Esther 6:10Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

Douay-RheimsHebrew (Masoretic text)

And the king said to him: Make haste and take the robe and the horse, and do as thou hast spoken to Mardochai the Jew, who sitteth before the gates of the palace. Beware thou pass over any of those things which thou hast spoken.
Douay-Rheims

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ לְהָמָ֗ן מַ֠הֵר קַ֣ח אֶת־הַלְּב֤וּשׁ וְאֶת־הַסּוּס֙ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבַּ֔רְתָּ וַֽעֲשֵׂה־כֵן֙ לְמָרְדֳּכַ֣י הַיְּהוּדִ֔י הַיּוֹשֵׁ֖ב בְּשַׁ֣עַר הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ אַל־תַּפֵּ֣ל דָּבָ֔ר מִכֹּ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃
Hebrew (Masoretic text)

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Jungerow P.A.

19th centuryCommentator

Following his counsel, Haman was commanded by the king to carry out all that was decreed against Mordecai the Jew. After fulfilling his orders, he returned home filled with grief (Esther 6:10-14). In the king's address to Haman, Mordecai is identified as a Jew and, despite the earlier decree calling for the destruction of the Jewish people, is bestowed with the highest honor (v. 10). This shift in the Persian king's attitude towards the same group of individuals mirrors the unpredictable nature of Xerxes, evident in his treatment of people, his governance, and his overall conduct.

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