Esther.6

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Esth.6.1

On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.

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That night the king couldn't sleep. He ordered the record book, the day-by-day journal of events, to be brought and read to him.

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That night the king could not sleep; so he ordered the book of the chronicles, the record of his reign, to be brought in and read to him.

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That night the king could not sleep. So one was commanded to bring the book of the records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.

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That night the king had trouble sleeping, so he ordered an attendant to bring the historical records of his kingdom so they could be read to him.

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And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.

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They came across the story there about the time that Mordecai had exposed the plot of Bigthana and Teresh--the two royal eunuchs who guarded the entrance and who had conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.

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It was found recorded there that Mordecai had exposed Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's officers who guarded the doorway, who had conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.

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And it was found written that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's eunuchs, the doorkeepers who had sought to lay hands on King Ahasuerus.

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In those records he discovered an account of how Mordecai had exposed the plot of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the eunuchs who guarded the door to the king's private quarters. They had plotted to assassinate the king.

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And the king said, What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this? Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, There is nothing done for him.

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The king asked, "What great honor was given to Mordecai for this?Nothing," replied the king's servants who were in attendance. "Nothing has been done for him."

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"What honor and recognition has Mordecai received for this?" the king asked. "Nothing has been done for him," his attendants answered.

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Then the king said, "What honor or dignity has been bestowed on Mordecai for this?" And the king's servants who attended him said, "Nothing has been done for him."

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"What reward or recognition did we ever give Mordecai for this?" the king asked. His attendants replied, "Nothing has been done."

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And the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king's house, to speak unto the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.

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The king said, "Is there anybody out in the court?" Now Haman had just come into the outer court of the king's palace to talk to the king about hanging Mordecai on the gallows he had built for him.

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The king said, "Who is in the court?" Now Haman had just entered the outer court of the palace to speak to the king about hanging Mordecai on the gallows he had erected for him.

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So the king said, "Who is in the court?" Now Haman had just entered the outer court of the king's palace to suggest that the king hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.

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"Who is that in the outer court?" the king inquired. Now, as it happened, Haman had just arrived in the outer court of the palace to ask the king to hang Mordecai from the gallows he had prepared.

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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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The king's servants said, "Haman is out there, waiting in the court.Bring him in," said the king.

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His attendants answered, "Haman is standing in the court.Bring him in," the king ordered.

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The king's servants said to him, "Haman is there, standing in the court." And the king said, "Let him come in."

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So the attendants replied to the king, "Haman is out there.Bring him in," the king ordered.

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So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself?

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When Haman entered, the king said, "What would be appropriate for the man the king especially wants to honor?" Haman thought to himself, "He must be talking about honoring me--who else?"

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When Haman entered, the king asked him, "What should be done for the man the king delights to honor?" Now Haman thought to himself, "Who is there that the king would rather honor than me?"

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So Haman came in, and the king asked him, "What shall be done for the man whom the king delights to honor?" Now Haman thought in his heart, "Whom would the king delight to honor more than me?"

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So Haman came in, and the king said, "What should I do to honor a man who truly pleases me?" Haman thought to himself, "Whom would the king wish to honor more than me?"

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And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honour,

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So he answered the king, "For the man the king delights to honor, do this:

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So he answered the king, "For the man the king delights to honor,

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And Haman answered the king, "For the man whom the king delights to honor,

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So he replied, "If the king wishes to honor someone,

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Let the royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his head:

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Bring a royal robe that the king has worn and a horse the king has ridden, one with a royal crown on its head.

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have them bring a royal robe the king has worn and a horse the king has ridden, one with a royal crest placed on its head.

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let a royal robe be brought which the king has worn, and a horse on which the king has ridden, which has a royal crest placed on its head.

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he should bring out one of the king's own royal robes, as well as the king's own horse with a royal emblem on its head.

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And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king's most noble princes, that they may array the man withal whom the king delighteth to honour, and bring him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honour.

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Then give the robe and the horse to one of the king's most noble princes. Have him robe the man whom the king especially wants to honor; have the prince lead him on horseback through the city square, proclaiming before him, "This is what is done for the man whom the king especially wants to honor!'"

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Then let the robe and horse be entrusted to one of the king's most noble princes. Let them robe the man the king delights to honor, and lead him on the horse through the city streets, proclaiming before him, 'This is what is done for the man the king delights to honor!'"

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Then let this robe and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king's most noble princes, that he may array the man whom the king delights to honor. Then parade him on horseback through the city square, and proclaim before him: "Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delights to honor!'|"

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Instruct one of the king's most noble princes to dress the man in the king's robe and to lead him through the city square on the king's own horse. Have the prince shout as they go, `This is what happens to those the king wishes to honor!'"

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Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth at the king's gate: let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken.

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"Go and do it," the king said to Haman. "Don't waste another minute. Take the robe and horse and do what you have proposed to Mordecai the Jew who sits at the King's Gate. Don't leave out a single detail of your plan."

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"Go at once," the king commanded Haman. "Get the robe and the horse and do just as you have suggested for Mordecai the Jew, who sits at the king's gate. Do not neglect anything you have recommended."

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Then the king said to Haman, "Hurry, take the robe and the horse, as you have suggested, and do so for Mordecai the Jew who sits within the king's gate! Leave nothing undone of all that you have spoken."

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"Excellent!" the king said to Haman. "Hurry and get the robe and my horse, and do just as you have said for Mordecai the Jew, who sits at the gate of the palace. Do not fail to carry out everything you have suggested."

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Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour.

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So Haman took the robe and horse; he robed Mordecai and led him through the city square, proclaiming before him, "This is what is done for the man whom the king especially wants to honor!"

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So Haman got the robe and the horse. He robed Mordecai, and led him on horseback through the city streets, proclaiming before him, "This is what is done for the man the king delights to honor!"

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So Haman took the robe and the horse, arrayed Mordecai and led him on horseback through the city square, and proclaimed before him, "Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delights to honor!"

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So Haman took the robe and put it on Mordecai, placed him on the king's own horse, and led him through the city square, shouting, "This is what happens to those the king wishes to honor!"

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And Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman hasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered.

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Then Mordecai returned to the King's Gate, but Haman fled to his house, thoroughly mortified, hiding his face.

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Afterward Mordecai returned to the king's gate. But Haman rushed home, with his head covered in grief,

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Afterward Mordecai went back to the king's gate. But Haman hurried to his house, mourning and with his head covered.

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Afterward Mordecai returned to the palace gate, but Haman hurried home dejected and completely humiliated.

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And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.

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When Haman had finished telling his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened to him, his knowledgeable friends who were there and his wife Zeresh said, "If this Mordecai is in fact a Jew, your bad luck has only begun. You don't stand a chance against him--you're as good as ruined."

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and told Zeresh his wife and all his friends everything that had happened to him. His advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him, "Since Mordecai, before whom your downfall has started, is of Jewish origin, you cannot stand against him-you will surely come to ruin!"

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When Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened to him, his wise men and his wife Zeresh said to him, "If Mordecai, before whom you have begun to fall, is of Jewish descent, you will not prevail against him but will surely fall before him."

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When Haman told his wife, Zeresh, and all his friends what had happened, they said, "Since Mordecai--this man who has humiliated you--is a Jew, you will never succeed in your plans against him. It will be fatal to continue to oppose him."

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And while they were yet talking with him, came the king's chamberlains, and hasted to bring Haman unto the banquet that Esther had prepared.

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While they were still talking, the king's eunuchs arrived and hurried Haman off to the dinner that Esther had prepared. W+

Esth.6.14

While they were still talking with him, the king's eunuchs arrived and hurried Haman away to the banquet Esther had prepared.

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While they were still talking with him, the king's eunuchs came, and hastened to bring Haman to the banquet which Esther had prepared.

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While they were still talking, the king's eunuchs arrived to take Haman to the banquet Esther had prepared.

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