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Esther 7:1-6
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Esther’s Petition to the King

7 Then the king and Haman came to drink wine with Esther the queen. 2 And the king said to Esther on the second day also [a]as they drank their wine at the feast, “(A)What is [b]your petition, Queen Esther? It shall be given you. And what is [c]your request? (B)Even to half of the kingdom it shall be done.” 3 Then Queen Esther answered and said, “(C)If I have found favor in your eyes, O king, and if it seems good to the king, let my life be given to me as [d]my petition, and my people as [e]my request; 4 for (D)we have been sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, (E)to be killed, and to be caused to perish. Now if we had only been sold as slaves, men and women, I would have remained silent, for the [f]adversity would not be worth the [g]annoyance to the king.” 5 Then King Ahasuerus said—he said to Esther the Queen, “Who is this one, and where is this one, who fills his heart to do thus?” 6 So Esther said, “(F)An adversary and an enemy is this evil Haman!” Then Haman became terrified before the king and queen.

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  1. Esther 7:2 Lit at the banquet of wine
  2. Esther 7:2 Or that which you ask for
  3. Esther 7:2 Or that which you seek, cf. Esth 7:7
  4. Esther 7:3 Or that which I ask for
  5. Esther 7:3 Or that which I seek, cf. Esth 7:7
  6. Esther 7:4 Or enemy could not compensate for the loss
  7. Esther 7:4 Or damage
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Esther 7:1-6
New American Standard Bible 1995

Esther’s Plea

7 Now the king and Haman came to drink wine with Esther the queen. 2 And the king said to Esther on the second day also [a]as they drank their wine at the banquet, “(A)What is your petition, Queen Esther? It shall be granted you. And what is your request? (B)Even to half of the kingdom it shall be done.” 3 Then Queen Esther replied, “(C)If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it pleases the king, let my life be given me as my petition, and my people as my request; 4 for (D)we have been sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, (E)to be killed and to be annihilated. Now if we had only been sold as slaves, men and women, I would have remained silent, for the [b]trouble would not be commensurate with the [c]annoyance to the king.” 5 Then King Ahasuerus [d]asked Queen Esther, “Who is he, and where is he, [e]who would presume to do thus?” 6 Esther said, “(F)A foe and an enemy is this wicked Haman!” Then Haman became terrified before the king and queen.

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Footnotes

  1. Esther 7:2 Lit at the banquet of wine
  2. Esther 7:4 Or enemy could not compensate for the loss
  3. Esther 7:4 Or damage
  4. Esther 7:5 Lit said and said to
  5. Esther 7:5 Lit whose heart has been filled
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