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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
king	הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Ahasuerus	אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ֙ 'a.chash.ve.Rosh	H325	Achashverosh (i.e. Ahasuerus or Artaxerxes · proper noun, a man's name
said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Esther	לְאֶסְתֵּ֣ר le.'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
Mordecai	וּֽלְמָרְדֳּכַ֖י u.le.ma.re.do.Khai	H4782	Mordecai · conjunction + preposition + proper noun, a man's name
Jew	הַיְּהוּדִ֑י hai.ye.hu.Di	H3064	a Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew) · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute
given	נָתַ֣תִּי na.Ta.ti	H5414	to give · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular
Esther	לְאֶסְתֵּ֗ר le.'es.Ter	H635	Ester · preposition + proper noun, a woman's name
house	בֵית veit-	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct
Haman	הָמָ֜ן ha.Man	H2001	Haman · proper noun, a man's name
hanged	תָּל֣וּ ta.Lu	H8518	to suspend (especially to gibbet) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
gallows	הָעֵ֔ץ ha.'Etz	H6086	a tree (from its firmness) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
laid	שָׁלַ֥ח sha.Lach	H7971	to send away · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
hand	יָד֖וֹ ya.Do	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
Jews	בַּיְּהוּדִֽים bai.ye.hu.di.yim	H3064	a Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew) · preposition with the article + noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute

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Cross-references

Esther 7:10-8:1 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified.
Proverbs 13:22 A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
Galatians 3:13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Esther 8:3-14

Haman, the chief enemy of the Jews, was hanged, Mordecai and Esther, their chief friends, were sufficiently protected; but many others there were in the king's dominions that hated the Jews and desired their ruin, and to their rage and malice all the rest of that people lay exposed; for the edict against them was still in force, and, in pursuance of it, their enemies would on the day appointed fall upon them, and they would be deemed as rebels against the king and his government if they should offer to resist and take up arms in their own defence. For the preventing of this, I. The queen here makes intercession with much affection and importunity. She came, a second time, uncalled into the k…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Esther 8:5

reverse the letters devised by Haman . . . to destroy the Jews--The whole conduct of Esther in this matter is characterized by great tact, and the variety of expressions by which she describes her willing submission to her royal husband, the address with which she rolls the whole infamy of the meditated massacre on Haman, and the argument she draws from the king's sanction being surreptitiously obtained, that the decree should be immediately reversed--all indicate the queen's wisdom and skill, and she succeeded in this point also.

Adam Clarke on Esther 8:6

To see the destruction of my kindred? - She had now informed the king that she was cousin to Mordecai, and consequently a Jewess; and though her own life and that of Mordecai were no longer in danger, Haman being dead, yet the decree that had gone forth was in full force against the Jews; and if not repealed, their destruction would be inevitable.

John Gill on Esther 8:7

Then the King Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen, and to Mordecai the Jew,.... Who was present at the same time, either at the desire of Esther, or by virtue of his office, being now one of those that saw the king's face, Esther 8:1, behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman; See Gill on Esther 8:1, and him they have hanged upon the gallows; which he had prepared for Mordecai, Esther 7:10 because he laid his hand upon the Jews; intended to do so, and had prepared for it, and wrote letters, ordering their destruction on such a day. Now as the king had shown favour to Esther and Mordecai, and had punished Haman for contriving mischief against them and the Jews, which was publicly kno…

Dictionary and topics

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Esther 8:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Esther 8:3-14

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Esther 8:5

Adam Clarke on Esther 8:6

John Gill on Esther 8:7

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Esther 8:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Esther 8:3-14

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Esther 8:5

Adam Clarke on Esther 8:6

John Gill on Esther 8:7

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Esther 8:7-8

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Esther 8:5

Rashi on Esther 8:7