Esther 6:7
And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honour,
Esther 6:7 in other translations
| BSB | And Haman told the king, “For the man whom the king is delighted to honor, |
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| WEB | Haman said to the king, “For the man whom the king delights to honor, |
| ASV | And Haman said unto the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honor, |
| YLT | And Haman saith unto the king, ‘The man in whose honour the king hath delighted, |
| DARBY | And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delights to honour, |
| BBE | And Haman, answering the king, said, For the man whom the king has delight in honouring, |
| Webster | And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honor, |
What does Esther 6:7 mean?
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…
Esther 6:7 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Esther 6:7
- 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.
- 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.
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Context
- Esther 6:6
So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself?
- Esther 6:7
And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honour,
- Esther 6:8
Let the royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his head:
Esther 6:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y respondió Amán al rey: Al varón cuya honra desea el rey, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Haman dit au roi: Quant à l’homme que le roi se plaît à honorer, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Haman sprach zu dem König: Der Mann, an dessen Ehre der König Gefallen hat- |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | respondit: Homo, quem rex honorare cupit, |