Esther 5:10 BSB — MannaFest

Esther 5:10

Nevertheless, Haman restrained himself and went home. And calling for his friends and his wife Zeresh,

BSB

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ASV

Nevertheless Haman refrained himself, and went home; and he sent and fetched his friends and Zeresh his wife.

KJV

Nevertheless Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife.

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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

Nevertheless Haman refrained himself,.... From showing any outward resentment to Mordecai, from laying hands upon him or taking revenge on him, as being too much below him to avenge himself on a single person, when the whole body of the people Mordecai belonged to would shortly feel the power of his hand for such insolent treatment of him: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife; who, the Targum says, was the daughter of Tatnai, the governor on the other side the river, Ezr 5:3.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

What a struggle had he in his own bosom between his anger, which required Mordecai's death immediately ( O that I had of his flesh! 31 ), and his malice, which had determined to wait for the general massacre! Thus thorns and snares are in the way of the froward.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּתְאַפַּ֣ק	vai.yit.'a.Pak	and he restrained himself	H662 →
הָמָ֔ן	ha.Man	Haman	H2001 →
וַיָּב֖וֹא	vai.ya.Vo'	and he went	H935 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
בֵּית֑וֹ	bei.To	house his	H1004 →
וַיִּשְׁלַ֛ח	vai.yish.Lach	and he sent	H7971 →
וַיָּבֵ֥א	vai.ya.Ve'	and he gathered	H935 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
אֹהֲבָ֖יו	'o.ha.Vav	friends his	H157 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
זֶ֥רֶשׁ	Ze.resh	Zeresh	H2238 →
אִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃	'ish.To	wife his	H802 →

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Through
Ecclesiastes 7:9
Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the lap of a fool.
leads to
- James 1:19
  My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
- Proverbs 14:17
  A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a devious man is hated.
- Proverbs 16:32
  He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city.
- Ephesians 4:26–27
  “Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger,
- Proverbs 26:23–26
  Like glaze covering an earthen vessel are burning lips and a wicked heart.
Through
Esther 6:13
Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened. His advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him, “Since Mordecai, before whom your downfall has begun, is Jewish, you will…
leads to
- Proverbs 28:18
  He who walks with integrity will be kept safe, but whoever is perverse in his ways will suddenly fall.
- Hosea 14:9
  Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right, and the righteous walk in them but the rebellious stumble in…
- Genesis 40:19
  Within three days Pharaoh will lift off your head and hang you on a tree. Then the birds will eat the flesh of your body.”

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About Esther

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Esther