Esther 8:7
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Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the Jews.So King Xerxes said to Esther the Queen and Mordecai the Jew, “Behold, I have given Haman’s estate to Esther, and he was hanged on the gallows because he attacked the Jews.
In other translations
Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the Jews.So King Xerxes said to Esther the Queen and Mordecai the Jew, “Behold, I have given Haman’s estate to Esther, and he was hanged on the gallows because he attacked the Jews.
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ'achashveroshAhasuerusH325לְאֶסְתֵּרle'esterto EstherH635הַמַּלְכָּהhamalkahthe queenH4436וּלְמָרְדֳּכַיulemaredokhaiand to MordecaiH4782הַיְּהוּדִיhaiyehudithe JewH3064הִנֵּהhinehhere!H2009בֵית־veit-[the] house ofH1004הָמָןhamanHamanH2001נָתַתִּיnatatiI have givenH5414לְאֶסְתֵּרle'esterto EstherH635וְאֹתוֹve'otoand <obj.> himH853תָּלוּtaluthey have hangedH8518עַל־'al-onH5921הָעֵץha'etzthe gallowsH6086עַל'alonH5921אֲשֶׁר־'asher-thatH834שָׁלַחshalachhe stretched outH7971יָדוֹyadohand hisH3027בַּיְּהוּדִים׃baiyehudiyimon the JewsH3064
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Related verses
- Esther 7:10-8:1So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified.So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.
- Proverbs 13:22A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.
- Galatians 3:13Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”
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