Esther 6:11
in Esther 6So Haman took the robe and the horse, arrayed Mordecai, and paraded him through the city square, crying out before him, “This is what is done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor!”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and caused him to ride through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honor.
KJV
Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour.
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This verse in Esther 6
Commentary
6 notes on this verseMordecai was also persecuted as Jesus was persecuted. Mordecai was persecuted by the wicked Haman; and Jesus was persecuted by the rebellious people. Mordecai by his prayer delivered his people from the hands of Haman; and Jesus by his prayer delivered his people from the hands of Satan. Mordecai was delivered from the hands of his persecutor; and Jesus was rescued from the hands of his persecutors.
This site's exposition
said the king to Haman
on Esther 6:10-11
The king names Haman's enemy and sends him to "do just as you proposed" for "Mordecai the Jew," and Haman must lead the horse himself. He performs the ceremony he designed for his own glory as Mordecai's servant, arraying and proclaiming the man he came that morning to have hanged.
This site's exposition
So Haman took the robe and the horse
Henry reads the honor as welcome to Mordecai for what it signalled: the king’s favor, and hope Esther would win the reversal of the edict. Aphrahat the Persian Sage set Mordecai beside Jesus, each persecuted and each delivered. Haman’s decree against the Jews still stood.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
After all, the preachers of the sacred Gospel and the leaders of the Church, who glisten with their practice of all the virtues and the beauty of wisdom and—because they are the limbs of the supreme king—are nobly honored with the diadem of royal rank, …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Upon this account it was agreeable to Mordecai as it was an indication of the king's favour, and gave hope that Esther would prevail for the reversing of the edict against the Jews.
Then took Haman the apparel, and the horse,....
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
Mordechai then returned. To his sackcloth, and to his fasting. 4 Maseches Megillah 16a. This was the last day of Mordechai’s three day fast. (Sifsei Chachomim)
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 5 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּקַּ֤ח | vaiyikach | and he took | H3947 → | 966 times |
| הָמָן֙ | haman | Haman | H2001 → | 54 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַלְּב֣וּשׁ | halevush | the clothing | H3830 → | 33 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַסּ֔וּס | hasus | the horse | H5483 → | 140 times |
| וַיַּלְבֵּ֖שׁ | vaiyalbesh | and he clothed | H3847 → | 110 times |
| אֶֽת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מָרְדֳּכָ֑י | maredokhai | Mordecai | H4782 → | 60 times |
| וַיַּרְכִּיבֵ֙הוּ֙ | vaiyarkivehu | and he made ride him | H7392 → | 78 times |
| בִּרְח֣וֹב | birchov | in [the] open place of | H7339 → | 43 times |
| הָעִ֔יר | hair | the city | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| וַיִּקְרָ֣א | vaiyikra' | and he proclaimed | H7121 → | 733 times |
| לְפָנָ֔יו | lefanav | <to> before him | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| כָּ֚כָה | kakhah | thus | H3602 → | 37 times |
| יֵעָשֶׂ֣ה | yeaseh | it will be done | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| לָאִ֔ישׁ | laish | for the man | H376 → | 1663 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | whom | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| חָפֵ֥ץ | chafetz | he delights | H2654 → | 74 times |
| בִּיקָרֽוֹ׃ | bikaro | in honor his | H3366 → | 17 times |
וַיִּקַּ֤חand he took
vaiyikachH3947 →966 times
הָמָן֙Haman
hamanH2001 →54 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַלְּב֣וּשׁthe clothing
halevushH3830 →33 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
הַסּ֔וּסthe horse
hasusH5483 →140 times
וַיַּלְבֵּ֖שׁand he clothed
vaiyalbeshH3847 →110 times
אֶֽת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
מָרְדֳּכָ֑יMordecai
maredokhaiH4782 →60 times
וַיַּרְכִּיבֵ֙הוּ֙and he made ride him
vaiyarkivehuH7392 →78 times
בִּרְח֣וֹבin [the] open place of
birchovH7339 →43 times
הָעִ֔ירthe city
hairH5892 →1090 times
וַיִּקְרָ֣אand he proclaimed
vaiyikra'H7121 →733 times
לְפָנָ֔יו<to> before him
lefanavH6440 →2123 times
כָּ֚כָהthus
kakhahH3602 →37 times
יֵעָשֶׂ֣הit will be done
yeasehH6213 →2628 times
לָאִ֔ישׁfor the man
laishH376 →1663 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רwhom
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
חָפֵ֥ץhe delights
chafetzH2654 →74 times
בִּיקָרֽוֹ׃in honor his
bikaroH3366 →17 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
Revelation 3:9Look at those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead. I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know…
it leads to
- Isaiah 60:14
The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet and call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy…
- Revelation 2:9
I know your affliction and your poverty—though you are rich! And I am aware of the slander of those who falsely claim to be Jews, but are in fact a synagogue of Satan.
- Isaiah 49:23
Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD;…
- Isaiah 45:14
This is what the LORD says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, along with the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge…
- Isaiah 60:14
Through
Luke 1:52He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 17:24
Then all the trees of the field will know that I am the LORD. I bring the tall tree down and make the low tree tall. I dry up the green tree and make…
- James 4:10
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.
- Psalms 107:40–41
He pours out contempt on the nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.
- 1 Samuel 2:6–8
The LORD brings death and gives life; He brings down to Sheol and raises up.
- Ezekiel 17:24
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This page draws on Aphrahat the Persian Sage, DEMONSTRATIONS 21.20; Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Rabanus Maurus, Commentary on Esther.