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Esther 6:12

And Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman hasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered.
Esther 6:12 · King James Version

In other versions

  • And Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman hasted to his house, mourning and having his head covered.

    ASV

  • And Mordecai came back to the king's doorway. But Haman went quickly back to his house, sad and with his head covered.

    BBE

  • And Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman hasted to his house, mourning and having his head covered.

    DBY

  • Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman hurried to his house, mourning and having his head covered.

    WEB

  • And Mordecai turneth back unto the gate of the king, and Haman hath been hastened unto his house mourning, and with covered head,

    YLT

  • And Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman hasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered.

    ENG

  • And Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman hasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered.

    WBT

  • Then Mordecai returned to the king’s gate. But Haman rushed home, with his head covered in grief.

    BSB

In context

10Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth at the king's gate: let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken.

11Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour.

12And Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman hasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered.

13And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.

14And while they were yet talking with him, came the king's chamberlains, and hasted to bring Haman unto the banquet that Esther had prepared.

Cross-references

People in this verse

  • Mordecai
  • Haman

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