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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Esther 8:7 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und der König Ahasveros sprach zu der Königin Esther und zu Mordokai, dem Juden: Siehe, das Haus Hamans habe ich Esther gegeben, und ihn hat man an das Holz gehängt, darum daß er seine Hand an die Juden gelegt hat.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y respondió el rey Assuero á la reina Esther, y á Mardochêo Judío: He aquí yo he dado á Esther la casa de Amán, y á él han colgado en la horca, por cuanto extendió su mano contra los Judíos.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Então o rei Assuero respondeu à rainha Ester e ao judeu Mardoqueu: Eis que dei a Ester a casa de Hamã, e a ele enforcaram na forca, por ter tentado matar os judeus.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
O rei Xerxes disse à rainha Ester e a Mardoqueu, o judeu: "Vede, eu dei à Ester a casa de Hamã, e o enforcaram porque ele atacaria os judeus.
📖 Esther 8:7 in Context
5And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which are in all the king’s provinces:
6For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?
7Then 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.
8Write ye also for the Jews, as it liketh you, in the king’s name, and seal it with the king’s ring: for the writing which is written in the king’s name, and sealed with the king’s ring, may no man reverse.
9Then were the king’s scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.
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