Esther 5:10
Nevertheless Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife.
Esther 5:10 in other translations
| BSB | Nevertheless, Haman restrained himself and went home. And calling for his friends and his wife Zeresh, |
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| WEB | Nevertheless Haman restrained himself, and went home. There, he sent and called for his friends and Zeresh his wife. |
| ASV | Nevertheless Haman refrained himself, and went home; and he sent and fetched his friends and Zeresh his wife. |
| YLT | And Haman forceth himself, and cometh in unto his house, and sendeth, and bringeth in his friends, and Zeresh his wife, |
| DARBY | But Haman controlled himself, and came home; and he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife. |
| BBE | But controlling himself, he went to his house; and he sent for his friends and Zeresh, his wife. |
| Webster | Nevertheless, Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife. |
What does Esther 5:10 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Esther 5:9-14
This account of Haman is a comment upon Pr 21:24. Self-admirers and self-flatterers are really self-deceivers. Haman, the higher he is lifted up, the more impatient he is of contempt, and the more enraged at it. The affront from Mordecai spoiled all. A slight affront, which a humble man would scarcely notice, will torment a proud man, even to madness, and will mar all his comforts. Those disposed to be uneasy, will…
Esther 5:10 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Esther 5:10
- Esther 6:13
And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.
- Ecclesiastes 7:9
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
- Genesis 45:1
Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren.
- 2 Samuel 13:22-23
And Absalom spake unto his brother Amnon neither good nor bad: for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar. And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baal–hazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king’s sons.
- Genesis 43:30-31
And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there. And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.
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Context
- Esther 5:9
Then went Haman forth that day joyful and with a glad heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate, that he stood not up, nor moved for him, he was full of indignation against Mordecai.
- Esther 5:10
Nevertheless Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife.
- Esther 5:11
And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.
Esther 5:10 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Mas refrenóse Amán, y vino á su casa, y envió, é hizo venir sus amigos, y á Zeres su mujer. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Mais Haman se contint et rentra dans sa maison; et il envoya et fit venir ses amis et Zéresh, sa femme. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und als er in sein Haus gekommen war, sandte er hin und ließ seine Freunde und sein Weib Seresch kommen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et dissimulata ira reversus in domum suam, convocavit ad se amicos suos, et Zares uxorem suam, |