8 Qui cum reversus esset de horto nemoribus consito, et intrasset convivii locum, reperit Aman super lectulum corruisse, in quo iacebat Esther, et ait: Etiam reginam vult opprimere, me praesente, in domo mea. Necdum verbum de ore regis exierat, et statim operuerunt faciem eius.
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Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was reclining. The king exclaimed, “Will he even molest the queen while she is with me in the house?” As soon as the word left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.