Esther 7:8
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Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.Just 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.
In other translations
Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.Just 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.
Hebrew words
וְהַמֶּלֶךְvehamelekhand the kingH4428שָׁבshavhe returnedH7725מִגִּנַּתmiginatfrom [the] garden ofH1594הַבִּיתָןhabitanthe palaceH1055אֶל־'el-toH413בֵּית׀beit[the] house ofH1004מִשְׁתֵּהmishteh[the] feast ofH4960הַיַּיִןhaiyayin<the> wineH3196וְהָמָןvehamanand HamanH2001נֹפֵלnofel[was] fallingH5307עַל־'al-onH5921הַמִּטָּהhamitahthe couchH4296אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834אֶסְתֵּר'esterEstherH635עָלֶיהָ'aleiha[was] on itH5921וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428הֲגַםhagam¿ alsoH1571לִכְבּוֹשׁlikhbooshto violateH3533אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַמַּלְכָּהhamalkahthe queenH4436עִמִּי'imiwith meH5973בַּבָּיִתbabayitin the houseH1004הַדָּבָרhadavarthe wordH1697יָצָאyatza'it came outH3318מִפִּיmipifrom [the] mouth ofH6310הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428וּפְנֵיufeneiand [the] face ofH6440הָמָןhamanHamanH2001חָפוּ׃ סchafupeople coveredH2645
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Related verses
- Esther 1:6Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble.Hangings of white and blue linen were fastened with cords of fine white and purple material to silver rings on the marble pillars. Gold and silver couches were arranged on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and other costly stones.
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- Isaiah 22:17Behold, the Lord will carry thee away with a mighty captivity, and will surely cover thee.Look, O mighty man! The LORD is about to shake you violently. He will take hold of you,
- Isaiah 49:23And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.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; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.”
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