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Esther 6:12

Then Mordecai returned to the king’s gate. But Haman rushed home, with his head covered in grief.

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ASV

And Mordecai came again to the king’s gate. But Haman hasted to his house, mourning and having his head covered.

KJV

And Mordecai came again to the king’s gate. But Haman hasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovand he returnedH7725 →
מָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiMordecaiH4782 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
שַׁ֣עַרSha.'ar[the] gate ofH8179 →
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
וְהָמָן֙ve.ha.Manand HamanH2001 →
נִדְחַ֣ףnid.Chafhe hurried himselfH1765 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
בֵּית֔וֹbei.Tohouse hisH1004 →
אָבֵ֖ל'a.VelmourningH57 →
וַחֲפ֥וּיva.cha.Fuiand covered ofH2645 →
רֹֽאשׁ׃RoshheadH7218 →

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2 Samuel 15:30But David continued up the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went up. His head was covered, and he was walking barefoot. And all the people with him covered their heads and went up, weeping as they went.Jeremiah 14:3–4The nobles send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns, but find no water; their jars return empty. They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads.1 Kings 21:4So Ahab went to his palace, sullen and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite had told him, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” He lay down on his bed, turned his face away, and refused to eat.Job 20:5the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?Esther 2:19When the virgins were assembled a second time, Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate.1 Kings 20:43Sullen and angry, the king of Israel went home to Samaria.2 Samuel 17:23When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his affairs in order and hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.2 Chronicles 26:20When Azariah the chief priest and all the priests turned to him and saw his leprous forehead, they rushed him out. Indeed, he himself hurried to get out, because the LORD had afflicted him.Esther 7:8Just 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.1 Samuel 3:15Samuel lay down until the morning; then he opened the doors of the house of the LORD. He was afraid to tell Eli the vision,Psalms 131:1–2My heart is not proud, O LORD, my eyes are not haughty. I do not aspire to great things or matters too lofty for me.Job 9:24The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He blindfolds its judges. If it is not He, then who is it?Acts 12:19After Herod had searched for him unsuccessfully, he examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent some time there.Jeremiah 14:3The nobles send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns, but find no water; their jars return empty. They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads.1 Kings 21:6Ahab answered, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and told him, ‘Give me your vineyard for silver, or if you wish, I will give you another vineyard in its place.’ And he replied, ‘I will not give you my vineyard!’”Leviticus 21:10The priest who is highest among his brothers, who has had the anointing oil poured on his head and has been ordained to wear the priestly garments, must not let his hair hang loose or tear his garments.

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The Triumph of Mordecai — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Triumph of Mordecai — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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