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 5:12

5:12 Haman said, “Furthermore, Queen Esther invited ²  only me to accompany the king to the banquet that she prepared! And also tomorrow I am invited ³  along with the king.

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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).

² tn Heb “caused to come”; KJV “did let no man come in…but myself.”

³ tn Heb “called to her”; KJV “invited unto her”; NAB “I am to be her guest.”