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and let the robe and the horse be handedover to one of the king's most nobleprinces and let them array the manwhom the kingdesires to honor and lead him on horseback through the citysquare, and proclaimbefore him, 'Thus it shall be done to the manwhom the kingdesires to honor.' "
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Then the kingsaid to Haman, "Takequickly the robes and the horse as you have said, and doso for Mordecai the Jew, who is sitting at the king'sgate; do not fall short in anything of all that you have said."
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So Hamantook the robe and the horse, and arrayedMordecai, and led him on horseback through the citysquare, and proclaimedbefore him, "Thus it shall be done to the manwhom the kingdesires to honor."
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Hamanrecounted to Zeresh his wife and all his friendseverything that had happened to him. Then his wisemen and Zeresh his wifesaid to him, "IfMordecai, beforewhom you have begun to fall, is of Jewishorigin, you will not overcome him, but will surelyfallbefore him."