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Esther 7

Holman Christian Standard Bible, 2009 (HCSB)

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¹ The king and Haman came to feast [1] ⓐ with Esther the queen.

² 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.” ⓒ

³ Queen Esther answered, “If I have obtained your approval, [2] my king, and if the king is pleased, ⓓ spare my life — this is my request; and spare my people — this is my desire. ⓔ

⁴ For my people and I have been sold out ⓕ 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.”

⁵ King Ahasuerus spoke up and asked Queen Esther, “Who is this, and where is the one who would devise such a scheme?” [3] ⓘ

⁶ Esther answered, “The adversary and enemy ⓙ is this evil Haman.” Haman stood terrified ⓚ before the king and queen.

⁷ Angered ⓛ by this, the king arose from where they were drinking wine and went to the palace garden. ⓜ Haman remained to beg Queen Esther for his life because he realized the king was planning something terrible for him. ⓝ

⁸ Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the house of wine drinking, Haman was falling on the couch ⓞ where Esther was reclining. The king exclaimed, “Would he actually violate the queen while I am in the palace?” As soon as the statement left the king’s mouth, Haman’s face was covered. ⓟ

⁹ Harbona, one of the royal eunuchs, ⓠ said: “There is a gallows 75 feet [4] tall at Haman’s house that he made for Mordecai, ⓡ who gave the report that saved [5] the king.” ⓢ The king commanded, “Hang him on it.”

¹⁰ They hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. ⓣ Then the king’s anger subsided. ⓤ

#	HCSB
1	The king and Haman came to feast [1] ⓐ with Esther the queen.
2	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.” ⓒ
3	Queen Esther answered, “If I have obtained your approval, [2] my king, and if the king is pleased, ⓓ spare my life — this is my request; and spare my people — this is my desire. ⓔ
4	For my people and I have been sold out ⓕ 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.”
5	King Ahasuerus spoke up and asked Queen Esther, “Who is this, and where is the one who would devise such a scheme?” [3] ⓘ
6	Esther answered, “The adversary and enemy ⓙ is this evil Haman.” Haman stood terrified ⓚ before the king and queen.
7	Angered ⓛ by this, the king arose from where they were drinking wine and went to the palace garden. ⓜ Haman remained to beg Queen Esther for his life because he realized the king was planning something terrible for him. ⓝ
8	Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the house of wine drinking, Haman was falling on the couch ⓞ where Esther was reclining. The king exclaimed, “Would he actually violate the queen while I am in the palace?” As soon as the statement left the king’s mouth, Haman’s face was covered. ⓟ
9	Harbona, one of the royal eunuchs, ⓠ said: “There is a gallows 75 feet [4] tall at Haman’s house that he made for Mordecai, ⓡ who gave the report that saved [5] the king.” ⓢ The king commanded, “Hang him on it.”
10	They hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. ⓣ Then the king’s anger subsided. ⓤ

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