以斯帖为王和哈曼设宴

第三天,以斯帖身穿朝服进入王宫内院,面对大殿站立,王在殿里正面朝宫门坐在宝座上。 王见以斯帖王后站在院内,就施恩给她,向她伸出手中的金杖,以斯帖便上前摸杖头。 王问道:“以斯帖王后啊,你有什么事?你有何要求?就是半壁江山,也必赐给你!”

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Esther’s Banquet

Now it happened (A)on the third day that Esther put on her royal robes and stood in (B)the inner court of the king’s palace, across from the king’s house, while the king sat on his royal throne in the royal house, facing the entrance of the [a]house. So it was, when the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, that (C)she found favor in his sight, and (D)the king held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. Then Esther went near and touched the top of the scepter.

And the king said to her, “What do you wish, Queen Esther? What is your request? (E)It shall be given to you—up to half the kingdom!”

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Footnotes

  1. Esther 5:1 LXX adds many extra details in vv. 1, 2