Adam Clarke, on Esth 7:5

“And king Assuerus answered and said: Who is this, and of what power, that he should do these things?”

“Who is he, and where is he - There is a wonderful abruptness and confusion in the original words, highly expressive of the state of mind in which the king then was: מי הוא זה ואי זה הוא אשר מלאו לבו לעשות כן mi hu zeh veey zeh hu asher melao libbo laasoth ken. "Who? He? This one? And where? This one? He? Who hath filled his heart to do thus?" He was at once struck with the horrible nature of a conspiracy so cruel and diabolic.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.