Esther 8:7
in Esther 8So King Xerxes said to Esther the Queen and Mordecai the Jew, “Behold, I have given Haman’s estate to Esther, and he was hanged on the gallows because he attacked the Jews.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the Jews.
KJV
Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the Jews.
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This verse in Esther 8
Commentary
2 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
because he laid his hand upon the Jews
The king's answer to Esther and Mordecai together recounts what has already been done, the house given, the man hanged, because he laid his hand upon the Jews, before he turns to what remains undone. Ahasuerus speaks of the matter as though it were settled, even though the decree of 3:12-13 has not been touched, a king content with his own resolution while the empire's Jews still live under a dated sentence. The gap between the king's sense of resolution and the law's continuing force sets up the legal problem the next verse names outright.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Then the King Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen, and to Mordecai the Jew,....
The words behind it
21 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ֙ | ʾachashverosh | Ahasuerus | H325 → | 31 times |
| לְאֶסְתֵּ֣ר | leester | to Esther | H635 → | 55 times |
| הַמַּלְכָּ֔ה | hamalkah | the queen | H4436 → | 35 times |
| וּֽלְמָרְדֳּכַ֖י | ulemaredokhai | and to Mordecai | H4782 → | 60 times |
| הַיְּהוּדִ֑י | haiyehudi | the Jew | H3064 → | 75 times |
| הִנֵּ֨ה | hineh | here! | H2009 → | 843 times |
| בֵית־ | veit- | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| הָמָ֜ן | haman | Haman | H2001 → | 54 times |
| נָתַ֣תִּי | natati | I have given | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| לְאֶסְתֵּ֗ר | leester | to Esther | H635 → | 55 times |
| וְאֹתוֹ֙ | veoto | and <obj.> him | H853 → | 10935 times |
| תָּל֣וּ | talu | they have hanged | H8518 → | 27 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הָעֵ֔ץ | haetz | the gallows | H6086 → | 328 times |
| עַ֛ל | ʾal | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | that | H834 → | 5497 times |
| שָׁלַ֥ח | shalach | he stretched out | H7971 → | 845 times |
| יָד֖וֹ | yado | hand his | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| בַּיְּהוּדִֽים׃ | baiyehudiyim | on the Jews | H3064 → | 75 times |
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
הַמֶּ֤לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ֙Ahasuerus
ʾachashveroshH325 →31 times
לְאֶסְתֵּ֣רto Esther
leesterH635 →55 times
הַמַּלְכָּ֔הthe queen
hamalkahH4436 →35 times
וּֽלְמָרְדֳּכַ֖יand to Mordecai
ulemaredokhaiH4782 →60 times
הַיְּהוּדִ֑יthe Jew
haiyehudiH3064 →75 times
הִנֵּ֨הhere!
hinehH2009 →843 times
בֵית־[the] house of
veit-H1004 →2046 times
הָמָ֜ןHaman
hamanH2001 →54 times
נָתַ֣תִּיI have given
natatiH5414 →2011 times
לְאֶסְתֵּ֗רto Esther
leesterH635 →55 times
וְאֹתוֹ֙and <obj.> him
veotoH853 →10935 times
תָּל֣וּthey have hanged
taluH8518 →27 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
הָעֵ֔ץthe gallows
haetzH6086 →328 times
עַ֛לon
ʾalH5921 →5755 times
אֲשֶׁר־that
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
שָׁלַ֥חhe stretched out
shalachH7971 →845 times
יָד֖וֹhand his
yadoH3027 →1618 times
בַּיְּהוּדִֽים׃on the Jews
baiyehudiyimH3064 →75 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Galatians 3:13Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”
it leads to
- 1 Peter 2:24
He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”
- Deuteronomy 21:23
you must not leave the body on the tree overnight, but you must be sure to bury him that day, because anyone who is hung on a tree is under God’s curse. You must…
- Hebrews 9:12
He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.
- Hebrews 9:15
Therefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under…
- 1 Peter 1:18–21
For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,
- 1 Peter 2:24
Through
Proverbs 13:22A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.
it leads to
- Ecclesiastes 2:26
To the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner He assigns the task of gathering and accumulating that which he will hand over…
- Job 27:16–17
Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up a wardrobe like clay,
- Proverbs 28:8
He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.
- Ecclesiastes 2:26
Where this verse is studied
On this page
About Esther

Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPersian periodEstherHadassah, the orphan exile who became queen of Persia and, at the risk of "if I perish, I perish," stood between her people and Ha…
- PersonPersian periodMordecaiEsther's cousin and guardian at the gate of Susa, who refused to bow to Haman, uncovered the plot against the king, and was raised…
This page draws on Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Keil, The Books of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther.
