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Esther 7:8

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7:8 When the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet of wine, Haman was throwing himself down 1  on the couch where Esther was lying. 2  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.

1 tn Heb “falling”; NAB, NRSV “had (+ just TEV) thrown himself (+ down TEV).”

2 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.”



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