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Esther 8:7

Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the Jews.

KJV

Responditque rex Assuerus Esther reginæ, et Mardochæo Judæo : Domum Aman concessi Esther, et ipsum jussi affigi cruci, quia ausus est manum mittere in Judæos.

Vulgate

καὶ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεὺς πρὸς Ἐσθήρ Εἰ πάντα τὰ ὑπάρχοντα Ἁμὰν ἔδωκα καὶ ἐχαρισάμην σοι, καὶ αὐτὸν ἐκρέμασα ἐπὶ ξύλου ὅτι τὰς χεῖρας ἐπήνεγκε τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις, τί ἔτι ἐπιζητεῖς;

LXX

Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the Jews.

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר הַ/מֶּ֤לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ֙ לְ/אֶסְתֵּ֣ר הַ/מַּלְכָּ֔ה וּֽ/לְ/מָרְדֳּכַ֖י הַ/יְּהוּדִ֑י הִנֵּ֨ה בֵית הָמָ֜ן נָתַ֣תִּי לְ/אֶסְתֵּ֗ר וְ/אֹת/וֹ֙ תָּל֣וּ עַל הָ/עֵ֔ץ עַ֛ל אֲשֶׁר שָׁלַ֥ח יָד֖/וֹ ב/יהודיים בַּ/יְּהוּדִֽים

Hebrew

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In this verse

People EstherMordecaiHamanAhasuerus

In the original Hebrew

18 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ
'chshvrvsh
proper_noun · 32×
אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֶסְתֵּ֣ר
'str
proper_noun · 55×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
בֵּ֣ית
byt
noun · 2032×
הִנֵּ֥ה
hnh
pronoun · 838×
הָמָ֔ן
hmn
proper_noun · 54×
וֹ
v
noun · 1620×
יְּהוּדִ֔ים
yhvdym
noun · 79×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ם
m
verb · 1995×
ם
m
verb · 29×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
מַֽלְכַּת
mlkt
noun · 35×
מָרְדֳּכַ֖י
mrdky
proper_noun · 60×
נִי
ny
verb · 838×
עֵ֣ץ
'ts
noun · 324×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • Esth 7:10 — So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified.
  • Gen 49:28 — All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them.