Greek Esther 5:3-8
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End of Addition D
5 3 [a]The king said to her, “What do you wish, Esther? What is your request? It shall be yours, even to half of my kingdom.”(A) 4 And Esther said, “Today is a special day for me. If it pleases the king, let him and Haman come to the banquet that I shall prepare today.” 5 Then the king said, “Bring Haman quickly, so that we may do as Esther desires.” So they both came to the banquet that Esther had spoken about. 6 While they were drinking wine, the king said to Esther, “What is it, Queen Esther? It shall be granted you.”(B) 7 She said, “My petition and request is: 8 if I have found favor in the sight of the king, let the king and Haman come again tomorrow to the banquet that I shall prepare them, and tomorrow I will do the same.”(C)
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- 5.3 In Greek, Addition D replaces 5.1–2 in Hebrew.
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