王说：“谁在院子里？”（那时哈曼正进王宫的外院，要求王将末底改挂在他所预备的木架上。）

王说：“谁在院子里？”那时哈曼正进入王宫的外院，要请王把末底改挂在他所预备的木架上。

王说：“谁在院子里？”那时哈曼正进入王宫的外院，要请王把末底改挂在他所预备的木架上。

王问：“谁在院子里？”那时哈曼刚进到王宫外院，想请求王将末底改吊在他预备的木架上。

王问：“谁在院子里？”那时哈曼正进了王宫的外院，要求王把末底改挂在哈曼为他预备的木架上。

王问：“谁在院子里？”那时哈曼正来到王宫的外院，为要向王提说把末迪凯挂在他为末迪凯所预备的木架上。

王說：「誰在院子裏？」（那時哈曼正進王宮的外院，要求王將末底改掛在他所預備的木架上。）

王說：「誰在院子裏？」那時哈曼正進入王宮的外院，要請王把末底改掛在他所預備的木架上。

王說：「誰在院子裏？」那時哈曼正進入王宮的外院，要請王把末底改掛在他所預備的木架上。

王問：「誰在院子裡？」那時哈曼剛進到王宮外院，想請求王將末底改吊在他預備的木架上。

王問：“誰在院子裡？”那時哈曼正進了王宮的外院，要求王把末底改掛在哈曼為他預備的木架上。

王說：『誰在院子裏？』那時哈曼正進王宮的外院，要求王將末底改掛在他所給他豫備的示眾木架上。

王問：「誰在院子裡？」那時哈曼正來到王宮的外院，為要向王提說把末迪凱掛在他為末迪凱所預備的木架上。

王曰、誰在院中、時、哈曼適進王宮外院、欲與王言、懸末底改於其所具之木、

王曰、孰當入直者。對曰、哈曼、時哈曼至王宮外院、欲求王懸木底改於木、王宣之進。

時、哈曼適至王宮之外院、欲求王懸末底改於所立之木、王問曰、誰在院中、王之臣僕曰、哈曼立於院、王曰、可使之入、

The king said,“ Who is in the court?” Now Haman had just entered the outer court of the palace to speak to the king about impaling Mordecai on the pole he had set up for him.

The king asked,“ Who is in the courtyard?” Haman had just entered the outer courtyard of the palace. He had come to speak to the king about putting Mordecai to death. He wanted to talk about putting Mordecai’s body on the pole he had prepared for him.

And the king said,“ Who is in the court?” Now Haman had just entered the outer court of the king’s palace to speak to the king about having Mordecai hanged on the gallows that he had prepared for him.

“ Who is that in the outer court?” the king inquired. As it happened, Haman had just arrived in the outer court of the palace to ask the king to impale Mordecai on the pole he had prepared.

The king asked,“ Who is in the court?” Now Haman was just entering the outer court of the palace to ask the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows he had prepared for him.

So the king said,“ Who is in the courtyard?” Now Haman had just entered the outer courtyard of the king’s palace in order to speak to the king about hanging Mordecai on the wooden gallows which he had prepared for him.

So the king said,“ Who is in the court?” Now Haman had just entered the outer court of the king’s palace to suggest that the king hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.

And the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king’s house, to speak unto the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.

The king asked,“ Who is in the court?” Now Haman was just entering the outer court of the palace to ask the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows he had prepared for him.

And the king said, Who[ is] in the court? Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king’s house, to speak unto the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.

Then the king said,“ Who is that in the courtyard?” Now Haman had come to the outer courtyard of the palace to suggest that the king hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had constructed for him.

The king said,“ Who is in the court?” Now Haman had come into the outer court of the king’s house, to speak to the king about hanging Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.

His wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him,“ Have a pole set up, reaching to a height of fifty cubits, and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai impaled on it. Then go with the king to the banquet and enjoy yourself.” This suggestion delighted Haman, and he had the pole set up. (niv)

“ All the king’s officials and the people of the royal provinces know that for any man or woman who approaches the king in the inner court without being summoned the king has but one law: that they be put to death unless the king extends the gold scepter to them and spares their lives. But thirty days have passed since I was called to go to the king.” (niv)

On the third day Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the palace, in front of the king’s hall. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the hall, facing the entrance. (niv)

The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them. (niv)

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom. (niv)

He catches the wise in their craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are swept away. (niv)

to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine. (niv)

Then Haman said to King Xerxes,“ There is a certain people dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom who keep themselves separate. Their customs are different from those of all other people, and they do not obey the king’s laws; it is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them.If it pleases the king, let a decree be issued to destroy them, and I will give ten thousand talents of silver to the king’s administrators for the royal treasury.”So the king took his signet ring from his finger and gave it to Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews.“ Keep the money,” the king said to Haman,“ and do with the people as you please.” (niv)

Then Harbona, one of the eunuchs attending the king, said,“ A pole reaching to a height of fifty cubits stands by Haman’s house. He had it set up for Mordecai, who spoke up to help the king.” The king said,“ Impale him on it!” (niv)

Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act.Do not say to your neighbor,“ Come back tomorrow and I’ll give it to you”— when you already have it with you. (niv)