Esther 6 · Verse 9

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 6:9, King James Version

Esther 6:9 in other translations

BSBLet the robe and the horse be entrusted to one of the king’s most noble princes. Let them array the man the king wants to honor and parade him on the horse through the city square, proclaiming before him, ‘This is what is done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor!’”
WEBLet the clothing and the horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king’s most noble princes, that they may array the man whom the king delights to honor with them, and have him ride on horseback through the city square, and proclaim before him, ‘Thus it shall be done to the man whom the king delights to honor!’”
ASVand 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.
YLTand to give the clothing and the horse into the hand of a man of the heads of the king, the chiefs, and they have clothed the man in whose honour the king hath delighted, and caused him to ride on the horse in a broad place of the city, and called before him: Thus it is done to the man in whose honour the king hath delighted.'
DARBYand let the apparel and horse be delivered into the hand of one of the king's most noble princes, and let them array the man whom the king delights to honour, and cause him to ride on the horse through the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delights to honour!
BBEAnd let the robes and the horse be given to one of the king's most noble captains, so that they may put them on the man whom the king has delight in honouring, and let him go on horseback through the streets of the town, with men crying out before him, So let it be done to the man whom the king has delight in honouring.
WebsterAnd 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 whom the king delighteth to honor, 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 honor.

What does Esther 6:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
9. delivered to the hand of one of the king's most noble princes ... array the man--On grand and public occasions, the royal steed is led by the highest subject through the principal streets of the city, a ceremony which may occupy several hours.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 One of the king's most noble princes - Alas, Poor Haman! Never was the fable of the dog and shadow more literally fulfilled. Thou didst gape at the shadow, and didst lose the substance.

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 6:9 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.

וְנָת֨וֹןve.na.Tonand let them putH5414
הַלְּב֜וּשׁha.le.Vushthe clothingH3830
וְהַסּ֗וּסve.ha.Susand the horseH5483
עַל\־'al-onH5921
יַד\־yad-[the] hand ofH3027
אִ֞ישׁ'isha manH376
מִשָּׂרֵ֤יmi.sa.Reione of [the] officials ofH8269
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
הַֽפַּרְתְּמִ֔יםha.par.te.Mimthe noblesH6579
וְהִלְבִּ֙ישׁוּ֙ve.hil.Bi.shuand they will clotheH3847
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הָאִ֔ישׁha.'Ishthe manH376
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhomH834
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
חָפֵ֣ץcha.Fetzhe delightsH2654
בִּֽיקָר֑וֹbi.ka.Roin honor hisH3366
וְהִרְכִּיבֻ֤הוּve.hir.ki.Vu.huand they will make ride himH7392
עַל\־'al-onH5921
הַסּוּס֙ha.Susthe horseH5483
בִּרְח֣וֹבbir.Chovin [the] open place ofH7339
הָעִ֔ירha.'Irthe cityH5892
וְקָרְא֣וּve.ka.re.'Uand they will proclaimH7121
לְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.Nav<to> before himH6440
כָּ֚כָהKa.khahthusH3602
יֵעָשֶׂ֣הye.'a.Sehit will be doneH6213
לָאִ֔ישׁla.'Ishfor the manH376
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhomH834
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
חָפֵ֥ץcha.Fetzhe delightsH2654
בִּיקָרֽוֹ\׃bi.ka.Roin honor hisH3366

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Cross references for Esther 6:9

  • Genesis 41:43

    And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt.

  • 1 Kings 1:33-34

    The king also said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down to Gihon: And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon.

  • Zechariah 9:9

    Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
bring him. Heb. cause him to ride. proclaim.
Ge 41:43; 1Ki 1:33,34; Zec 9:9

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

Context

  • 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 6:9

    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.

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Esther 6:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y den el vestido y el caballo en mano de alguno de los príncipes más nobles del rey, y vistan á aquel varón cuya honra desea el rey, y llévenlo en el caballo por la plaza de la ciudad, y pregonen delante de él: Así se hará al varón cuya honra desea el rey.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et que le vêtement et le cheval soient remis aux mains d’un des princes du roi les plus illustres; et qu’on revête l’homme que le roi se plaît à honorer, et qu’on le promène par les rues de la ville, monté sur le cheval, et qu’on crie devant lui: C’est ainsi qu’on fait à l’homme que le roi se plaît à honorer.
German
Elberfelder 1871
und man übergebe das Kleid und das Roß den Händen eines der vornehmsten Fürsten des Königs; und man bekleide den Mann, an dessen Ehre der König Gefallen hat, und man lasse ihn auf dem Rosse durch die Straßen der Stadt reiten und rufe vor ihm her: Also wird dem Manne getan, an dessen Ehre der König Gefallen hat!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et primus de regiis principibus ac tyrannis teneat equum ejus, et per plateam civitatis incedens clamet, et dicat: Sic honorabitur, quemcumque voluerit rex honorare.