Ester 7:5

5 —¿Quién sería capaz de hacer semejante cosa? —preguntó el rey Jerjes—. ¿Quién podría ser tan descarado para tocarte a ti?

Ester 7:5 Meaning and Commentary

Esther 7:5

Then the King Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the
queen
The words in the original text lie thus, "and the King Ahasuerus said, and he said to Esther the queen"; which doubling of the word does not signify, as Jarchi suggests, that before he spoke to her by a messenger, or middle person, but, now he knew she was of a royal family, he spoke to her himself; but it is expressive of the ruffle of his mind, and the wrath and fury he was in, that he said it again and again, with a stern countenance and great vehemence of speech:

who is he? and where is he?
who is the man? and where does he live?

that durst presume in his heart to do so;
that has boldness, impudence, and courage enough to perpetrate so vile an action: or "that has filled his heart" ^F9; the devil no doubt filled his heart to do it, see ( Acts 5:3 ) , but the king had either forgot the decree he had granted, and the countenance he had given him to execute it; or, if he remembered it, he was now enraged that he should be drawn in to such an action by him; and perhaps till now was ignorant of Esther's descent, and knew not that she would be involved in the decree.

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FOOTNOTES:

F9 (wbl walm rva) "qui replevit cor suum", Drusius; "implevit", De Dieu.

Ester 7:5 In-Context

3 La reina Ester contestó:
—Si he logrado el favor del rey, y si al rey le agrada conceder mi petición, pido que mi vida y la vida de mi pueblo sean libradas de la muerte.

4 Pues mi pueblo y yo hemos sido vendidos para ser muertos, masacrados y aniquilados. Si solo nos hubieran vendido como esclavos, yo me quedaría callada, porque sería un asunto por el cual no merecería molestar al rey.

5 —¿Quién sería capaz de hacer semejante cosa? —preguntó el rey Jerjes—. ¿Quién podría ser tan descarado para tocarte a ti?

6 Ester contestó:
—Este malvado Amán es nuestro adversario y nuestro enemigo.
Amán se puso pálido de miedo delante del rey y de la reina.

7 Entonces el rey, enfurecido, se levantó de un salto y salió al jardín del palacio.
Amán, en cambio, se quedó con la reina Ester para implorar por su vida, porque sabía que el rey pensaba matarlo.