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Esther 7:9

Then Harbonah, one of the eunuchs attending the king, said: “There is a gallows fifty cubits high at Haman’s house. He had it built for Mordecai, who gave the report that saved the king.” “Hang him on it!” declared the king.

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ASV

Then said Harbonah, one of the chamberlains that were before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman hath made for Mordecai, who spake good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. And the king said, Hang him thereon.

KJV

And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him thereon.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
חַ֠רְבוֹנָהChar.vo.nahHarbonaH2726 →
אֶחָ֨ד'e.ChadoneH259 →
מִן־min-ofH4480 →
הַסָּרִיסִ֜יםha.sa.ri.Simthe eunuchsH5631 →
לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440 →
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
גַּ֣םgamalsoH1571 →
הִנֵּה־hi.neh-there!H2009 →
הָעֵ֣ץha.'Etzthe gallowsH6086 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whichH834 →
עָשָׂ֪ה'a.Sahhe has madeH6213 →
הָמָ֟ןha.ManHamanH2001 →
לְֽמָרְדֳּכַ֞יle.ma.re.do.Khaifor MordecaiH4782 →
אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherwhoH834 →
דִּבֶּר־di.ber-he spokeH1696 →
ט֣וֹבTovgoodH2896 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
עֹמֵד֙'o.Med[is] standingH5975 →
בְּבֵ֣יתbe.Veitat [the] house ofH1004 →
הָמָ֔ןha.ManHamanH2001 →
גָּבֹ֖הַּga.Vo.ahhighH1364 →
חֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimfiftyH2572 →
אַמָּ֑ה'a.Mahcubit[s]H520 →
וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
תְּלֻ֥הוּte.Lu.huhang himH8518 →
עָלָֽיו׃'a.Lavon itH5921 →

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Psalms 7:15–16He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.Proverbs 11:5–6The righteousness of the blameless directs their path, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.Esther 5:14His wife Zeresh and all his friends told him, “Have them build a gallows fifty cubits high, and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai hanged on it. Then go to the banquet with the king and enjoy yourself.” The advice pleased Haman, and he had the gallows constructed.Esther 1:10On the seventh day, when the king’s heart was merry with wine, he ordered the seven eunuchs who served him—Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carkas—Psalms 35:8May ruin befall them by surprise; may the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into the hazard they created.Psalms 141:10Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by in safety.Daniel 6:24At the command of the king, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the den of lions—they and their children and wives. And before they had reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.Daniel 6:7All the royal administrators, prefects, satraps, advisers, and governors have agreed that the king should establish an ordinance and enforce a decree that for thirty days anyone who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the den of lions.1 Samuel 17:51David ran and stood over him. He grabbed the Philistine’s sword and pulled it from its sheath and killed him; and he cut off his head with the sword. When the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they turned and ran.Job 27:20–23Terrors overtake him like a flood; a tempest sweeps him away in the night.Psalms 9:15–16The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.Psalms 73:19How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!Esther 9:25But when it came before the king, he commanded by letter that the wicked scheme which Haman had devised against the Jews should come back upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.Esther 6:14While they were still speaking with Haman, the king’s eunuchs arrived and rushed him to the banquet that Esther had prepared.Psalms 37:35–36I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree,Esther 6:2And there it was found recorded that Mordecai had exposed Bigthana and Teresh, two of the eunuchs who guarded the king’s entrance, when they had conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.2 Kings 9:32He looked up at the window and called out, “Who is on my side? Who?” And two or three eunuchs looked down at him.Esther 2:21–23In those days, while Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs who guarded the entrance, grew angry and conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.

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Esther Accuses Haman — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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