• Esther 7:8
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures

    • 8 The king returned from the palace garden to the house of the wine banquet and saw that Haʹman had thrown himself on the couch where Esther was. The king exclaimed: “Is he also going to rape the queen in my own house?” As soon as these words left the king’s mouth, they covered Haʹman’s face.

  • Esther 7:8
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References

    • 8 And the king himself returned from the garden of the palace to the house of the wine banquet;+ and Haʹman was fallen upon the couch+ on which Esther was. Consequently the king said: “Is there also to be a raping of the queen, with me in the house?” The word itself went out of the king’s mouth,+ and Haʹman’s face they covered.

  • Esther 7:8
    The Bible in Living English

    • 8 And the king came back from the palace garden to the banquet house, and Haman had thrown himself down on the couch Esther was on; and the king said “Even forcing the queen in the house with me?” and as the words came out of the king’s mouth they muffled Haman’s face.

  • Esther 7:8
    American Standard Version

    • 8 Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the couch whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he even force the queen before me in the house? As the word went out of the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.

  • Esther 7:8
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 8 When the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine Haman was lying prostrate upon the couch whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he even dare to force the queen while I am in the house? No sooner had the word gone forth out of the mouth of the king than the face of Haman they had covered.

  • Esther 7:8
    King James Version

    • 8 Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.