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Esther 7:5

Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so?

KJV

Respondensque rex Assuerus, ait : Quis est iste, et cujus potentiæ, ut hæc audeat facere ?

Vulgate

εἶπεν δὲ ὁ βασιλεύς Τίς οὗτος ὅστις ἐτόλμησεν ποιῆσαι τὸ πρᾶγμα τοῦτο;

LXX

Then spake the king Ahasuerus and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so?

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ הַ/מֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ וַ/יֹּ֖אמֶר לְ/אֶסְתֵּ֣ר הַ/מַּלְכָּ֑ה מִ֣י ה֥וּא זֶה֙ וְ/אֵֽי זֶ֣ה ה֔וּא אֲשֶׁר מְלָא֥/וֹ לִבּ֖/וֹ לַ/עֲשׂ֥וֹת כֵּֽן

Hebrew

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In this verse

People EstherAhasuerus

In the original Hebrew

14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ
'chshvrvsh
proper_noun · 32×
אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֵי
'y
pronoun · 38×
אֶסְתֵּ֣ר
'str
proper_noun · 55×
ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
זֶּֽה
zh
pronoun · 1173×
י
y
noun · 591×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כֵ֗ן
kn
adjective · 767×
מִ֣י
my
particle · 420×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
מַֽלְכַּת
mlkt
noun · 35×
מָלְאָ֥ה
ml'h
verb · 248×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Gen 27:33 — And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be bless
  • Job 9:24 — The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?
  • Prov 14:17 — He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.