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14 Then his wife, Zeresh, and all his friends suggested, “Why not have a gibbet set up, fifty cubits high,[a] and in the morning ask the king to have Mordecai hanged on it. Then go to the banquet with the king and enjoy yourself.” Haman liked the idea, and he had the gibbet built.

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  1. Esther 5:14 Fifty cubits high: the height of the gallows (seventy-five feet) is certainly a hyperbole for effect.