Esther 7:6
New International Version
Esther said, “An adversary and enemy! This vile Haman!” Then Haman was terrified before the king and queen.

New Living Translation
Esther replied, “This wicked Haman is our adversary and our enemy.” Haman grew pale with fright before the king and queen.

English Standard Version
And Esther said, “A foe and enemy! This wicked Haman!” Then Haman was terrified before the king and the queen.

Berean Standard Bible
Esther replied, “The adversary and enemy is this wicked man—Haman!” And Haman stood in terror before the king and queen.

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

New King James Version
And Esther said, “The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman!” So Haman was terrified before the king and queen.

New American Standard Bible
And Esther said, “A foe and an enemy is this wicked Haman!” Then Haman became terrified before the king and queen.

NASB 1995
Esther said, “A foe and an enemy is this wicked Haman!” Then Haman became terrified before the king and queen.

NASB 1977
And Esther said, “A foe and an enemy, is this wicked Haman!” Then Haman became terrified before the king and queen.

Legacy Standard Bible
So Esther said, “An adversary and an enemy is this evil Haman!” Then Haman became terrified before the king and queen.

Amplified Bible
Esther said, “An adversary and an enemy is Haman, this evil man.” Then Haman became terrified before the king and queen.

Christian Standard Bible
Esther answered, “The adversary and enemy is this evil Haman.” Haman stood terrified before the king and queen.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Esther answered, “The adversary and enemy is this evil Haman.” Haman stood terrified before the king and queen.

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

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And Esthir said: “The man, the oppressor and the enemy is this evil Haman!” And Haman was shaking before the King and the Queen.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Esther said, the adversary is Aman, this wicked man. Then Aman was troubled before the king and the queen.

Contemporary English Version
Esther replied, "That evil Haman is the one out to get us!" Haman was terrified, as he looked at the king and the queen.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Esther said: It is this Aman that is our adversary and most wicked enemy. Aman hearing this was forthwith astonished, not being able to bear the countenance of the king and of the queen.

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Esther answered, "Our vicious enemy is this wicked man Haman!" Then Haman became panic-stricken in the presence of the king and queen.

Good News Translation
Esther answered, "Our enemy, our persecutor, is this evil man Haman!" Haman faced the king and queen with terror.

International Standard Version
Esther replied, "An adversary and an enemy—it's this wicked Haman!" So Haman was terrified before the king and the queen.

JPS Tanakh 1917
And Esther said: 'An adversary and an enemy, even this wicked Haman.' Then Haman was terrified before the king and the queen.

Literal Standard Version
And Esther says, “The man—adversary and enemy—[is] this wicked Haman”; and Haman has been afraid at the presence of the king and of the queen.

Majority Standard Bible
Esther replied, “The adversary and enemy is this wicked man—Haman!” And Haman stood in terror before the king and queen.

New American Bible
Esther replied, “The enemy oppressing us is this wicked Haman.” At this, Haman was seized with dread of the king and queen.

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

New Revised Standard Version
Esther said, “A foe and enemy, this wicked Haman!” Then Haman was terrified before the king and the queen.

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

Webster's Bible Translation
And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.

World English Bible
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
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.

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Context
Esther Pleads for Her People
5Then King Xerxes spoke up and asked Queen Esther, “Who is this, and where is the one who would devise such a scheme?” 6Esther replied, “The adversary and enemy is this wicked man— Haman!” And Haman stood in terror before the king and queen.

Cross References
Esther 3:10
So the king removed the signet ring from his finger and gave it to Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews.

Esther 7:5
Then King Xerxes spoke up and asked Queen Esther, "Who is this, and where is the one who would devise such a scheme?"

Esther 8:1
That same day King Xerxes awarded Queen Esther the estate of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai entered the king's presence because Esther had revealed his relation to her.


Treasury of Scripture

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

The adversary.

1 Samuel 24:13
As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.

Psalm 27:2
When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.

Psalm 139:19-22
Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men…

was afraid.

Nehemiah 6:16
And it came to pass, that when all our enemies heard thereof, and all the heathen that were about us saw these things, they were much cast down in their own eyes: for they perceived that this work was wrought of our God.

Job 15:21,22
A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him…

Job 18:5-12
Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine…

before.

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Esther 7
1. Esther, entertaining the king and Haman, pleads for her own life, and her people's.
5. She accuses Haman.
7. The king in his anger, understanding of the gallows Haman had made for Mordecai,
10. causes Haman to be hanged thereon.














(6) Was afraid. . . .--Shrank back in terror before . . . See the use of the word in 1Chronicles 21:30; Daniel 8:17.

Verse 6. - The adversary and enemy. Esther adds a second term of reproach - "enemy" - stronger than the one which she had used before (ver. 4), to stir up the king to greater anger.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Esther
אֶסְתֵּ֔ר (’es·têr)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 635: Esther -- 'star', Ahasuerus' queen who delivered Israel

replied,
וַתֹּ֣אמֶר־ (wat·tō·mer-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“The adversary
צַ֣ר (ṣar)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6862: Narrow, a tight place, a pebble, an opponent

and enemy
וְאוֹיֵ֔ב (wə·’ō·w·yêḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 341: Hating, an adversary

is this
הַזֶּ֑ה (haz·zeh)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

wicked man—
הָרָ֖ע (hā·rā‘)
Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

Haman!”
הָמָ֥ן (hā·mān)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2001: Haman -- to rage, be turbulent

And Haman
וְהָמָ֣ן (wə·hā·mān)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2001: Haman -- to rage, be turbulent

stood in terror
נִבְעַ֔ת (niḇ·‘aṯ)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1204: To fall upon, startle, terrify

before
מִלִּפְנֵ֥י (mil·lip̄·nê)
Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct
Strong's 6440: The face

the king
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

and queen.
וְהַמַּלְכָּֽה׃ (wə·ham·mal·kāh)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4436: Queen -- a queen


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OT History: Esther 7:6 Esther said An adversary and an enemy (Est Esth. Es)
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