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  6:1 ¶
On that night could not the king sleep; and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles, and they were read before the king. |
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6:1 ¶
On thatº
nightº
could notºº
the kingº
sleep,º
and he commandedºº
to bringººº
the bookº
of recordsº
of the chronicles;ºº
and they wereº
readºº
beforeº
the king.º |
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6:2
And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's chamberlains, of those that kept the threshold, who had sought to lay hands on the king Ahasuerus. |
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6:2
And it was foundºº
written,ºº
thatº
Mordecaiº
had toldºº
ofº
Bigthanaº
and Teresh,º
twoº
of the king'sº
chamberlains,º
the keepersººº
of the door,º
whoº
soughtºº
to layºº
handº
on the kingº
Ahasuerus.º |
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6:3
And the king said, What honor and dignity hath been bestowed on Mordecai for this? Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, There is nothing done for him. |
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6:3
And the kingº
said,ºº
Whatº
honourº
and dignityº
hath been doneºº
to Mordecaiº
forº
this?º
Then saidºº
the king'sº
servantsº
that ministeredºº
unto him, There is nothingºº
doneºº
forº
him. |
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6:4 ¶
And the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king's house, to speak unto the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him. |
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6:4 ¶
And the kingº
said,ºº
Whoº
[is] in the court?º
Now Hamanº
was comeºº
into the outwardº
courtº
of the king'sº
house,º
to speakºº
unto the kingº
to hangººº
Mordecaiº
onº
the gallowsº
thatº
he had preparedºº
for him. |
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6:5
And the king's servants said unto him, Behold, Haman standeth in the court. And the king said, Let him come in. |
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6:5
And the king'sº
servantsº
saidºº
untoº
him, Behold,º
Hamanº
standethºº
in the court.º
And the kingº
said,ºº
Let him come in.ºº |
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6:6
So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honor? Now Haman said in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honor more than to myself? |
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6:6
So Hamanº
came in.ºº
And the kingº
saidºº
unto him, Whatº
shall be doneºº
unto the manº
whomº
the kingº
delightethºº
to honour?º
Now Hamanº
thoughtºº
in his heart,º
To whomº
would the kingº
delightºº
to doºº
honourº
moreº
thanº
toº
myself? |
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6:7
And Haman said unto the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honor, |
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6:7
And Hamanº
answeredººº
the king,º
For the manº
whomº
the kingº
delightethºº
to honour,º |
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6:8
let royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and on the head of which a crown royal is set: |
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6:8
Let the royalº
apparelº
be broughtºº
whichº
the kingº
[useth] to wear,ºº
and the horseº
thatº
the kingº
ridethºº
upon,º
and the crownº
royalº
whichº
is setºº
upon his head:º |
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6:9
and let the apparel and the horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king's most noble princes, that they may array the man therewith whom the king delighteth to honor, and cause him to ride on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honor. |
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6:9
And let this apparelº
and horseº
be deliveredºº
toº
the handº
of oneº
of the king'sº
most nobleº
princes,ºº
that they may arrayººº
the manº
[withal] whomº
the kingº
delightethºº
to honour,º
and bringºº
him onº
horsebackº
through the streetº
of the city,º
and proclaimºº
beforeº
him, Thusº
shall it be doneºº
to the manº
whomº
the kingº
delightethºº
to honour.º |
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6:10
Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth at the king's gate: let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken. |
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6:10
Then the kingº
saidºº
to Haman,º
Make haste,ºº
[and] takeººº
the apparelº
and the horse,º
asº
thou hast said,ºº
and doºº
even soº
to Mordecaiº
the Jew,º
that sittethºº
at the king'sº
gate:º
let nothingºº
failºº
of allºº
thatº
thou hast spoken.ºº |
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6:11
Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and caused him to ride through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honor. |
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6:11
Then tookºº
Hamanºº
the apparelº
and the horse,º
and arrayedººº
Mordecai,º
and brought him on horsebackºº
through the streetº
of the city,º
and proclaimedºº
beforeº
him, Thusº
shall it be doneºº
unto the manº
whomº
the kingº
delightethºº
to honour.º |
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6:12 ¶
And Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman hasted to his house, mourning and having his head covered. |
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6:12 ¶
And Mordecaiº
came againºº
toº
the king'sº
gate.º
But Hamanº
hastedºº
toº
his houseº
mourning,º
and having his headº
covered.ºº |
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6:13
And Haman recounted unto Zeresh his wife and all his friends everything that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai, before whom thou hast begun to fall, be of the seed of the Jews, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him. |
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6:13
And Hamanº
toldºº
Zereshº
his wifeº
and allº
his friendsººº
everyº
[thing] thatº
had befallenºº
him. Then saidºº
his wise menº
and Zereshº
his wifeº
unto him, Ifº
Mordecaiº
[be] of the seedºº
of the Jews,º
beforeº
whomº
thou hast begunºº
to fall,ºº
thou shalt notº
prevailºº
against him, butº
shalt surelyºº
fallºº
beforeº
him. |
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6:14
While they were yet talking with him, came the king's chamberlains, and hasted to bring Haman unto the banquet that Esther had prepared. |
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6:14
And while they [were] yetº
talkingºº
withº
him, cameºº
the king'sº
chamberlains,º
and hastedºº
to bringººº
Hamanº
untoº
the banquetº
thatº
Estherº
had prepared.ºº |
