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Esther 6

The King Plans to Honor Mordecai

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During that nighth3915  1the kingh4428  acouldh5074 not sleeph8142 so he gaveh559 an orderh559 to bringh935  bthe bookh5612 of recordsh2146, the chroniclesh1697h3117, and they were readh7121 beforeh6440 the kingh4428.

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It was foundh4672 writtenh3789 whath834  aMordecaih4782 had reportedh5046 concerningh5921 Bigthanah904 and Tereshh8657, twoh8147 of the king'sh4428 eunuchsh5631 who were doorkeepersh8104h5592b, that they had soughth1245 to layh7971 handsh3027 on Kingh4428 Ahasuerush325.

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The kingh4428 saidh559, "Whath4100 honorh3366 or dignityh1420 has been bestowedh6213a on Mordecaih4782 for thish2088?" Then the king'sh4428 servantsh5288 who attendedh8334 him saidh559, "Nothingh3808h1697 has been doneh6213a for him."

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So the kingh4428 saidh559, "Whoh4310 is in the courth2691a?" Now Hamanh2001b had just  aenteredh935 the outerh2435 courth2691a of the king'sh4428 palaceh1004 in order to speakh559 to the kingh4428 about  bhangingh8518 Mordecaih4782 on the gallowsh6086 whichh834 he had preparedh3559 for him.

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The king'sh4428 servantsh5288 saidh559 to him, "Beholdh2009, Hamanh2001b is standingh5975 in the courth2691a." And the kingh4428 saidh559, "Let him comeh935 in."

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So Hamanh2001b cameh935 in and the kingh4428 saidh559 to him, "Whath4100 is to be doneh6213a for the manh376  awhomh834 the kingh4428 desiresh2654a to honorh3366?" And Hamanh2001b saidh559  1to himselfh3820, "Whomh4310 would the kingh4428 desireh2654a to honorh3366 moreh3148 thanh4480 me?"

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Then Hamanh2001b saidh559 to the kingh4428, "For the manh376 whomh834 the kingh4428 desiresh2654a to honorh3366,

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let them bringh935 a royalh4438 robeh3830 whichh834 the kingh4428 has wornh3847, and  athe horseh5483b on whichh834 the kingh4428 has riddenh7392, and on whoseh834 headh7218  ba royalh4438 crownh3804 has been placedh5414;

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and let the robeh3830 and the horseh5483b be handedh3027 overh5414 to oneh376 of the king'sh4428 most nobleh6579 princesh8269 and let them arrayh3847 the manh376 whomh834 the kingh4428 desiresh2654a to honorh3366 and leadh7392 him on horsebackh5483b through the cityh5892b squareh7339,  aand proclaimh7121 beforeh6440 him, `Thush3602 it shall be doneh6213a to the manh376 whomh834 the kingh4428 desiresh2654a to honorh3366.' "

Haman Must Honor Mordecai

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Then the kingh4428 saidh559 to Hamanh2001b, "Takeh3947 quicklyh4116 the robesh3830 and the horseh5483b as you have saidh1696, and doh6213a soh3651 for Mordecaih4782 the Jewh3064, who is sittingh3427 at the king'sh4428 gateh8179; do not fallh5307 short in anythingh1697 of allh3605 that you have saidh1696."

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So Hamanh2001b tookh3947 the robeh3830 and the horseh5483b, and arrayedh3847 Mordecaih4782, and ledh7392 him on horseback through the cityh5892b squareh7339, and proclaimedh7121 beforeh6440 him, "Thush3602 it shall be doneh6213a to the manh376 whomh834 the kingh4428 desiresh2654a to honorh3366."

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Then Mordecaih4782 returnedh7725 to the king'sh4428 gateh8179. But Hamanh2001b hurriedh1765 homeh1004, mourningh57,  awith his headh7218 coveredh2645.

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Hamanh2001b recountedh5608  ato Zereshh2238 his wifeh802 and allh3605 his friendsh157 everythingh3605 that had happenedh7136a to him. Then his wiseh2450 menh2450 and Zereshh2238 his wifeh802 saidh559 to him, "Ifh518 Mordecaih4782, beforeh6440 whomh834 you have begunh2490c to fallh5307, is  1of Jewishh3064 originh2233, you will not overcomeh3201 him, but will surelyh5307 fallh5307 beforeh6440 him."

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While they were stillh5750 talkingh1696 with him, the king'sh4428 eunuchsh5631 arrivedh5060 and hastilyh926  abroughth935 Hamanh2001b to the banqueth4960 whichh834 Estherh635 had preparedh6213a.



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