Esther 6:12
Good News Translation
Mordecai then went back to the palace entrance while Haman hurried home, covering his face in embarrassment.

New Revised Standard Version
Then Mordecai returned to the king’s gate, but Haman hurried to his house, mourning and with his head covered.

Contemporary English Version
Afterwards, Mordecai returned to his duties in the king's palace, and Haman hurried home, hiding his face in shame.

New American Bible
Mordecai then returned to the royal gate, while Haman hurried home grieving, with his head covered.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But Mardochai returned to the palace gate: and Aman made haste to go to his house, mourning and having his head covered:

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But Mardochai returned to the palace gate: and Aman made haste to go to his house, mourning and having his head covered:

came again.

Esther 2:19 And when the virgins were sought the second time, and gathered together, Mardochai stayed at the king's gate,

1 Samuel 3:15 And Samuel slept till morning, and opened the doors of the house of the Lord. And Samuel feared to tell the vision to Heli.

Psalm 131:1,2 A gradual canticle of David. Lord, my heart is not exalted: nor are my eyes lofty. Neither have I walked in great matters, nor in wonderful things above me. . . .

hasted to his house.

2 Samuel 17:23 But Achitophel seeing that his counsel was not followed, saddled his ass, and arose and went home to his house and to his city, and putting his house in order, hanged himself, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.

1 Kings 20:43 And the king of Israel returned to his house, slighting to hear, and raging came into Samaria.

1 Kings 21:4 And Achab came into his house angry and fretting, because of the word that Naboth, the Jezrahelite, had spoken to him, saying: I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And casting himself upon his bed, he turned away his face to the wall, and would eat no bread.

2 Chronicles 26:20 And Azarias the high priest, and all the rest of the priests looked upon him, and saw the leprosy in his forehead, and they made haste to thrust him out. Yea himself also being frightened, hasted to go out, because he had quickly felt the stroke of the Lord.

Job 20:5 That the praise of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment.

having.

Esther 7:8 And when the king came back out of the garden set with trees, and entered into the place of the banquet, he found Aman was fallen upon the bed on which Esther lay, and he said: He will force the queen also in my presence, in my own house. The word was not yet gone out of the king's mouth, and immediately they covered his face.

2 Samuel 15:30 But David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, going up and weeping, walking barefoot, and with his head covered, and all the people that were with them, went up with their heads covered weeping.

Job 9:24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked, he covereth the face of the judges thereof: and if it be not he, who is it then?

Jeremiah 14:3,4 The great ones sent their inferiors to the water: they came to draw, they found no water, they carried back their vessels empty: they were confounded and afflicted, and covered their heads. . . .

Context
Mordecai is Honored
11So Aman took the robe and the horse, and arraying Mardochai in the street of the city, and setting him on the horse, went before him, and proclaimed: This honour is he worthy of, whom the king hath a mind to honour. 12But Mardochai returned to the palace gate: and Aman made haste to go to his house, mourning and having his head covered:13And he told Zares his wife, and his friends, all that had befallen him. And the wise men whom he had in counsel, and his wife answered him: If Mardochai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou canst not resist him, but thou shalt fall in his sight.…
Cross References
2 Samuel 15:30
But David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, going up and weeping, walking barefoot, and with his head covered, and all the people that were with them, went up with their heads covered weeping.

Esther 6:11
So Aman took the robe and the horse, and arraying Mardochai in the street of the city, and setting him on the horse, went before him, and proclaimed: This honour is he worthy of, whom the king hath a mind to honour.

Esther 6:11
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