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Berean Standard Bible

“So Haman took the robe and the horse, arrayed Mordecai, and paraded him through the city square, crying out before him, “This is what is done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor!””

Esther 6:11

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Haman had come to ask the king's permission to hang Mordecai, but the king, unable to sleep, has just discovered that Mordecai was never honored for saving his life.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

So Haman took the robe and the horse, arrayed Mordecai, and paraded him through the city square, crying out before him, “This is what is done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor!”

World English Bible (WEB)

Then Haman took the clothing and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and had him ride through the city square, and proclaimed before him, “Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delights to honor!”

King James Version (KJV)

Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and caused him to ride through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honor.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Then Haman took the robes and the horse, and dressing Mordecai in the robes, he made him go on horseback through the streets of the town, crying out before him, So let it be done to the man whom the king has delight in honouring.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y Amán tomó el vestido y el caballo, y vistió á Mardochêo, y llevólo á caballo por la plaza de la ciudad, é hizo pregonar delante de él: Así se hará al varón cuya honra desea el rey.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Amán tomó las vestiduras, se las puso a Mardoqueo, lo hizo montar en el caballo del rey, y lo condujo por las calles gritando: «¡De esta manera el rey honra a los que le agradan!».

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