Esther 7:6
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New International Version (©2011)
Esther said, "An adversary and enemy! This vile Haman!" Then Haman was terrified before the king and queen.

New Living Translation (©2007)
Esther replied, "This wicked Haman is our adversary and our enemy." Haman grew pale with fright before the king and queen.

English Standard Version (©2001)
And Esther said, “A foe and enemy! This wicked Haman!” Then Haman was terrified before the king and the queen.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Esther said, "A foe and an enemy is this wicked Haman!" Then Haman became terrified before the king and queen.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
Esther answered, "The adversary and enemy is this evil Haman." Haman stood terrified before the king and queen.

International Standard Version (©2012)
Esther replied, "An adversary and an enemy—it's this wicked Haman!" So Haman was terrified before the king and the queen.

NET Bible (©2006)
Esther replied, "The oppressor and enemy is this evil Haman!" Then Haman became terrified in the presence of the king and queen.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Esther answered, "Our vicious enemy is this wicked man Haman!" Then Haman became panic-stricken in the presence of the king and queen.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.

American King James Version
And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.

American Standard Version
And Esther said, An adversary and an enemy, even this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Esther said: It is this Aman that is our adversary and most wicked enemy. Aman hearing this was forthwith astonished, not being able to bear the countenance of the king and of the queen.

Darby Bible Translation
And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was terrified before the king and the queen.

English Revised Version
And Esther said, An adversary and an enemy, even this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.

World English Bible
Esther said, "An adversary and an enemy, even this wicked Haman!" Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.

Young's Literal Translation
And Esther saith, 'The man -- adversary and enemy -- is this wicked Haman;' and Haman hath been afraid at the presence of the king and of the queen.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

7:1-6 If the love of life causes earnest pleadings with those that can only kill the body, how fervent should our prayers be to Him, who is able to destroy both body and soul in hell! How should we pray for the salvation of our relatives, friends, and all around us! When we petition great men, we must be cautious not to give them offence; even just complaints must often be kept back. But when we approach the King of kings with reverence, we cannot ask or expect too much. Though nothing but wrath be our due, God is able and willing to do exceeding abundantly, even beyond all we can ask or think.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 6. - The adversary and enemy. Esther adds a second term of reproach - "enemy" - stronger than the one which she had used before (ver. 4), to stir up the king to greater anger.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Esther said, the adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman,.... Who was not only an enemy to her and her people, but an adversary to the king, by advising and persuading him to that which was to the loss of his revenues, as well as of his reputation; also, she pointed at him, and gave him his just character; her charge of wickedness upon him, as it was true, it was honourably made to his face before the king, of which, if he could, he had the opportunity of exculpating himself:

then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen; gave visible signs of his confusion, consternation, and trouble of mind, by the fall of his countenance, his pale looks, his trembling limbs, and quivering lips, being struck dumb, and not able to speak one word for himself.

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Esthe Pleads for Her People
…4For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for slaves and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king's damage. 5Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said to Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that dared presume in his heart to do so? 6And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.

Esther 3:10 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.
Esther 7:5 King Xerxes asked Queen Esther, "Who is he? Where is he--the man who has dared to do such a thing?"
Esther 8:1 That same day King Xerxes gave Queen Esther the estate of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai came into the presence of the king, for Esther had told how he was related to her.