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Esther 5:6

Esther

4 “If it pleases the king,” Esther replied, “may the king and Haman come today to the banquet I have prepared for the king.”

5 “Hurry,” commanded the king, “and bring Haman, so we can do as Esther has requested.” So the king and Haman went to the banquet that Esther had prepared.

And as they drank their wine, the king said to Esther, “What is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be fulfilled.”

7 Esther replied, “This is my petition and my request:

8 If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and fulfill my request, may the king and Haman come tomorrow to the banquet I will prepare for them. Then I will answer the king’s question.”

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BSB
And as they drank their wine, the king said to Esther, “What is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be fulfilled.”
KJV
And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.
WEB
The king said to Esther at the banquet of wine, “What is your petition? It shall be granted you. What is your request? Even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.”
ASV
And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.
DARBY
And the king said to Esther at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee; and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be done.
BLB
And the king said to Esther at the feast of the wine, “What [is] your petition? And it shall be given to you. And what [is] your request? As much as half of the kingdom, and it shall be done.”
ÅB
Mens de satt og drakk vin, sa kongen til Ester: Hva er din bønn? Den skal tilståes deg. Og hva er ditt ønske? Var det enn halvdelen av riket, skal det oppfylles.
OTB
Mens de drakk vin ved banketten, spurte kongen Ester: “Hva er din bønn? Den vil bli gitt deg. Og hva er din forespørsel? Selv inntil halve riket, det skal bli oppfylt.”
B1930
Mens de satt og drakk vin, sa kongen til Ester: Hvad er din bønn? Den skal tilståes dig. Og hvad er ditt ønske? Var det enn halvdelen av riket, skal det opfylles.

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Cross references

  • Esther 7:2

    and as they drank their wine on that second day, the king asked once more, “Queen Esther, what is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be fulfilled.”

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  • Esther 5:3

    “What is it, Queen Esther?” the king inquired. “What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be given to you.”

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  • Esther 9:12

    who said to Queen Esther, “In the citadel of Susa the Jews have killed and destroyed five hundred men, including Haman’s ten sons. What have they done in the rest of the royal provinces? Now what is your petition? It will be given to you. And what further do you request? It will be fulfilled.”

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