Esther 5:14

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Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and to morrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made.His 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.

In other translations

Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and to morrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made.His 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.

Hebrew words

וַתֹּאמֶרvatomerand she saidH559לוֹloto himזֶרֶשׁzereshZereshH2238אִשְׁתּוֹ'ishtowife hisH802וְכָל־vekholand allH3605אֹהֲבָיו'ohavavfriends hisH157יַעֲשׂוּ־ya'asu-let people makeH6213עֵץ'etza gallowsH6086גָּבֹהַּgavoahhighH1364חֲמִשִּׁיםchamishimfiftyH2572אַמָּה'amahcubit[s]H520וּבַבֹּקֶר׀uvabokerand in the morningH1242אֱמֹר'emorspeakH559לַמֶּלֶךְlamelekhto the kingH4428וְיִתְלוּveyitluso people may hangH8518אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853מָרְדֳּכַיmaredokhaiMordecaiH4782עָלָיו'alavon itH5921וּבֹא־uvo'-and goH935עִם־'im-withH5973הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428אֶל־'el-toH413הַמִּשְׁתֶּהhamishtehthe feastH4960שָׂמֵחַsameachjoyfulH8056וַיִּיטַבvaiyitavand it was goodH3190הַדָּבָרhadavarthe wordH1697לִפְנֵיlifnei<to> beforeH6440הָמָןhamanHamanH2001וַיַּעַשׂvaiya'asand he madeH6213הָעֵץ׃ פha'etzthe gallowsH6086

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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People and places

People: Haman, Mordecai, Zeresh

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