Esther

Esther 5:14

¹⁴His wife Zeresh and all his friends told him, “Have them build a gallows fifty cubits high,^a and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai hanged on it. Then go to the banquet with the king and enjoy yourself.”

The advice pleased Haman, and he had the gallows constructed.

Footnotes

a 5:14 50 cubits is approximately 75 feet or 22.9 meters high.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
His wife	אִשְׁתּ֜וֹ	’iš·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
Zeresh	זֶ֨רֶשׁ	ze·reš	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2238 Zeresh
and all	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
his friends	אֹֽהֲבָ֗יו	’ō·hă·ḇāw	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H157 love
told	וַתֹּ֣אמֶר	wat·tō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
him	לוֹ֩	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
Have them build	יַֽעֲשׂוּ־	ya·‘ă·śū-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6213 do, make
a gallows	עֵץ֮	‘êṣ	Noun - masculine singular	H6086 tree, trees, wood
fifty	חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים	ḥă·miš·šîm	Number - common plural	H2572 fifty
cubits	אַמָּה֒	’am·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H520 ell, cubit
high	גָּבֹ֣הַּ	gā·ḇō·ah	Adjective - masculine singular	H1364 high, exalted
and ask	אֱמֹ֣ר	’ĕ·mōr	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H559 utter, say
the king	לַמֶּ֗לֶךְ	lam·me·leḵ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
in the morning	וּבַבֹּ֣קֶר׀	ū·ḇab·bō·qer	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1242 morning
to have Mordecai	מָרְדֳּכַי֙	mā·rə·do·ḵay	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4782 Mordecai
hanged	וְיִתְל֤וּ	wə·yiṯ·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8518 hang
on it	עָלָ֔יו	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
Then go	וּבֹֽא־	ū·ḇō-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל	ʾɛl	Preposition	H413 motion to
the banquet	הַמִּשְׁתֶּ֖ה	ham·miš·teh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4960 feast
with	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
the king	הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
and enjoy yourself	שָׂמֵ֑חַ	śā·mê·aḥ	Adjective - masculine singular	H8056 glad, joyful, merry
The advice	הַדָּבָ֛ר	had·dā·ḇār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
pleased	וַיִּיטַ֧ב	way·yî·ṭaḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing
Haman	הָמָ֖ן	hā·mān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2001 Haman
and he had the gallows	הָעֵֽץ׃פ	hā·‘êṣ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6086 tree, trees, wood
constructed	וַיַּ֥עַשׂ	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Esther 6:4 · 1 Kings 21:7 · Esther 7:9–10 · Psalm 37:32 · Psalm 37:14 · Acts 23:14–15 · Psalm 7:13–16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.