The Meaning of Esther 5:10 Explained

Esther 5:10

KJV: Nevertheless Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife.

YLT: And Haman forceth himself, and cometh in unto his house, and sendeth, and bringeth in his friends, and Zeresh his wife,

Darby: But Haman controlled himself, and came home; and he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife.

ASV: Nevertheless Haman refrained himself, and went home; and he sent and fetched his friends and Zeresh his wife.

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What is the context of Esther 5:10?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Nevertheless Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife.

What does Esther 5:10 Mean?

Context Summary

Esther 5:1-14 - Hatred Breeds Crime

Thus the soul clad in the royal garments of Christ's righteousness stands in the throne-room with its request. It has already obtained favor, for has it not been accepted in the beloved? The Lord waits that He may be gracious. Delay is not denial, and in the meanwhile there are things to be seen and heard, which fill the soul with rapture. Have you touched the top of the sceptre? Have you claimed unto the half of the Kingdom? Have you invited the King Himself to your banqueting table? For the King Himself is willing to be your guest. We feast at His table, but He comes and sups with us at ours. In all earthly joy there is alloy, something which detracts from full gratification; a Mordecai for Haman, because of whom all else availed nothing. The joy that this world gives is at the mercy of the least untoward circumstances, but "he that drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst." [source]

Chapter Summary: Esther 5

¹ Esther, adventuring on the king's favor, obtains the grace of the golden sceptre,
⁴ and invites the king and Haman to a banquet
⁶ She, being encouraged by the king in her suit, invites them to another banquet
⁹ Haman, proud of his advancement, repines at the contempt of Mordecai
¹⁴ By the counsel of Zeresh he prepares for him a gallows

What do the individual words in Esther 5:10 mean?

And nevertheless restrained himself Haman and went unto home and he sent and called for his friends and Zeresh his wife

וַיִּתְאַפַּ֣ק הָמָ֔ן וַיָּב֖וֹא אֶל־ בֵּית֑וֹ וַיִּשְׁלַ֛ח וַיָּבֵ֥א אֶת־ אֹהֲבָ֖יו וְאֶת־ זֶ֥רֶשׁ אִשְׁתּֽוֹ

וַיִּתְאַפַּ֣ק	And nevertheless restrained himself
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hitpael, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָפַק Sense: to hold, be strong, restrain, hold back.
הָמָ֔ן	Haman
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: הָמָן Sense: chief minister of Ahasuerus, enemy of Mordecai and the Jews, who plotted to kill the Jews but, being foiled by Esther, was hanged, with his family, on the gallows he had made for Mordecai.
וַיָּב֖וֹא	and went
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
אֶל־	unto
Parse: Preposition Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
בֵּית֑וֹ	home
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: בַּיִת Sense: house.
וַיִּשְׁלַ֛ח	and he sent
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁלַח Sense: to send, send away, let go, stretch out.
וַיָּבֵ֥א	and called
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
אֹהֲבָ֖יו	his friends
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular Root: אָהַב Sense: to love.
זֶ֥רֶשׁ	Zeresh
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: זֶרֶשׁ Sense: the wife of Haman, the Agagite.
אִשְׁתּֽוֹ	his wife
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: אִשָּׁה Sense: woman, wife, female.

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Similar Scriptures for Esther 5:10

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