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Esther 7:8
New English Translation
Esther 7:8
New English Translation
8 When the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet of wine, Haman was throwing himself down[a] on the couch where Esther was lying.[b] 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.
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- Esther 7:8 tn Heb “falling”; NAB, NRSV “had (+ just TEV) thrown himself (+ down TEV).”
- Esther 7:8 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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