Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBut when it came before the king, he commanded by letter that the wicked scheme which Haman had devised against the Jews should come back upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows. Young's Literal Translation and in her coming in before the king, he said with the letter, ‘Let his evil device that he devised against the Jews turn back upon his own head,’ and they have hanged him and his sons on the tree, King James Bible But when [Esther] came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows. Hebrew But when it cameוּבְבֹאָהּ֮ (ū·ḇə·ḇō·’āh) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go before לִפְנֵ֣י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face the king, הַמֶּלֶךְ֒ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king he commanded אָמַ֣ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say by עִם־ (‘im-) Preposition Strong's 5973: With, equally with letter הַסֵּ֔פֶר (has·sê·p̄er) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5612: A missive, document, writing, book that the wicked הָרָעָ֛ה (hā·rā·‘āh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil scheme מַחֲשַׁבְתּ֧וֹ (ma·ḥă·šaḇ·tōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4284: A contrivance, a texture, machine, intention, plan which אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that Haman had devised חָשַׁ֥ב (ḥā·šaḇ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2803: To think, account against עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the Jews הַיְּהוּדִ֖ים (hay·yə·hū·ḏîm) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 3064: Jews -- Jewish should come back יָשׁ֞וּב (yā·šūḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against his own head, רֹאשׁ֑וֹ (rō·šōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7218: The head and that he אֹת֛וֹ (’ō·ṯōw) Direct object marker | third person masculine singular Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case and וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case his sons בָּנָ֖יו (bā·nāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1121: A son should be hanged וְתָל֥וּ (wə·ṯā·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 8518: To suspend on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the gallows. הָעֵֽץ׃ (hā·‘êṣ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6086: Tree, trees, wood |