Esther 5:10-13

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. 5:11 Haman then recounted to them his fabulous wealth, ²  his many sons, ³  and how the king had magnified him and exalted him over the king’s other officials and servants. 5:12 Haman said, “Furthermore, Queen Esther invited ⁴  only me to accompany the king to the banquet that she prepared! And also tomorrow I am invited ⁵  along with the king. 5:13 Yet all of this fails to satisfy me so long as I have to see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.”

[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).

[5:11]  ² tn Heb “the glory of his riches” (so KJV, NASB); NRSV “the splendor of his riches.”

[5:11]  ³ sn According to Esth 9:10 Haman had ten sons.

[5:12]  ³ tn Heb “caused to come”; KJV “did let no man come in…but myself.”

[5:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “called to her”; KJV “invited unto her”; NAB “I am to be her guest.”