Esther 5:6-8
King James Version
6 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.
7 Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is;
8 If I have found favour in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I shall prepare for them, and I will do to morrow as the king hath said.
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Esther 5:6-8
New King James Version
6 At the banquet of wine (A)the king said to Esther, (B)“What is your petition? It shall be granted you. What is your request, up to half the kingdom? It shall be done!”
7 Then Esther answered and said, “My petition and request is this: 8 If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and [a]fulfill my request, then let the king and Haman come to the (C)banquet which I will prepare for them, and tomorrow I will do as the king has said.”
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- Esther 5:8 Lit. to do
Esther 5:6-8
English Standard Version
6 (A)And as they were drinking wine after the feast, the king said to Esther, (B)“What is your wish? It shall be granted you. And what is your request? (C)Even to the half of my kingdom, it shall be fulfilled.”[a] 7 Then Esther answered, “My wish and my request is: 8 (D)If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it please the king[b] to grant my wish and fulfill my request, let the king and Haman come to (E)the feast that I will prepare for them, and tomorrow I will do as the king has said.”
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- Esther 5:6 Or done
- Esther 5:8 Hebrew if it is good to the king
Esther 5:6-8
New American Standard Bible
6 [a]As they drank their wine at the banquet, (A)the king said to Esther, “(B)What is your request, for it shall be granted to you. And what is your wish? Up to half of the kingdom it shall be done.” 7 So Esther replied, “My request and my wish is: 8 (C)if I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my request and do [b]what I wish, may the king and Haman come to (D)the banquet which I will prepare for them, and tomorrow I will do [c]as the king says.”
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- Esther 5:6 Lit At the banquet of wine
- Esther 5:8 Lit my wish
- Esther 5:8 Lit according to the word of the king
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