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Then the king said, “(A)Bring Haman quickly that we may do the word of Esther.” So the king and Haman came to the feast which Esther had prepared. Then, [a]as they drank their wine at the feast, (B)the king said to Esther, “(C)What is [b]your petition? For it shall be given to you. And what is [c]your request? Even to half of the kingdom it shall be done.” So Esther answered and said, “[d]My petition and [e]my request is:

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Footnotes

  1. Esther 5:6 Lit at the banquet of wine
  2. Esther 5:6 Or that which you ask for
  3. Esther 5:6 Or that which you seek
  4. Esther 5:7 Or What I ask for
  5. Esther 5:7 Or what I seek

“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)

Esther replied, “My petition and my request is this:

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