Esther 5:13-14
Holman Christian Standard Bible
13 Still, none of this satisfies me since I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the King’s Gate all the time.”
14 His wife Zeresh and all his friends told him, “Have them build a gallows 75 feet[a] high.(A) Ask the king in the morning to hang Mordecai on it. Then go to the banquet with the king and enjoy yourself.” The advice pleased Haman, so he had the gallows constructed.(B)
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- Esther 5:14 Lit 50 cubits
Esther 5:13-14
English Standard Version
13 Yet all this is worth nothing to me, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting (A)at the king's gate.” 14 Then (B)his wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, (C)“Let a gallows[a] fifty cubits[b] high be made, and in the morning tell the king to have Mordecai hanged upon it. Then go joyfully with the king to the feast.” This idea pleased Haman, and he had the gallows made.
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- Esther 5:14 Or wooden beam; twice in this verse (see note on 2:23)
- Esther 5:14 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
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