “Whom would the king honour but myself?” 7 He said to the king, “As for the man whom the king wishes to honour, 8 let the king’s servants bring the robe of fine linen which the king puts on, and the horse on which the king rides, 9 and let him give it to one of the king’s noble friends, and let him dress the man whom the king loves. Let him mount him on the horse, and declare through the[fn] streets of the city, saying, “This is what’ll be done for every man whom the king honours!”
10 Then the king said to Haman, “You’ve spoken well. Do so for Mordekai the Yehudi (Jew), who waits in the palace, and let not a word of what you’ve spoken be neglected!”
11 So Haman took the robe and the horse, dressed Mordekai, mounted him on the horse, and went through the streets of the city, declaring, “This is what’ll be done for every man whom the king wishes to honour.” 12 Then Mordekai returned to the palace; but Haman went home mourning, with his head covered.
13 Haman related the events that’d happened to him to Zeresh his wife and to his friends. His friends and his wife said to him, “If Mordekai is of the race of the Yehudim (Jews), and you’ve begun to be humbled before him, you’ll assuredly fall; and you won’t be able to withstand him, for the living god is with him.” 14 While they were still speaking, the chamberlains arrived to rush Haman to the banquet which Ester had prepared.
