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Esther 5:12

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Haman said moreover, Yea, Esther the queen did let no man come in with the king unto the banquet that she had prepared but myself; and to morrow am I invited unto her also with the king.
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  1. Proverbs 27:1Rank 1 from verse 12
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    1BOAST not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

  2. Psalms 37:35–36Rank 2 from verse 12
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    35I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.

    36Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

  3. 1 Thessalonians 5:3Rank 3 from verse 12
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    3For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

  4. Job 20:5–8Rank 4 from verse 12
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    5That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?

    6Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;

    7Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?

    8He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.

  5. Job 8:12–13Rank 5 from verse 12
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    12Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.

    13So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite’s hope shall perish:

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Esther 5:12

COMBINED MEANING

moreover

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Besides, further, additionally, or what is more, introducing another statement, fact, command, reason, or continuation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

yea

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1. Indeed, marking confirmation, emphasis, addition, continuation, or heightening of what is said; it may also emphasize a question. 2. Yes, expressing an affirmative answer or declaration.

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COMBINED MEANING

let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

morrow

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The next day or the time following the present day, and by extension a coming or future time.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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11And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.

12Haman said moreover, Yea, Esther the queen did let no man come in with the king unto the banquet that she had prepared but myself; and to morrow am I invited unto her also with the king.

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13Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.

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