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And Esther said, “If it is good to the king, let the king and Haman come today to the banquet that I have prepared for him.” And the king said, “Bring Haman quickly to fulfill[a] the request of Esther.” So the king and Haman came to the banquet that Esther had prepared. And the king said to Esther while they were drinking wine,[b] “What is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even half the kingdom, it will done.

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Footnotes

  1. Esther 5:5 Literally “to do”
  2. Esther 5:6 Literally “at the meal of wine”

“If it pleases the king,” replied Esther, “let the king, together with Haman, come today to a banquet I have prepared for him.”

“Bring Haman at once,” the king said, “so that we may do what Esther asks.”

So the king and Haman went to the banquet Esther had prepared. As they were drinking wine,(A) the king again asked Esther, “Now what is your petition? It will be given you. And what is your request? Even up to half the kingdom,(B) it will be granted.”(C)

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