Esther 7:6

KJV1611 – Modern English

And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was terrified before the king and the queen.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר־אֶסְתֵּ֔ר אִ֚ישׁ צַ֣ר וְאוֹיֵ֔ב הָמָ֥ן הָרָ֖ע הַזֶּ֑ה וְהָמָ֣ן נִבְעַ֔ת מִלִּפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וְהַמַּלְכָּֽה׃

Transliteration

And wattōʾmer-ʾester, "ʾîš ṣar and ʾôyēḇ, hāmān the rāʿ the zeh." And hāmān niḇʿat from before the melek and the malkâ.

Grammar Details

• *wattōʾmer*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and she said
• *ʾester*: proper noun - Esther
• *ʾîš*: noun, masculine singular construct - man of
• *ṣar*: adjective, masculine singular - adversarial/hostile
• *ʾôyēḇ*: qal participle masculine singular - enemy/one who hates
• *hāmān*: proper noun - Haman
• *rāʿ*: adjective, masculine singular with definite article - the evil/wicked
• *zeh*: demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular with definite article - this
• *niḇʿat*: niphal perfect 3rd masculine singular - was terrified/frightened
• *melek*: noun, masculine singular with definite article - the king
• *malkâ*: noun, feminine singular with definite article - the queen

Word Meanings

• *ʾîš*: man/person
• *ṣar*: adversary/enemy/foe
• *ʾôyēḇ*: enemy/foe/adversary
• *rāʿ*: evil/wicked/bad
• *niḇʿat*: was terrified/frightened/filled with dread

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Esther said, "The adversary and enemy is this vile Haman." Then Haman was terrified before the king and queen.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And ther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Esther{H635} said,{H559} An adversary{H376} and an enemy,{H341} even this wicked{H7451} Haman.{H2001} Then Haman{H2001} was afraid{H1204} before{H6440} the king{H4428} and the queen.{H4436}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Esther{H635} said{H559}{(H8799)}, The adversary{H376}{H6862} and enemy{H341}{(H8802)} is this wicked{H7451} Haman{H2001}. Then Haman{H2001} was afraid{H1204}{(H8738)} before{H6440} the king{H4428} and the queen{H4436}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Hester sayde: The enemye and aduersary is this wicked Aman. As for Ama, he was exceadingly afraied before ye kynge & ye quene.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Ester said, The aduersarie and enemie is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afrayde before the King and the Queene.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Esther saide: the enemie and aduersarie is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was exceedingly afrayde before the king and the queene.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Esther said, The adversary and enemy [is] this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Esther said, An adversary and an enemy, even this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Esther saith, `The man -- adversary and enemy -- `is' this wicked Haman;' and Haman hath been afraid at the presence of the king and of the queen.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Esther said, An adversary and an enemy, even this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Esther said, An adversary and an enemy, even this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Esther said, Our hater and attacker is this evil Haman. Then Haman was full of fear before the king and the queen.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Esther said, "An adversary and an enemy, even this wicked Haman!" Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Esther replied,“The oppressor and enemy is this evil Haman!”Then Haman became terrified in the presence of the king and queen.

Referenced Verses

• Job 18:5-9 : 5 Indeed, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine. 6 The light shall be dark in his dwelling, and his lamp shall be put out with him. 7 The steps of his strength shall be shortened, and his own counsel shall cast him down. 8 For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walks upon a snare. 9 The trap shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him. 10 The snare is laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way. 11 Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet. 12 His strength shall be weakened by hunger, and destruction shall be ready at his side.
• Ps 139:19-22 : 19 Surely You will slay the wicked, O God; depart from me, therefore, you bloodthirsty men. 20 For they speak against You wickedly; Your enemies take Your name in vain. 21 Do I not hate them, O LORD, who hate You? And am I not grieved with those who rise up against You? 22 I hate them with perfect hatred; I count them my enemies.
• 2 Thess 2:8 : 8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the breath of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
• Prov 16:14 : 14 The wrath of a king is as messengers of death, but a wise man will pacify it.
• Prov 24:24-25 : 24 He who says to the wicked, You are righteous; him the people shall curse, nations shall abhor him. 25 But those who rebuke him shall have delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
• Eccl 5:8 : 8 If you see the oppression of the poor and the violent perversion of judgment and justice in a province, do not marvel at the matter; for He who is higher than the highest regards, and there are higher than they.
• Isa 21:4 : 4 My heart pounded, fearfulness frightened me; the night that I delighted in has been turned into terror for me.
• Dan 5:5-6 : 5 In the same hour, fingers of a man's hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall of the king's palace, opposite the lampstand; and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote. 6 Then the king's face changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his hips were loosened, and his knees knocked against each other.
• 1 Cor 5:13 : 13 But those who are outside God judges. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.
• Ps 27:2 : 2 When the wicked, even my enemies and my foes, came upon me to devour my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
• Ps 73:5-9 : 5 They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men. 6 Therefore pride surrounds them as a chain; violence covers them as a garment. 7 Their eyes bulge with abundance; they have more than heart could wish. 8 They are corrupt, and speak wickedly of oppression; they speak loftily. 9 They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walks through the earth.
• Ps 73:17-20 : 17 Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then I understood their end. 18 Surely You set them in slippery places; You cast them down to destruction. 19 How they are brought into desolation, as in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors. 20 As a dream when one awakes; so, O Lord, when You wake up, You shall despise their image.
• 1 Sam 24:13 : 13 As says the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness comes from the wicked: but my hand shall not be upon you.
• Neh 6:16 : 16 And it happened, when all our enemies heard of it, and all the nations around us saw these things, they were very disheartened in their own eyes; for they realized that this work was done by our God.
• Esth 3:10 : 10 And the king took his ring from his hand and gave it to Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews.
• Job 15:21-22 : 21 A dreadful sound is in his ears; in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him. 22 He does not believe that he shall return out of darkness, and he is marked for the sword.