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Esther 8:4

Esther

2 The king removed the signet ring he had recovered from Haman and presented it to Mordecai. And Esther appointed Mordecai over the estate of Haman.

3 And once again, Esther addressed the king. She fell at his feet weeping and begged him to revoke the evil scheme of Haman the Agagite, which he had devised against the Jews.

The king extended the gold scepter toward Esther, and she arose and stood before the king.

5 “If it pleases the king,” she said, “and if I have found favor in his sight, and the matter seems proper to the king, and I am pleasing in his sight, may an order be written to revoke the letters that the scheming Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, wrote to destroy the Jews in all the king’s provinces.

6 For how could I bear to see the disaster that would befall my people? How could I bear to see the destruction of my kindred?”

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BSB
The king extended the gold scepter toward Esther, and she arose and stood before the king.
KJV
Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king,
WEB
Then the king held out to Esther the golden scepter. So Esther arose, and stood before the king.
ASV
Then the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre. So Esther arose, and stood before the king.
DARBY
And the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. And Esther arose and stood before the king,
BLB
And the king extended to Esther the golden scepter, and Esther rose, and she stood before the face of the king,
ÅB
Kongen rakte ut gullstaven mot Ester; da reiste Ester seg opp og trådte fram for kongen.
OTB
Kongen rakte ut gullsepteret til Ester, og hun reiste seg og sto foran ham.
B1930
Kongen rakte ut gullstaven mot Ester; da reiste Ester sig op og trådte frem for kongen.

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Cross references

  • Esther 5:2

    As soon as the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, she found favor in his sight. The king extended the gold scepter in his hand toward Esther, and she approached and touched the tip of the scepter.

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  • Esther 4:11

    “All the royal officials and the people of the king’s provinces know that one law applies to every man or woman who approaches the king in the inner court without being summoned—that he be put to death. Only if the king extends the gold scepter may that person live. But I have not been summoned to appear before the king for the past thirty days.”

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