Esther 6:7

And Haman answered HaMelech, For the ish HaMelech delighteth to show yekar (honor),

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honour,

In Context

6So Haman came in. And HaMelech said unto him, What shall be done unto the ish whom HaMelech delighteth to show yekar? + 6:6 See 1:4,20; 6:3 Now Haman thought in his lev, To whom would HaMelech delight to do yekar more than to myself?

8Let the levush malkhut (royal robe, clothing) be brought which HaMelech has worn, and the sus (horse) that HaMelech rideth upon, and the keter malkhut (royal crown, crest) which is set upon its head,

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Cross References

Esther 6:9And let this levush and sus be delivered to the hand of one of the most noble sarim (princes) of HaMelech, that they may array the ish therewith whom HaMelech delighteth to show yekar, + 6:9 See 1:4,20; 6:3 ,6 and bring him on horseback through the rechov of the ir, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the ish whom HaMelech delighteth to show yekar.

Matthew Henry on Esther 6:5-12

The Honour Conferred on Mordecai. ( b. c. 510.) 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. 5 And the king's servants said unto him, Behold, Haman standeth in the court. And the king said, Let him come in. 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… Read the whole commentary →

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