Esther 6 · Verse 10

Esther 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.
Esther 6:10, King James Version

Esther 6:10 in other translations

BSB“Hurry,” said the king to Haman, “and do just as you proposed. Take the robe and the horse to Mordecai the Jew, who is sitting at the king’s gate. Do not neglect anything that you have suggested.”
WEBThen the king said to Haman, “Hurry and take the clothing and the horse, as you have said, and do this for Mordecai the Jew, who sits at the king’s gate. Let nothing fail of all that you have spoken.”
ASVThen 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.
YLTAnd the king saith to Haman, ‘Haste, take the clothing and the horse, as thou hast spoken, and do so to Mordecai the Jew, who is sitting in the gate of the king; there doth not fall a thing of all that thou hast spoken.'
DARBYAnd the king said to Haman, Make haste, take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do so to Mordecai the Jew, who sits at the king's gate: let nothing fail of all that thou hast said.
BBEThen the king said to Haman, Go quickly, and take the robes and the horse, as you have said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, who is seated at the king's doorway: see that you do everything as you have said.
WebsterThen 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.

What does Esther 6:10 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 Make haste, and take the apparel - and do even so to Mordecai - O mortifying reverse of human fortune! How could Haman bear this? The Targumist might speak according to nature when he said that "Haman besought the king to kill him rather than degrade him so." How astonishing is the conduct of Divine providence in all this business! From it we plainly see that there is neither counsel nor wisdom against the Lord; and that he who digs a pit for his neighbor, is sure to fall into it himself.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Esther 6:4-11

See how men's pride deceives them. The deceitfulness of our own hearts appears in nothing more than in the conceit we have of ourselves and our own performances: against which we should constantly watch and pray. Haman thought the king loved and valued no one but himself, but he was deceived. We should suspect that the esteem which others profess for us, is not so great as it seems to be, that we may not think too…

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Esther 6:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
לְהָמָ֗ןle.ha.Manto HamanH2001
מַ֠הֵרMa.herhurryH4116
קַ֣חkachtakeH3947
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַלְּב֤וּשׁha.le.Vushthe clothingH3830
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
הַסּוּס֙ha.Susthe horseH5483
כַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.Sherjust asH834
דִּבַּ֔רְתָּdi.Bar.tayou have saidH1696
וַֽעֲשֵׂה\־va.'a.seh-and doH6213
כֵן֙khensoH3651
לְמָרְדֳּכַ֣יle.ma.re.do.Khaifor MordecaiH4782
הַיְּהוּדִ֔יhai.ye.hu.Dithe JewH3064
הַיּוֹשֵׁ֖בhai.yo.Shevwho sitsH3427
בְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arat [the] gate ofH8179
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
אַל\־'al-may notH408
תַּפֵּ֣לta.Pelyou make fallH5307
דָּבָ֔רda.Vara wordH1697
מִכֹּ֖לmi.Kolfrom allH3605
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherthatH834
דִּבַּֽרְתָּ\׃di.Bar.tayou have saidH1696

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Esther 6:10

  • Daniel 4:37

    Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.

  • 2 Kings 10:10

    Know now that there shall fall unto the earth nothing of the word of the Lord, which the Lord spake concerning the house of Ahab: for the Lord hath done that which he spake by his servant Elijah.

  • Revelation 18:7

    How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.

  • Luke 14:11

    For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Make haste.
Da 4:37; Lu 14:11; Re 18:7
let nothing fail. Heb. suffer not a whit to fall.
2Ki 10:10

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Esther 6:9

    And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king’s most noble princes, that they may array the man withal whom the king delighteth to honour, and bring him 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 honour.

  • Esther 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.

  • Esther 6:11

    Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour.

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Esther 6:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces el rey dijo á Amán: Date priesa, toma el vestido y el caballo, como tú has dicho, y hazlo así con el judío Mardochêo, que se sienta á la puerta del rey; no omitas nada de todo lo que has dicho.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et le roi dit à Haman: Hâte-toi, prends le vêtement et le cheval, comme tu l’as dit, et fais ainsi à Mardochée, le Juif, qui est assis à la porte du roi. N’omets rien de tout ce que tu as dit.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Da sprach der König zu Haman: Eile, nimm das Kleid und das Roß, wie du gesagt hast, und tue so mit Mordokai, dem Juden, der im Tore des Königs sitzt; laß nichts ausfallen von allem, was du gesagt hast.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Dixitque ei rex: Festina, et sumpta stola et equo, fac, ut locutus es, Mardochæo Judæo, qui sedet ante fores palatii. Cave ne quidquam de his, quæ locutus es, prætermittas.