EST 7:8 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) As he was pleading for his life, Haman knelt down very close to Esther as she was reclining on a couch. When the king returned from the palace garden to the room where they had been drinking wine, he saw this and exclaimed, “Now he’s even trying to rape the queen in my presence and in my own house!”
¶ As soon as the king said this, some of his servants covered Haman’s face (as a sign that he would be executed).

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT Now when the king returned from the garden of the palace to the house of the banquet of wine, Haman was fallen on the couch on which Esther was. And the king said, “Is it also to subdue the queen with me in the house?” The word was going out from the mouth of the king when they covered the face of Haman.

UST As he was pleading for his life, Haman knelt down very close to Esther as she was reclining on a banqueting couch. When the king returned from the palace garden to the room where they had been drinking wine, he saw this. The king exclaimed, “He is even trying to rape the queen in my presence and in my own house!” As soon as the king said this, some of his servants covered Haman’s face as a sign that he would be executed.

BSB Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall Haman was falling on the couch where Esther [was reclining]. The king exclaimed, “Would he actually assault the queen while I am in the palace?” As soon as the words had left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.
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MSB Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall Haman was falling on the couch where Esther [was reclining]. The king exclaimed, “Would he actually assault the queen while I am in the palace?” As soon as the words had left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.
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OEB As the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman had flung himself on Esther’s couch. The king cried, ‘Is he going to rape my queen while I am present in my own house?’
¶ As the king spoke these words, the attendants covered Haman’s face

WEBBE Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman had fallen on the couch where Esther was. Then the king said, “Will he even assault the queen in front of me in the house?” As the word went out of the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET When the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet of wine, Haman was throwing himself down on the couch where Esther was lying. The king exclaimed, “Will he also attempt to rape the queen while I am still in the building!”
¶ As these words left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.

LSV And the king has turned back out of the garden of the house to the house of the banquet of wine, and Haman is falling on the couch on which Esther [is], and the king says, “Also to subdue the queen with me in the house?” The word has gone out from the mouth of the king, and the face of Haman they have covered.

FBV When the king came back in from the palace garden to the dining room, Haman had thrown himself[fn] on the couch where Queen Esther was.
¶ The king shouted out, “Is he even going to rape the queen here in the palace, right in front of me?” As soon as the king said this, the servants covered Haman's face.

7:8 “Thrown himself”: literally, “had fallen,” but this was not an accidental fall but a deliberate attempt to ask for mercy. However, this only compounded his guilt in the king's eyes.

T4T He threw himself down on the couch where Esther was reclining. But at that moment the king returned from the garden to the room where they had been eating. He saw Haman, and assumed he was preparing to rape Esther. He exclaimed, “Are you going to rape the queen while she is here with me in my own palace?” As soon as the king said that, some officials covered Haman’s head, as they did to people who were about to be hanged.

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BBE Then the king came back from the garden into the room where they had been drinking; and Haman was stretched out on the seat where Esther was. Then the king said, Is he taking the queen by force before my eyes in my house? And while the words were on the king's lips, they put a cloth over Haman's face.

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JPS Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the couch whereon Esther was. Then said the king: 'Will he even force the queen before me in the house?' As the word went out of the king's mouth, they covered Haman's face.

ASV Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the couch whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he even force the queen before me in the house? As the word went out of the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.

DRA And when the king came back out of the garden set with trees, and entered into the place of the banquet, he found Aman was fallen upon the bed on which Esther lay, and he said: He will force the queen also in my presence, in my own house. The word was not yet gone out of the king’s mouth, and immediately they covered his face.

YLT And the king hath turned back out of the garden of the house unto the house of the banquet of wine, and Haman is falling on the couch on which Esther [is], and the king saith, 'Also to subdue the queen with me in the house?' the word hath gone out from the mouth of the king, and the face of Haman they have covered.

Drby And the king returned out of the palace garden into the house of the banquet of wine, and Haman was fallen upon the couch on which Esther was. And the king said, Will he even force the queen before me in the house? The word went forth out of the king's mouth, and they covered Haman's face.

RV Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the couch whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he even force the queen before me in the house? As the word went out of the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.

SLT And the king turned back from the garden of the palace to the house of the drinking of wine; and Haman fell upon the bed which Esther was upon And the king will say, Also is he to force the queen with me in the house? The word went forth from the king’s mouth, and they covered Haman’s face.

Wbstr Then the king returned out of the palace-garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman had fallen upon the bed on which Esther was . Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of the king's mouth, they covered Haman's face.

KJB-1769 Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.[fn]

7.8 before me: Heb. with me

KJB-1611 [fn]Then the king returned out of the palace garden, into the place of the banquet of wine, and Haman was fallen vpon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the King, Will hee force the Queene also before me in the house? As the word went out of the Kings mouth, they couered Hamans face.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes)

7:8 Heb. with me.

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Gnva And when the King came againe out of the palace garden, into the house where they dranke wine, Haman was fallen vpon the bed whereon Ester sate! therefore the King sayd, Will he force the Queene also before me in the house? As the worde went out of the Kings mouth, they couered Hamans face.
(And when the King came again out of the palace garden, into the house where they drank wine, Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Ester sate! therefore the King said, Will he force the Queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of the Kings mouth, they covered Hamans face. )

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ClVg Qui cum reversus esset de horto nemoribus consito, et intrasset convivii locum, reperit Aman super lectulum corruisse in quo jacebat Esther, et ait: Etiam reginam vult opprimere, me præsente, in domo mea. Necdum verbum de ore regis exierat, et statim operuerunt faciem ejus.[fn]
(Who when/with returned was from/about horto nemoribus consito, and intrasset convivii place, findt Aman over bed corruisse in/into/on where yacebat Esther, and he_said: Etiam reginam wants opprimere, me beforesente, in/into/on at_home my. Necdum the_word/saying from/about vocally king exierat, and immediately operuerunt face his. )

7.8 Et statim. Deprecatio Aman, oppressio dicitur, quia in die judicii iniquorum oratio irritatio est: unde: Cum judicatur, exeat condemnatus Psal. 108., etc. Tunc oppressio qua humiles opprimebant, ipsis improperabitur.

7.8 And immediately. Deprecatio Aman, oppressio it_is_said, because in/into/on day judgement unfairrum speech irritatio it_is: unde: Since is_judged, come_out condemned Psal. 108., etc. Then oppressio which humbles opprimebant, themselves improperabitur.

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UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠הַ⁠מֶּ֡לֶךְ שָׁב֩ & וְ⁠הָמָן֙ נֹפֵ֔ל

and,the,king returned & and,Haman falling

The implication is that when the king returned to the room, he saw what this verse describes next. If it would be helpful in your language, you could say that explicitly. Alternate translation: [when the king returned … , he saw that Haman had fallen …]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠הָמָן֙ נֹפֵ֔ל עַל־הַ⁠מִּטָּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶסְתֵּ֣ר עָלֶ֔י⁠הָ

and,Haman falling on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,couch which/who ʼEştēr on/upon=it(f)

The implication is that Haman was doing this as he pleaded for his life. If it would be helpful in your language, you could add that information to the end of this phrase: “ … as he was begging Esther to spare his life”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / events

וְ⁠הָמָן֙ נֹפֵ֔ל עַל־הַ⁠מִּטָּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶסְתֵּ֣ר עָלֶ֔י⁠הָ

and,Haman falling on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,couch which/who ʼEştēr on/upon=it(f)

If you prefer to present the events in chronological order, you can put this information first in the verse. See the UST.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וְ⁠הָמָן֙ נֹפֵ֔ל עַל־הַ⁠מִּטָּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶסְתֵּ֣ר עָלֶ֔י⁠הָ

and,Haman falling on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,couch which/who ʼEştēr on/upon=it(f)

The expression was fallen means that as Haman was begging for his life, he was not standing up; he had suddenly come down very close to Esther as she was reclining on a couch. (From the impression that the king got when he returned, it is possible that Haman was even grabbing her arms or shoulders as he pleaded with Esther.) Alternate translation: [Haman had come down very close to Esther as she was reclining on a banqueting couch] or [Haman had thrown himself down on the couch where Esther was reclining]

הַ⁠מִּטָּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶסְתֵּ֣ר עָלֶ֔י⁠הָ

the,couch which/who ʼEştēr on/upon=it(f)

In this culture, especially at a banquet like this one, wealthy people would recline on couches as they ate and drank. Alternate translation: [Esther’s banqueting couch]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

הֲ֠⁠גַם לִ⁠כְבּ֧וֹשׁ אֶת־הַ⁠מַּלְכָּ֛ה עִמִּ֖⁠י בַּ⁠בָּ֑יִת

?,even to,assault DOM the,queen with,me in/on/at/with,house

The king phrases this as a question to show his shock and anger at what he thinks Haman is doing. If it would be helpful in your language, you could phrase it as a statement. Alternate translation: [he is even trying to rape the queen]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism

לִ⁠כְבּ֧וֹשׁ אֶת־הַ⁠מַּלְכָּ֛ה

to,assault DOM the,queen

The story is using a mild expression to refer to something that is disturbing. In this context, “subdue” means “rape.” The king thought that Haman was trying to rape Esther, and he likely said just that. You can show this in your translation if you want to make this clear. Alternate translation: [trying to rape the queen]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

עִמִּ֖⁠י בַּ⁠בָּ֑יִת

with,me in/on/at/with,house

These two phrases mean similar things. The repetition is used to emphasize the idea that they are expressing. If it would be helpful in your language, you could combine the phrases. However, each one does indicate something slightly different about what a serious offense it would be if Haman actually were trying to rape Esther. It would be a violation of the king’s personal trust and a violation of the trust implicit in hospitality. So you could also include both phrases. Alternate translation: [in my presence and in my own house]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

הַ⁠דָּבָ֗ר יָצָא֙ מִ⁠פִּ֣י הַ⁠מֶּ֔לֶךְ

the,word he/it_went_forth from,mouth_of the=king

This expression describes the action of speaking. Alternate translation: [as soon as the king said this]

Note 9 topic: grammar-connect-time-background

הַ⁠דָּבָ֗ר & וּ⁠פְנֵ֥י הָמָ֖ן חָפֽוּ

the,word & and,face_of Haman's covered

The king spoke, and then the servants covered Haman’s face. One action followed upon another. However, this happened so quickly that almost no time seemed to pass in between. You can indicate this with a phrase like “as soon as.” Alternate translation: [when the king said this, immediately they covered Haman’s face]

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וּ⁠פְנֵ֥י הָמָ֖ן חָפֽוּ

and,face_of Haman's covered

The implication is that some the king’s servants who were present did this, and they did it because they understood that the king wanted Haman to be executed. Alternate translation: [some of his servants covered Haman’s face because he was going to be executed]

Note 11 topic: translate-symaction

וּ⁠פְנֵ֥י הָמָ֖ן חָפֽוּ

and,face_of Haman's covered

Covering the face in this culture, as in many others, was a sign that a person had been condemned to death. Alternate translation: [some of his servants covered Haman’s face to show that he would be executed]

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