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Haman's wife Zeresh and all of his friends spoke up. They said to him, "Get a pole. In the morning, ask the king to have Mordecai put to death. Have the pole stuck through his body. Set it up at a place where it will be 75 feet above the ground. Everyone will be able to see it there. Then go to the dinner with the king. Have a good time." Haman was delighted with that suggestion. So he got the pole ready.
Reference
Hebrew: Hâmân
Haman, a Persian vizier
Greek: γυναικεῖος (gynaikeîos)
feminine
Hebrew: shêgâl
a (legitimate) queen
Hebrew: Zeresh
Zeresh, Haman's wife
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: ὅλος (hólos)
"whole" or "all", i.e. complete (in extent, amount, time or degree), especially (neuter) as noun or adverb
Hebrew: kôl
{properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)}
Greek: τοῦ (toû)
sometimes used for G5127 (τούτου); of this person
Hebrew: chishshur
combined, i.e. the nave or hub of awheel (as holding the spokes together)
Greek: τοῦτον (toûton)
this (person, as objective of verb or preposition)
Hebrew: ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: πρωϊνός (prōïnós)
pertaining to the dawn, i.e. matutinal
Hebrew: mishchâr
dawn
Greek: αἰτέω (aitéō)
to ask (in genitive case)
Hebrew: bᵉʻâʼ
to seek or ask
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: βασιλεύω (basileúō)
to rule (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: melek
a king
Greek: κατέχω (katéchō)
to hold down (fast), in various applications (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: Mordᵉkay
Mordecai, an Israelite
Greek: ἀναιρέω (anairéō)
to take up, i.e. adopt; by implication, to take away (violently), i.e. abolish, murder
Hebrew: râtsach
properly, to dash in pieces, i.e. kill (a human being), especially to murder
Greek: κατέχω (katéchō)
to hold down (fast), in various applications (literally or figuratively)
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: τοῦ (toû)
sometimes used for G5127 (τούτου); of this person
Greek: χρώς (chrṓs)
the body (properly, its surface or skin)
Hebrew: bâsâr
flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of aman
Greek: τακτός (taktós)
arranged, i.e. appointed or stated
Hebrew: hêm
they (only used when emphatic)
Hebrew: ʼêtsel
a side; (as a preposition) near
Hebrew: ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
Greek: περιοχή (periochḗ)
a being held around, i.e. (concretely) a passage (of Scripture, as circumscribed)
Hebrew: ʻômed
a spot (as being fixed)
Greek: ποῦ (poû)
as adverb of place; at (by implication, to) what locality
Hebrew: ʼayêh
where?
Hebrew: hêm
they (only used when emphatic)
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: ἤμην (ḗmēn)
I was
Hebrew: hâvâʼ
to be (in the sense of existence)
Greek: ἄνω (ánō)
upward or on the top
Hebrew: min
properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ἑδραίωμα (hedraíōma)
a support, i.e. (figuratively) basis
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: ἐξισχύω (exischýō)
to have full strength, i.e. be entirely competent
Hebrew: yâkôl
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
Greek: ἱστορέω (historéō)
to be knowing (learned), i.e. (by implication) to visit for information (interview)
Hebrew: râʼeh
seeing, i.e. experiencing
Hebrew: hêm
they (only used when emphatic)
Greek: ἐκεῖ (ekeî)
there; by extension, thither
Greek: τοίνυν (toínyn)
truly now, i.e. accordingly
Hebrew: ʼăzay
at that time
Greek: ἄγε (áge)
properly, lead, i.e. come on
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ἄριστον (áriston)
the best meal (or breakfast; perhaps from ("early")), i.e. luncheon
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: βασιλεύω (basileúō)
to rule (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: melek
a king
Greek: κατέχω (katéchō)
to hold down (fast), in various applications (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
Greek: βίος (bíos)
life, i.e. (literally) the present state of existence; by implication, the means of livelihood
Hebrew: rᵉkûwsh
property (as gathered)
Hebrew: môneh
properly, something weighed out, i.e. (figuratively) a portion of time, i.e. an instance
Hebrew: Hâmân
Haman, a Persian vizier
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Hebrew: kᵉnêmâʼ
so or thus
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: πρόθυμος (próthymos)
forward in spirit, i.e. predisposed; neuter (as noun) alacrity
Hebrew: ʻâthûwd
prepared
Verse Explanation
Haman's wife Zeresh and his friends suggested that he build a huge gallows, fifty cubits high, and ask the king the next morning to have Mordecai hanged on it. Haman liked the idea and ordered the gallows to be prepared.
History
c. 474 BC. A structure fifty cubits high would have been extraordinarily visible. The suggestion demonstrates how far Haman's hatred had escalated.