Esther 7:7

And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath went into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
king	וְהַמֶּ֜לֶךְ ve.ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · conjunction + definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
arising	קָ֤ם kam	H6965	to rise (in various applications · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
banquet	מִמִּשְׁתֵּ֣ה mi.mish.Teh	H4960	drink · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
wine	הַיַּ֔יִן hai.Ya.yin	H3196	wine (as fermented) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
wrath	בַּחֲמָתוֹ֙ ba.cha.ma.To	H2534	heat · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
palace	הַבִּיתָ֑ן ha.bi.Tan	H1055	a palace (i.e. large house) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
garden	גִּנַּ֖ת gi.Nat	H1594	a garden · noun, common feminine singular construct
Haman	וְהָמָ֣ן ve.ha.Man	H2001	Haman · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
up	עָמַ֗ד 'a.Mad	H5975	to stand · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
request	לְבַקֵּ֤שׁ le.va.Kesh	H1245	to search out (by any method · preposition + verb, piel infinitive construct
life	נַפְשׁוֹ֙ naf.Sho	H5315	properly · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
Esther	מֵֽאֶסְתֵּ֣ר me.'es.Ter	H635	Ester · preposition + proper noun, a woman's name
queen	הַמַּלְכָּ֔ה ha.mal.Kah	H4436	a queen · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
saw	רָאָ֔ה ra.'Ah	H7200	to see · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
evil	הָרָעָ֖ה ha.ra.'Ah	H7451	bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
determined	כָלְתָ֥ה khal.Tah	H3615	to end · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular
king	הַמֶּֽלֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Esther 1:12 But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s commandment by his chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned…
Revelation 3:9 Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and w…
1 Samuel 20:7 If he say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be very wroth, then be sure that evil is determined by him.
1 Samuel 20:9 And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee: for if I knew certainly that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, then would not I t…
1 Samuel 25:17 Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his household: for he is such…
Psalms 112:10 The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.
Proverbs 14:19 The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Proverbs 19:12 The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Esther 7:7–end

Here, I. The king retires in anger. He rose from table in a great passion, and went into the palace garden to cool himself and to consider what was to be done, Est 7:7. He sent not for his seven wise counsellors who knew the times, being ashamed to consult them about the undoing of that which he had rashly done without their knowledge or advice; but he went to walk in the garden awhile, to compare in his thoughts what Esther had now informed him of with what had formerly passed between him and Haman. And we may suppose him, 1. Vexed at himself, that he should be such a fool as to doom a guiltless nation to destruction, and his own queen among the rest, upon the base suggestions of a self-see…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Esther 7:7

THE KING CAUSES HAMAN TO BE HANGED ON HIS OWN GALLOWS. (Est 7:7-10) he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king--When the king of Persia orders an offender to be executed, and then rises and goes into the women's apartment, it is a sign that no mercy is to be hoped for. Even the sudden rising of the king in anger was the same as if he had pronounced sentence.

Adam Clarke on Esther 7:7

Haman stood up - He rose from the table to make request for his life, as soon as the king had gone out; and then he fell on his knees before the queen, she still sitting upon her couch.

John Gill on Esther 7:7

And the king, arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath, went into the palace garden,.... Not being able to bear the sight of Haman, who had done such an injury both to himself and to the queen; as also that his wrath might subside, and he become more composed and sedate, and be able coolly to deliberate what was fitting to be done in the present case: and Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen; hoping that her tender heart might be wrought upon to show mercy to him, and be prevailed on to entreat the king to spare his life; and this request he made in the most submissive manner: for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king; he perceived it…

Dictionary and topics

Banquet — A feast provided for the entertainment of a company of guests (Esther 5; 7; 1 Pet. 4:3); such as was provided for our Lord by his friends in Bethany (Matt. 26:6; Mark 14:3; comp. John 12:2). These…
Esther — The queen of Ahasuerus, and heroine of the book that bears her name. She was a Jewess named Hadas’sah (the myrtle), but when she entered the royal harem she received the name by which she henceforth…
Palace — Used now only of royal dwellings, although originally meaning simply (as the Latin word palatium, from which it is derived, shows) a building surrounded by a fence or a paling. In the Authorized…
Feasts · Wine served at — Wine served at
Palace · At Shushan — At Shushan
Readings, Select · ESTHER’ S TRIUMPH — ESTHER’ S TRIUMPH

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 7:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Esther 7:7–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Esther 7:7

Adam Clarke on Esther 7:7

John Gill on Esther 7:7

Dictionary and topics

Esther 7:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Esther 7:7–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Esther 7:7

Adam Clarke on Esther 7:7

John Gill on Esther 7:7

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Esther 7:7–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Esther 7:6-7

Rashi on Esther 7:7