So the kingH4428 and HamanH2001 cameH935 to banquetH8354 with EstherH635 the queenH4436. {to banquet: Heb. to drink}
And the kingH4428 saidH559 again unto EstherH635 on the secondH8145 dayH3117 at the banquetH4960 of wineH3196, What is thy petitionH7596, queenH4436 EstherH635? and it shall be grantedH5414 thee: and what is thy requestH1246? and it shall be performedH6213, even to the halfH2677 of the kingdomH4438.
Then EstherH635 the queenH4436 answeredH6030 and saidH559, If I have foundH4672 favourH2580 in thy sightH5869, O kingH4428, and if it pleaseH2895 the kingH4428, let my lifeH5315 be givenH5414 me at my petitionH7596, and my peopleH5971 at my requestH1246:
For we are soldH4376, I and my peopleH5971, to be destroyedH8045, to be slainH2026, and to perishH6. But ifH432 we had been soldH4376 for bondmenH5650 and bondwomenH8198, I had held my tongueH2790, although the enemyH6862 could not countervailH7737 the king'sH4428 damageH5143. {to be destroyed…: Heb. that they should destroy, and kill, and cause to perish}
Then the kingH4428 AhasuerusH325 answeredH559 and saidH559 unto EstherH635 the queenH4436, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presumeH4390 in his heartH3820 to doH6213 so? {that…: Heb. whose heart hath filled him}
And EstherH635 saidH559, The adversaryH376+H6862 and enemyH341 is this wickedH7451 HamanH2001. Then HamanH2001 was afraidH1204 beforeH6440 the kingH4428 and the queenH4436. {The adversary: Heb. The man adversary} {before: or, at the presence of}
And the kingH4428 arisingH6965 from the banquetH4960 of wineH3196 in his wrathH2534 went into the palaceH1055 gardenH1594: and HamanH2001 stood upH5975 to make requestH1245 for his lifeH5315 to EstherH635 the queenH4436; for he sawH7200 that there was evilH7451 determinedH3615 against him by the kingH4428.
Then the kingH4428 returnedH7725 out of the palaceH1055 gardenH1594 into the placeH1004 of the banquetH4960 of wineH3196; and HamanH2001 was fallenH5307 upon the bedH4296 whereon EstherH635 was. Then saidH559 the kingH4428, Will he forceH3533 the queenH4436 also before me in the houseH1004? As the wordH1697 went outH3318 of the king'sH4428 mouthH6310, they coveredH2645 Haman'sH2001 faceH6440. {before me: Heb. with me}
And HarbonahH2726, oneH259 of the chamberlainsH5631, saidH559 beforeH6440 the kingH4428, Behold also, the gallowsH6086 fiftyH2572 cubitsH520 highH1364, which HamanH2001 had madeH6213 for MordecaiH4782, who had spokenH1696 goodH2896 for the kingH4428, standethH5975 in the houseH1004 of HamanH2001. Then the kingH4428 saidH559, HangH8518 him thereon. {gallows: Heb. tree}
So they hangedH8518 HamanH2001 on the gallowsH6086 that he had preparedH3559 for MordecaiH4782. Then was the king'sH4428 wrathH2534 pacifiedH7918.
Querverweise zu Esther 7,9 Est 7,9
On the seventhH7637 dayH3117, when the heartH3820 of the kingH4428 was merryH2896 with wineH3196, he commandedH559 MehumanH4104, BizthaH968, HarbonaH2726, BigthaH903, and AbagthaH5, ZetharH2242, and CarcasH3752, the sevenH7651 chamberlainsH5631 that servedH8334 in the presenceH6440 of AhasuerusH325 the kingH4428, {chamberlains: or, eunuchs}
And while they were yet talkingH1696 with him, cameH5060 the king'sH4428 chamberlainsH5631, and hastedH926 to bringH935 HamanH2001 unto the banquetH4960 that EstherH635 had preparedH6213.
Then saidH559 ZereshH2238 his wifeH802 and all his friendsH157 unto him, Let a gallowsH6086 be madeH6213 of fiftyH2572 cubitsH520 highH1364, and to morrowH1242 speakH559 thou unto the kingH4428 that MordecaiH4782 may be hangedH8518 thereon: then goH935 thou in merrilyH8056 with the kingH4428 unto the banquetH4960. And the thingH1697 pleasedH3190+H6440 HamanH2001; and he causedH6213 the gallowsH6086 to be madeH6213. {gallows: Heb. tree}
In those daysH3117, while MordecaiH4782 satH3427 in the king'sH4428 gateH8179, twoH8147 of the king'sH4428 chamberlainsH5631, BigthanH904 and TereshH8657, of those which keptH8104 the doorH5592, were wrothH7107, and soughtH1245 to layH7971 handH3027 on the kingH4428 AhasuerusH325. {Bigthan: or, Bigthana} {the door: Heb. the threshold}
And the thingH1697 was knownH3045 to MordecaiH4782, who toldH5046 it unto EstherH635 the queenH4436; and EstherH635 certifiedH559 the kingH4428 thereof in Mordecai'sH4782 nameH8034.
And when inquisitionH1245 was made of the matterH1697, it was found outH4672; therefore they were bothH8147 hangedH8518 on a treeH6086: and it was writtenH3789 in the bookH5612 of the chroniclesH1697+H3117 beforeH6440 the kingH4428.
But when Esther cameH935 beforeH6440 the kingH4428, he commandedH559 by lettersH5612 that his wickedH7451 deviceH4284, which he devisedH2803 against the JewsH3064, should returnH7725 upon his own headH7218, and that he and his sonsH1121 should be hangedH8518 on the gallowsH6086. {when…: Heb. when she came}
And he lifted upH5375 his faceH6440 to the windowH2474, and saidH559, Who is on my side? who? And there looked outH8259 to him twoH8147 or threeH7969 eunuchsH5631. {eunuchs: or, chamberlains}
TerrorsH1091 take holdH5381 on him as watersH4325, a tempestH5492 stealeth him awayH1589 in the nightH3915.
The eastH6921 wind carrieth him awayH5375, and he departethH3212: and as a storm hurlethH8175 him out of his placeH4725.
For God shall castH7993 upon him, and not spareH2550: he would fainH1272 fleeH1272 out of his handH3027. {he…: Heb. in fleeing he would flee}
Men shall clapH5606 their handsH3709 at him, and shall hissH8319 him out of his placeH4725.
And it was foundH4672 writtenH3789, that MordecaiH4782 had toldH5046 of BigthanaH904 and TereshH8657, twoH8147 of the king'sH4428 chamberlainsH5631, the keepersH8104 of the doorH5592, who soughtH1245 to layH7971 handH3027 on the kingH4428 AhasuerusH325. {Bigthana: or, Bigthan} {door: Heb. threshold}
Therefore DavidH1732 ranH7323, and stoodH5975 upon the PhilistineH6430, and tookH3947 his swordH2719, and drewH8025 it out of the sheathH8593 thereof, and slewH4191 him, and cut offH3772 his headH7218 therewith. And when the PhilistinesH6430 sawH7200 their championH1368 was deadH4191, they fledH5127.
He madeH3738 a pitH953, and diggedH2658 it, and is fallenH5307 into the ditchH7845 which he madeH6466. {He made a pit: Heb. He hath digged a pit}
He madeH3738 a pitH953, and diggedH2658 it, and is fallenH5307 into the ditchH7845 which he madeH6466. {He made a pit: Heb. He hath digged a pit}
His mischiefH5999 shall returnH7725 upon his own headH7218, and his violentH2555 dealing shall come downH3381 upon his own pateH6936.
His mischiefH5999 shall returnH7725 upon his own headH7218, and his violentH2555 dealing shall come downH3381 upon his own pateH6936.
Let destructionH7722 comeH935 upon him at unawaresH3045+H3808; and let his netH7568 that he hath hidH2934 catchH3920 himself: into that very destructionH7722 let him fallH5307. {at…: Heb. which he knoweth not of}
The heathenH1471 are sunk downH2883 in the pitH7845 that they madeH6213: in the netH7568 whichH2098 they hidH2934 is their own footH7272 takenH3920.
Let the wickedH7563 fallH5307 into their own netsH4364, whilst that I withalH3162 escapeH5674. {escape: Heb. pass over}
The LORDH3068 is knownH3045 by the judgmentH4941 which he executethH6213: the wickedH7563 is snaredH5367 in the workH6467 of his own handsH3709. HiggaionH1902. SelahH5542. {Higgaion: that is, Meditation}
The righteousnessH6666 of the perfectH8549 shall directH3474 his wayH1870: but the wickedH7563 shall fallH5307 by his own wickednessH7564. {direct: Heb. rectify}
Let destructionH7722 comeH935 upon him at unawaresH3045+H3808; and let his netH7568 that he hath hidH2934 catchH3920 himself: into that very destructionH7722 let him fallH5307. {at…: Heb. which he knoweth not of}
The righteousnessH6666 of the uprightH3477 shall deliverH5337 them: but transgressorsH898 shall be takenH3920 in their own naughtinessH1942.
I have seenH7200 the wickedH7563 in great powerH6184, and spreadingH6168 himself like a greenH7488 bay treeH249. {a green…: or, a green tree that groweth in his own soil}
Yet he passed awayH5674, and, lo, he was not: yea, I soughtH1245 him, but he could not be foundH4672.
How are they brought into desolationH8047, as in a momentH7281! they are utterlyH5486 consumedH8552 with terrorsH1091.
The righteousnessH6666 of the perfectH8549 shall directH3474 his wayH1870: but the wickedH7563 shall fallH5307 by his own wickednessH7564. {direct: Heb. rectify}
The righteousnessH6666 of the uprightH3477 shall deliverH5337 them: but transgressorsH898 shall be takenH3920 in their own naughtinessH1942.
AllH3606 the presidentsH5632 of the kingdomH4437, the governorsH5460, and the princesH324, the counsellorsH1907, and the captainsH6347, have consulted togetherH3272 to establishH6966 a royalH4430 statuteH7010, and to make a firmH8631 decreeH633, that whosoever shall askH1156 a petitionH1159 ofH4481 anyH3606 GodH426 or manH606 forH5705 thirtyH8533 daysH3118, saveH3861 of theeH4481, O kingH4430, he shall be castH7412 into the denH1358 of lionsH744. {decree: or, interdict}
And the kingH4430 commandedH560, and they broughtH858 thoseH479 menH1400 which had accusedH399+H7170 DanielH1841, and they castH7412 them into the denH1358 of lionsH744, themH581, their childrenH1123, and their wivesH5389; and the lionsH744 had the masteryH5705+H7981 of them, and brakeH1855 allH3606 their bonesH1635 in piecesH1855 or everH3809 they cameH4291 at the bottomH773 of the denH1358.