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World English Bible

Esther 6 (WEBP)

[1] On that night, the king couldn’t sleep. He commanded the book of records of the chronicles to be brought, and they were read to the king.
[2] It was found written that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs, who were doorkeepers, who had tried to lay hands on the King Ahasuerus.
[3] The king said, “What honor and dignity has been given to Mordecai for this?” Then the king’s servants who attended him said, “Nothing has been done for him.”
[4] The king said, “Who is in the court?” Now Haman had come into the outer court of the king’s house, to speak to the king about hanging Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.
[5] The king’s servants said to him, “Behold, Haman stands in the court.” The king said, “Let him come in.”
[6] So Haman came in. The king said to him, “What shall be done to the man whom the king delights to honor?” Now Haman said in his heart, “Who would the king delight to honor more than myself?”
[7] Haman said to the king, “For the man whom the king delights to honor,
[8] let royal clothing be brought which the king uses to wear, and the horse that the king rides on, and on the head of which a royal crown is set.
[9] Let the clothing and the horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king’s most noble princes, that they may array the man whom the king delights to honor with them, and have him ride on horseback through the city square, and proclaim before him, ‘Thus it shall be done to the man whom the king delights to honor!’ ”
[10] Then the king said to Haman, “Hurry and take the clothing and the horse, as you have said, and do this for Mordecai the Jew, who sits at the king’s gate. Let nothing fail of all that you have spoken.”
[11] Then Haman took the clothing and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and had him ride through the city square, and proclaimed before him, “Thus it shall be done to the man whom the king delights to honor!”
[12] Mordecai came back to the king’s gate, but Haman hurried to his house, mourning and having his head covered.
[13] Haman recounted to Zeresh his wife and all his friends everything that had happened to him. Then his wise men and Zeresh his wife said to him, “If Mordecai, before whom you have begun to fall, is of Jewish descent, you will not prevail against him, but you will surely fall before him.”
[14] While they were yet talking with him, the king’s eunuchs came, and hurried to bring Haman to the banquet that Esther had prepared.

Esther 6:5 “Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Esther 6 (KJVS)

[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.
[2] 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.
[3] 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.
[4] 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.
[5] And the king’s servants said () unto him, Behold, Haman standeth () in the court. And the king said, () Let him come in. ()
[6] 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?
[7] And Haman answered () the king, For the man whom the king delighteth () to honour,
[8] 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:
[9] 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.
[10] 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. ()
[11] 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.
[12] And Mordecai came again () to the king’s gate. But Haman hasted () to his house mourning, and having his head covered. ()
[13] 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.
[14] 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. ()

Esther 6:1 Heb. the kings sleep fled away
Esther 6:2a Or, Bigthan
Esther 6:2b Heb. threshold
Esther 6:8a Heb. let them bring the royal apparel
Esther 6:8b Heb. wherewith the king clotheth himself
Esther 6:9 Heb. cause him to ride
Esther 6:10 Heb. suffer not a whit to fail

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Esther 6 (BYZ)

[1] ο δε κυριος απεστησεν τον υπνον απο του βασιλεως την νυκτα εκεινην και ειπεν τω διδασκαλω αυτου εισφερειν γραμματα μνημοσυνα των ημερων αναγινωσκειν αυτω
[2] ευρεν δε τα γραμματα τα γραφεντα περι μαρδοχαιου ως απηγγειλεν τω βασιλει περι των δυο ευνουχων του βασιλεως εν τω φυλασσειν αυτους και ζητησαι επιβαλειν τας χειρας αρταξερξη
[3] ειπεν δε ο βασιλευς τινα δοξαν η χαριν εποιησαμεν τω μαρδοχαιω και ειπαν οι διακονοι του βασιλεως ουκ εποιησας αυτω ουδεν
[4] εν δε τω πυνθανεσθαι τον βασιλεα περι της ευνοιας μαρδοχαιου ιδου αμαν εν τη αυλη ειπεν δε ο βασιλευς τις εν τη αυλη ο δε αμαν εισηλθεν ειπειν τω βασιλει κρεμασαι τον μαρδοχαιον επι τω ξυλω ω ητοιμασεν
[5] και ειπαν οι διακονοι του βασιλεως ιδου αμαν εστηκεν εν τη αυλη και ειπεν ο βασιλευς καλεσατε αυτον
[6] ειπεν δε ο βασιλευς τω αμαν τι ποιησω τω ανθρωπω ον εγω θελω δοξασαι ειπεν δε εν εαυτω αμαν τινα θελει ο βασιλευς δοξασαι ει μη εμε
[7] ειπεν δε προς τον βασιλεα ανθρωπον ον ο βασιλευς θελει δοξασαι
[8] ενεγκατωσαν οι παιδες του βασιλεως στολην βυσσινην ην ο βασιλευς περιβαλλεται και ιππον εφ ον ο βασιλευς επιβαινει
[9] και δοτω ενι των φιλων του βασιλεως των ενδοξων και στολισατω τον ανθρωπον ον ο βασιλευς αγαπα και αναβιβασατω αυτον επι τον ιππον και κηρυσσετω δια της πλατειας της πολεως λεγων ουτως εσται παντι ανθρωπω ον ο βασιλευς δοξαζει
[10] ειπεν δε ο βασιλευς τω αμαν καθως ελαλησας ουτως ποιησον τω μαρδοχαιω τω ιουδαιω τω θεραπευοντι εν τη αυλη και μη παραπεσατω σου λογος ων ελαλησας
[11] ελαβεν δε αμαν την στολην και τον ιππον και εστολισεν τον μαρδοχαιον και ανεβιβασεν αυτον επι τον ιππον και διηλθεν δια της πλατειας της πολεως και εκηρυσσεν λεγων ουτως εσται παντι ανθρωπω ον ο βασιλευς θελει δοξασαι
[12] επεστρεψεν δε ο μαρδοχαιος εις την αυλην αμαν δε υπεστρεψεν εις τα ιδια λυπουμενος κατα κεφαλης
[13] και διηγησατο αμαν τα συμβεβηκοτα αυτω ζωσαρα τη γυναικι αυτου και τοις φιλοις και ειπαν προς αυτον οι φιλοι και η γυνη ει εκ γενους ιουδαιων μαρδοχαιος ηρξαι ταπεινουσθαι ενωπιον αυτου πεσων πεση ου μη δυνη αυτον αμυνασθαι οτι θεος ζων μετ αυτου
[14] ετι αυτων λαλουντων παραγινονται οι ευνουχοι επισπευδοντες τον αμαν επι τον ποτον ον ητοιμασεν εσθηρ