Esther 5:10

5:10 But Haman restrained himself and went on to his home.

He then sent for his friends to join him, ¹  along with his wife Zeresh.

Esther 6:6

6:6 So Haman came in, and the king said to him, “What should be done for the man whom the king wishes to honor?” Haman thought to himself, ²  “Who is it that the king would want to honor more than me?”

Esther 6:8

6:8 let them bring royal attire which the king himself has worn and a horse on which the king himself has ridden – one bearing the royal insignia! ³ 

Esther 7:8

7:8 When the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet of wine, Haman was throwing himself down ⁴  on the couch where Esther was lying. ⁵  The king exclaimed, “Will he also attempt to rape the queen while I am still in the building!”

As these words left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.

Esther 3:1

Haman Conspires to Destroy the Jews

3:1 Some time later ⁶  King Ahasuerus promoted ⁷  Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, exalting him and setting his position ⁸  above that of all the officials who were with him.

Esther 1:8

1:8 There were no restrictions on the drinking, ⁹  for the king had instructed all of his supervisors ¹⁰  that they should do as everyone so desired. ¹¹ 

Esther 5:12

5:12 Haman said, “Furthermore, Queen Esther invited ¹²  only me to accompany the king to the banquet that she prepared! And also tomorrow I am invited ¹³  along with the king.

Esther 9:25

9:25 But when the matter came to the king’s attention, the king ¹⁴  gave written orders that Haman’s ¹⁵  evil intentions that he had devised against the Jews should fall on his own head. He and his sons were hanged on the gallows.

Esther 10:3

10:3 Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Ahasuerus. He was the highest-ranking ¹⁶  Jew, and he was admired by his numerous relatives. ¹⁷  He worked enthusiastically ¹⁸  for the good of his people and was an advocate for the welfare of ¹⁹  all his descendants. ²⁰ 

Esther 3:12

3:12 So the royal scribes ²¹  were summoned in the first month, on the thirteenth day of the month. Everything Haman commanded was written to the king’s satraps ²²  and governors who were in every province and to the officials of every people, province by province according to its script and people by people according to its language. In the name of King Ahasuerus it was written and sealed with the king’s signet ring.

[5:10]  ¹ tn Heb “sent and brought.” The expression is probably a hendiadys (a figure of speech in which a single idea is expressed through two words or phrases), in which case the two verbs could be translated simply as “summoned” (so NAB) or “sent for” (NASB).

[6:6]  ² tn Heb “said in his heart” (so ASV); NASB, NRSV “said to himself.”

[6:8]  ³ tc The final comment (“one on whose head the royal crown has been”) is not included in the LXX.

[7:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “falling”; NAB, NRSV “had (+ just TEV) thrown himself (+ down TEV).”

[7:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “where Esther was” (so KJV, NASB). The term “lying” has been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons; cf. NAB, NIV, NRSV, NLT “was reclining.”

[3:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “after these things” (so KJV, ASV); NAB, NASB, NIV “After these events.”

[3:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “made great”; NAB “raised…to high rank”; NIV “honored.”

[3:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “chair”; KJV, NRSV “seat”; NASB “established his authority.”

[1:8]  ⁶ tn Heb “the drinking was according to law; there was no one compelling.”

[1:8]  ⁷ tn Heb “every chief of his house”; KJV “all the officers of his house”; NLT “his staff.”

[1:8]  ⁸ tn Heb “according to the desire of man and man.”

[5:12]  ⁷ tn Heb “caused to come”; KJV “did let no man come in…but myself.”

[5:12]  ⁸ tn Heb “called to her”; KJV “invited unto her”; NAB “I am to be her guest.”

[9:25]  ⁸ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[9:25]  ⁹ tn Heb “his”; the referent (Haman) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[10:3]  ⁹ tn Heb “great among the Jews” (so KJV, NASB); NIV “preeminent among the Jews”; NRSV “powerful among the Jews.”

[10:3]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “brothers”; NASB “kinsmen”; NIV “fellow Jews.”

[10:3]  ¹¹ tn Heb “he was seeking”; NAB “as the promoter of his people’s welfare.”

[10:3]  ¹² tn Heb “he was speaking peace to”; NRSV “and interceded for the welfare of.”

[10:3]  ¹³ sn A number of additions to the Book of Esther appear in the apocryphal (or deuterocanonical) writings. These additions supply further information about various scenes described in the canonical book and are interesting in their own right. However, they were never a part of the Hebrew Bible. The placement of this additional material in certain Greek manuscripts of the Book of Esther may be described as follows. At the beginning of Esther there is an account (= chapter 11) of a dream in which Mordecai is warned by God of a coming danger for the Jews. In this account two great dragons, representing Mordecai and Haman, prepare for conflict. But God responds to the prayers of his people, and the crisis is resolved. This account is followed by another one (= chapter 12) in which Mordecai is rewarded for disclosing a plot against the king’s life. After Esth 3:13 there is a copy of a letter from King Artaxerxes authorizing annihilation of the Jews (= chapter 13). After Esth 4:17 the account continues with a prayer of Mordecai (= part of chapter 13), followed by a prayer of Esther (= chapter 14), and an account which provides details about Esther’s appeal to the king in behalf of her people (= chapter 15). After Esth 8:12 there is a copy of a letter from King Artaxerxes in which he denounces Haman and his plot and authorizes his subjects to assist the Jews (= chapter 16). At the end of the book, following Esth 10:3, there is an addition which provides an interpretation to Mordecai’s dream, followed by a brief ascription of genuineness to the entire book (= chapter 11).

[3:12]  ¹⁰ tn Or “secretaries” (so NIV, NRSV, NLT).

[3:12]  ¹¹ tn Or “princes” (so NLT); CEV “highest officials.”