Esther
Esther 7:9
9Then Harbonah, one of the eunuchs attending the king, said: “There is a gallows fifty cubits highb at Haman’s house. He had it built for Mordecai, who gave the report that saved the king.”
“Hang him on it!” declared the king.
Footnotes
- b 7:9 50 cubits is approximately 75 feet or 22.9 meters high.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Harbonah | חַ֠רְבוֹנָה | ḥar·ḇō·w·nāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2726 Charbona, Charbonah |
| one | אֶחָ֨ד | ’e·ḥāḏ | Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| of | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the eunuchs | הַסָּרִיסִ֜ים | has·sā·rî·sîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5631 eunuch |
| attending | לִפְנֵ֣י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the king | הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| said | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| There | הִנֵּה־ | hin·nêh- | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| is a gallows | הָעֵ֣ץ | hā·‘êṣ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6086 tree, trees, wood |
| fifty | חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים | ḥă·miš·šîm | Number - common plural | H2572 fifty |
| cubits | אַמָּ֑ה | ’am·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H520 ell, cubit |
| high | גָּבֹ֖הַּ | gā·ḇō·ah | Adjective - masculine singular | H1364 high, exalted |
| at Haman’s | הָמָ֔ן | hā·mān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2001 Haman |
| house | בְּבֵ֣ית | bə·ḇêṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| had it built | עָשָׂ֪ה | ‘ā·śāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| for Mordecai | לְֽמָרְדֳּכַ֞י | lə·mā·rə·do·ḵay | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4782 Mordecai |
| who | אֲשֶׁ֧ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| gave the report | דִּבֶּר־ | dib·ber- | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| that saved | ט֣וֹב | ṭō·wḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| the king | הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| Hang him | תְּלֻ֥הוּ | tə·lu·hū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural; third person masculine singular | H8518 hang |
| on it | עָלָֽיו׃ | ‘ā·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| declared | וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| the king | הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 7:15–16 · Proverbs 11:5–6 · Esther 1:10 · Esther 5:14 · Psalm 141:10 · Psalm 35:8 · Daniel 6:24 · Job 27:20–23 · Esther 6:14 · Daniel 6:7 · Esther 9:25 · Psalm 73:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.