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The king and Haman came to feast [1] ⓔ with Esther the queen. |
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Once again, on the second day while drinking wine, ⓕ the king asked Esther, “Queen Esther, whatever you ask will be given to you. Whatever you seek, even to half the kingdom, will be done.” ⓖ |
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Queen Esther answered, “If I have found favor in your eyes, Your Majesty, and if the king is pleased, ⓗ spare my life; this is my request. And spare my people; this is my desire. ⓘ |
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For my people and I have been sold ⓙ to destruction, death, and extermination. ⓚ If we had merely been sold as male and female slaves, ⓛ I would have kept silent. Indeed, the trouble wouldn’t be worth burdening the king.” |
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King Ahasuerus spoke up and asked Queen Esther, “Who is this, and where is the one who would devise such a scheme?” [2] ⓜ |
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Esther answered, “The adversary and enemy ⓝ is this evil Haman.” Haman stood terrified ⓐ before the king and queen. |
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The king arose in anger ⓑ and went from where they were drinking wine to the palace garden. [3] ⓒ Haman remained to beg Queen Esther for his life because he realized the king was planning something terrible for him. ⓓ |
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Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, [4] Haman was falling on the couch ⓔ where Esther was reclining. The king exclaimed, “Would he actually violate the queen while I am in the house?” As soon as the statement left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face. ⓕ |
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Harbona, one of the king’s eunuchs, ⓖ said: “There is a gallows seventy-five feet [5] tall at Haman’s house that he made for Mordecai, ⓗ who gave the report that saved [6] the king.” ⓘ The king said, “Hang him on it.” |
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They hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. ⓙ Then the king’s anger subsided. ⓚ |
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