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**On that night.** The time for Divine action had come. See App-23 .
**could not the king sleep.** God uses small things to accomplish His purposes. See note on [Judges 3:21](../../../kjv/judges/3/21) . We know not what He used here. But the time had come for Him to work.
**commanded.** Hebrew. *'amar.*
**they . . . read.** The very portion which God ruled for the working out of His plan.

**Mordecai had told.** See [Esther 2:21](../../../kjv/esther/2/21) , [Esther 2:22](../../../kjv/esther/2/22) .
**door** = threshold. Hebrew saph.

**Now Haman was come.** This was the next step. The Figure of speech *Parenthesis* is used to emphasize the importance of it.
**gallows** = tree. See note on [Esther 5:14](../../../kjv/esther/5/14) .

**standeth in the court.** As explained in the *Parenthesis,* [Esther 6:4](../../../kjv/esther/6/4) .
**come in.** Note the Figure of speech *Anaaiplosis* ; [Esther 6:5](../../../kjv/esther/6/5) ending with the same verb which begins the next sentence.

**came in.** See note on [Esther 6:5](../../../kjv/esther/6/5) .
**thought** = said.

**and.** Note the Figure of speech *Polysyndeton* ( App-6 ) in verses: [Esther 6:8](../../../kjv/esther/6/8) , [Esther 6:9](../../../kjv/esther/6/9) , to emphasize the eagerness with which Haman enumerated the honours his heart desired.

**one** = a man. Hebrew. *'ish.* App-14 .

**Make haste** = be expeditious. Hebrew. *mahar,* as in [Esther 5:5](../../../kjv/esther/5/5) ; not *dahaph* (to urge oneself), as in [Esther 6:12](../../../kjv/esther/6/12) ; [Esther 3:15](../../../kjv/esther/3/15) ; or *bahal* (to hurry away), as in [Esther 6:14](../../../kjv/esther/6/14) ; [Esther 8:14](../../../kjv/esther/8/14) .
**as** = according as.

**hasted.** Hebrew. *dahaph.* See note on [Esther 6:10](../../../kjv/esther/6/10) .
**and.** Note the Figure of speech *Polysyndeton* in verses: [Esther 6:12](../../../kjv/esther/6/12) , [Esther 6:13](../../../kjv/esther/6/13) , emphasizing the excitement which had seized him.

**Zeresh.** See note on [Esther 5:14](../../../kjv/esther/5/14) .

**while.** Everything was hastening to the approaching crisis.

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