KJV King James Version
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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Esther 6:14
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
While they were still speaking with Haman, the king’s eunuchs arrived and rushed him to the banquet that Esther had prepared.
WEB World English Bible
While they were yet talking with him, the king’s eunuchs came, and hurried to bring Haman to the banquet that Esther had prepared.
ASV American Standard Version
While they were yet talking with him, came the king’s chamberlains, and hasted to bring Haman unto the banquet that Esther had prepared.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
They are yet speaking with him, and eunuchs of the king have come, and haste to bring in Haman unto the banquet that Esther hath made.
Surrounding context — Esther 6
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.
Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
עוֹדָם֙H5750 · odstillמְדַבְּרִ֣יםH1696 · da.varto speak: speakעִמּ֔וֹH5973 · imwithוְסָרִיסֵ֥יH5631 · sa.riseunuchהַמֶּ֖לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingהִגִּ֑יעוּH5060 · na.gato touchוַיַּבְהִ֙לוּ֙H926 · ba.halto dismayלְהָבִ֣יאH935 · boto come (in): comeאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הָמָ֔ןH2001 · ha.manHamanאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)הַמִּשְׁתֶּ֖הH4960 · mish.tehfeastאֲשֶׁר־H834 · a.sherwhichעָשְׂתָ֥הH6213 · a.sahto make: doאֶסְתֵּֽר׃H635 · es.terEsther
Cross-references
Esther 5:8If 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.Deuteronomy 32:35-36To me [belongeth] vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in [due] time: for the day of their calamity [is] at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.Esther 5:14Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and to morrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made.
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