2 And all the king’s servants that were in the king’s gate+ were bowing low and prostrating themselves to Haʹman, for so the king had commanded respecting him. But as for Morʹde·cai, he would neither bow low nor prostrate himself.+

4 Later the king said: “Who is in the courtyard?” Now Haʹman himself had come into the outer courtyard+ of the king’s house to say to the king to hang Morʹde·cai on the stake+ that he had prepared for him.