Esther 6:13

And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Haman	הָמָ֜ן ha.Man	H2001	Haman · proper noun, a man's name
told	וַיְסַפֵּ֨ר vay.sa.Per	H5608	properly · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Zeresh	לְזֶ֤רֶשׁ le.Ze.resh	H2238	Zeresh · preposition + proper noun, a woman's name
wife	אִשְׁתּוֹ֙ 'ish.To	H802	a woman · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
friends	אֹ֣הֲבָ֔יו 'o.ha.Vav	H157	to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
befallen	קָרָ֑הוּ ka.Ra.hu	H7136	to light upon (chiefly by accident) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
said	וַיֹּ֩אמְרוּ֩ vai.Yo.me.ru	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
men	חֲכָמָ֜יו cha.kha.Mav	H2450	wise · adjective, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
Zeresh	וְזֶ֣רֶשׁ ve.Ze.resh	H2238	Zeresh · conjunction + proper noun, a woman's name
wife	אִשְׁתּ֗וֹ 'ish.To	H802	a woman · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
Mordecai	מָרְדֳּכַ֞י ma.re.do.Khai	H4782	Mordecai · proper noun, a man's name
seed	מִזֶּ֣רַע mi.Ze.ra'	H2233	seed · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
Jews	הַיְּהוּדִ֡ים hai.ye.hu.Dim	H3064	a Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew) · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute
before	לְפָנָיו֙ le.fa.Nav	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
begun	הַחִלּ֨וֹתָ ha.chi.Lo.ta	H2490	properly · verb, hiphil perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
fall	לִנְפֹּ֤ל lin.Pol	H5307	to fall · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
prevail	תוּכַ֣ל tu.Khal	H3201	to be able · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
surely	נָפ֥וֹל na.Fol	H5307	to fall · verb, qal infinitive absolute
fall	תִּפּ֖וֹל ti.Pol	H5307	to fall · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
before	לְפָנָֽיו le.fa.Nav	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Proverbs 28:18 Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.
Hosea 14:9 Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall w…
Genesis 40:19 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from of…
Genesis 41:8 And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men…
Daniel 2:12 For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
Daniel 5:26-28 This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it.
1 Samuel 28:19-20 Moreover the LORD will also deliver Israel with thee into the hand of the Philistines: and to morrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me: the…
Esther 5:10-14 Nevertheless Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Esther 6:12–end

We may here observe, I. How little Mordecai was puffed up with his advancement. he came again to the king's gate (Est 6:12); he returned to his place and the duty of it immediately, and minded his business as closely as he had done before. Honour is well bestowed on those that are not made proud and idle by it, and will not think themselves above their business. II. How much Haman was cast down with his disappointment. he could not bear it. To wait upon any man, especially Mordecai, and at this time, when he hoped to have seen him hanged, was enough to break such a proud heart as he had. He hasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered, as one that looked upon himself as sunk and…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Esther 6:11

Then Haman took, &c.--This sudden reverse, however painful to Haman as an individual, is particularly characteristic of the Persian manners.

Adam Clarke on Esther 6:13

But shalt surely fall before him - The Septuagint adds, ὁτι ὁ Θεος ὁ ζων μετ' αυτου, for the living God is with him. But this is a sentiment that could scarcely be expected to proceed from the mouth of heathens, such as these were.

John Gill on Esther 6:13

And Haman told Zeresh his wife, and all his friends, every thing that had befallen him,.... How he was prevented speaking to the king on this errand he went; instead of which, he had the mortification of being obliged to do the honour to Mordecai which he thought would never have been given to any but himself, and so related the whole affair as above: then said his wise men; before called his friends; perhaps they were magicians and soothsayers he kept in his house, to advise with about the proper methods and times of advancing himself, and destroying his enemies: and Zeresh his wife unto him; who joined with the wise men in giving her opinion, and who set up for a knowing woman, and of wh…

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Dictionary and topics

Zeresh — Star of Venus, the wife of Haman, whom she instigated to prepare a gallows for Mordecai (Esther 5:10).
Jews, The · Enemies of, obliged to acknowledge them as divinely protected — Enemies of, obliged to acknowledge them as divinely protected
Zeresh · Wife of Haman — Wife of Haman

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Esther 6:13

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Esther 6:12–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Esther 6:11

Adam Clarke on Esther 6:13

John Gill on Esther 6:13

Dictionary and topics

Esther 6:13

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Esther 6:12–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Esther 6:11

Adam Clarke on Esther 6:13

John Gill on Esther 6:13

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Esther 6:12-13

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Esther 6:13

Rashi on Esther 6:13