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Esther 5:13-14
Holman Christian Standard Bible
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
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
Esther 5:13-14
New International Version
Esther 5:13-14
New International Version
13 But all this gives me no satisfaction as long as I see that Jew Mordecai sitting at the king’s gate.(A)”
14 His wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, “Have a pole set up, reaching to a height of fifty cubits,[a](B) and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai impaled(C) on it. Then go with the king to the banquet and enjoy yourself.” This suggestion delighted Haman, and he had the pole set up.
Footnotes
- Esther 5:14 That is, about 75 feet or about 23 meters
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