KJV King James Version
Nevertheless Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife.
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Esther 5:10
Nevertheless Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Nevertheless, Haman restrained himself and went home. And calling for his friends and his wife Zeresh,
WEB World English Bible
Nevertheless Haman restrained himself, and went home. There, he sent and called for his friends and Zeresh his wife.
ASV American Standard Version
Nevertheless Haman refrained himself, and went home; and he sent and fetched his friends and Zeresh his wife.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Haman forceth himself, and cometh in unto his house, and sendeth, and bringeth in his friends, and Zeresh his wife,
Surrounding context — Esther 5
7 Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request [is];
8 If I have found favour in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I shall prepare for them, and I will do to morrow as the king hath said.
9 Then went Haman forth that day joyful and with a glad heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate, that he stood not up, nor moved for him, he was full of indignation against Mordecai.
10 Nevertheless Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife.
11 And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all [the things] wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.
12 Haman said moreover, Yea, Esther the queen did let no man come in with the king unto the banquet that she had prepared but myself; and to morrow am I invited unto her also with the king.
13 Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.
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וַיִּתְאַפַּ֣קH662 · a.phaqto refrainהָמָ֔ןH2001 · ha.manHamanוַיָּב֖וֹאH935 · boto come (in): comeאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)בֵּית֑וֹH1004 · betplaceוַיִּשְׁלַ֛חH7971 · sha.lachto send: departוַיָּבֵ֥אH935 · boto come (in): comeאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]אֹהֲבָ֖יוH157 · a.havto love: loverוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]זֶ֥רֶשׁH2238 · ze.reshZereshאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃H802 · ish.shahwoman
Cross-references
Esther 6:13And 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.Ecclesiastes 7:9Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.Genesis 45:1Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren.2 Samuel 13:22-23And Absalom spake unto his brother Amnon neither good nor bad: for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.Genesis 43:30-31And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought [where] to weep; and he entered into [his] chamber, and wept there.
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