And the king’s servants said unto him, Behold, Haman standeth in the court. And the king said, Let him come in.
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Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd the king’s servants said unto him, Behold, Haman standeth in the court. And the king said, Let him come in.
So the king’s attendants answered him, “Haman is there, standing in the court.” “Bring him in,” ordered the king.
and the servants of the king say unto him, `Lo, Haman is standing in the court;' and the king saith, `Let him come in.'
And the king's servants said to him, Behold, Haman is standing in the court. And the king said, Let him come in.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentEsther — A Jewish orphan becomes queen of Persia; Haman plots genocide; Mordecai and Esther intervene; deliverance comes by providence — and God's name never once appears in the book.
- Author
- Anonymous; some rabbinic tradition attributes to Mordecai
- Date
- Events c. 483–473 BC, during Xerxes I's reign (Heb. Ahasuerus); compilation 4th–5th century BC