Esther 6:14–7:10 — Haman’s execution

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Est 6:14—7:10

6:14 Haman’s execution

14 While they were still talking together, some of the royal guardians arrived to bring Haman quickly to the banquet that Ester had had prepared.

7 So the king and Haman went to Queen Ester’s banquet. 2 While they were drinking wine at that second banquet, the king asked Ester again, “Now please tell me what you really want, Queen Ester. Tell me, and I’ll do it for you—I’ll give you anything you ask for, no matter what it is.”

3 “Your majesty,” Queen Ester replied, “if you are pleased with me, I hope you’ll be willing to do what I ask. Please allow me to live, and please save my people. That is what I am asking for 4 because someone has turned me and my people over to our enemies and they’re going to completely destroy us. If someone had just sold the men and even the women to be slaves, I wouldn’t have said anything, because that wouldn’t have been important enough to bother your majesty with.”

5 “Who has done this?” King Ahashverosh (Ahasuerus /Xerxes) asked her. “Where is the man who has dared to do such a thing?”

6 “The man who is our bitter enemy is this evil man Haman!” answered Ester.

By this time, Haman was terrified standing there in front of the king and the queen. 7 Now the king became so angry that he got up and abandoned his wine-drinking at the banquet and went outside into the palace garden. But Haman stayed inside to beg his life from Queen Ester because he recognized that the king wanted to execute him. 8 As he was pleading for his life, Haman knelt down very close to Ester 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). 9 Then Harvona, who was one of the guardians who served the king personally, said, “Your majesty, Haman has also set up a pole twenty-five metres high at his house because he wants to hang Mordekai on it. But Mordekai saved your life.”

“Execute Haman on it!” the king commanded.

10 So they impaled Haman on the pole that he had set up for Mordekai, and then the king’s anger dissipated.

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14 Still_they were_speaking with_him/it and_the _eunuchs _of the_king they _arrived and_they _made _haste to_bring DOM Haman to the_feast which ʼEştēr she _had _prepared.

Literal Version EST 7:1

7 And_ the_king and_Haman _he _went to_drink with ʼEştēr the_queen.

2 And_ the_king _he/it _said to_ʼEştēr also in _the_day the_second at_the _feast _of (the)_wine what petition _of_is_your Oh _ʼEştēr the_queen and_it _will _be _given to/for_you(fs) and_what request _of_is_your up _to (the)_half _of the _kingdom and_it _will _be _done.

3 And_ ʼEştēr the_queen _she _answered and_she/it _said if I _have _found favour in_eyes _of_your the_king and_if is_on the_king good let _it _be _given to_me life _of_my for_petition _of_my and_people _of_my for_request _of_my.

4 If/because I and_people _of_my we _have _been _sold to_annihilate to_kill and_to_destroy and_if to_male _slaves and_to_female _slaves we _had _been _sold I _kept _quiet if/because not the_distress is_equal for_the _injury _of the _king.

5 And_ the_king ʼAḩashvērōsh _he/it _said and_he/it _said to_ʼEştēr the_queen who he is_this_one and_where this is_he whom it_has _filled _him his/its_heart for_doing thus.

6 And_ ʼEştēr _she/it _said a _man a _foe and_an _enemy Haman (the)_evil the_this and_Haman he _was _terrified from_to/for_face/front/presence the_king and_the_queen.

7 And_the_king he _rose _up in_rage _of_his from_the _feast _of (the)_wine into the _garden _of the _palace and_Haman he _remained to_seek on life _of_his from_ʼEştēr the_queen if/because he _saw if/because _that it _was _determined to_him/it (the)_harm from_with the_king.

8 And_the_king he _returned from_the _garden _of the _palace to the _house _of the _feast _of (the)_wine and_Haman was_falling on the_couch which ʼEştēr on/upon_it(f) and_ the_king _he/it _said also to_violate DOM the_queen with_me in_house the_message it _came _out from_the _mouth _of the_king and_the _face _of Haman people _covered.

9 And_ Harbona one of the_officials _he/it _said to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the_king also THERE the_tree which Haman he _has _made for_Mordəkay who he _spoke good on the_king is_standing in_house _of Haman high fifty cubit[s] and_ the_king _he/it _said hang_him on/upon/above_him/it.

10 And_they _hanged DOM Haman on the_tree which he _had _prepared for_Mordəkay and_the _rage _of the_king it _subsided.

OET-RV by cross-referenced section EST 6:14

Haman’s execution

Est 6:14—7:10