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Esther 5:7

Then Esther replied, "My petition and my request is this:

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - King;   Tact;  

Dictionaries:

- Holman Bible Dictionary - Esther;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Sodomitish Sea,;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Banquet;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Chadias, They of;   Esther, Book of;   Esther, the Rest of;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Esther, Apocryphal Book of;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for July 3;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Esther answered, “This is my petition and my request:
Hebrew Names Version
Then answered Ester, and said, My petition and my request is:
King James Version
Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is;
English Standard Version
Then Esther answered, "My wish and my request is:
New Century Version
Esther answered, "This is what I want and what I ask for.
New English Translation
Esther responded, "My request and my petition is this:
New American Standard Bible
So Esther replied, "My request and my wish is:
World English Bible
Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is:
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then answered Ester, and sayd, My petition and my request is,
Legacy Standard Bible
So Esther answered and said, "My petition and my request is:
Berean Standard Bible
Esther replied, "This is my petition and my request:
Contemporary English Version
Esther replied, "Your Majesty, if you really care for me and are willing to do what I want, please come again tomorrow with Haman to the dinner I will prepare for you. At that time I will answer Your Majesty's question."
Complete Jewish Bible
Then Ester answered, "My request, what I want, is this:
Darby Translation
And Esther answered and said, My petition and my request is,
Easy-to-Read Version
Esther answered, "This is what I want to ask for:
George Lamsa Translation
Then Esther answered and said, My petition and my request is this:
Good News Translation
Esther replied,
Lexham English Bible
And Esther answered and said, "This is my petition and my request.
Literal Translation
And Esther replied and said, As to my petition and my request,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then answered Hester and sayde: My peticion and desire is,
American Standard Version
Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is:
Bible in Basic English
Then Esther said in answer, My prayer and my request is this:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then aunswered Esther, and said: My petition and desire is,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then answered Esther, and said: 'My petition and my request is--
King James Version (1611)
Then answered Esther, and said, My petition, and my request is,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And she said, My request and my petition are:
English Revised Version
Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
To whom Hester answeride, My axyng and preieris ben these.
Update Bible Version
Then Esther answered, and said, My petition and my request is:
Webster's Bible Translation
Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request [is]:
New King James Version
Then Esther answered and said, "My petition and request is this:
New Living Translation
Esther replied, "This is my request and deepest wish.
New Life Bible
So Esther answered and said, "This is what I ask of you.
New Revised Standard
Then Esther said, "This is my petition and request:
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then answered Esther, and said, - As touching my petition and my request,
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Esther answered: My petition and request is this:
Revised Standard Version
But Esther said, "My petition and my request is:
Young's Literal Translation
And Esther answereth and saith, `My petition and my request [is]:
THE MESSAGE
Esther answered, "Here's what I want. If the king favors me and is pleased to do what I desire and ask, let the king and Haman come again tomorrow to the dinner that I will fix for them. Then I'll give a straight answer to the king's question."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So Esther replied, "My petition and my request is:

Contextual Overview

1On the third day [of the fast] Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the king's palace opposite his [throne] room. The king was sitting on his royal throne, facing the [main] entrance of the palace. 2When the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, she found favor in his sight; and the king extended to her the golden scepter which was in his hand. So Esther approached and touched the top of the scepter. 3Then the king said to her, "What is troubling you, Queen Esther? What is your request? It shall be given to you, up to half of the kingdom." 4Esther said, "If it pleases the king, may the king and Haman come this day to the banquet that I have prepared for him." 5Then the king said, "Bring Haman quickly so that we may do as Esther says." So the king and Haman came to the banquet which Esther had prepared. 6As they drank their wine at the banquet, the king said to Esther, "What is your petition? It shall be granted to you. And what is your request? Even to half of the kingdom it shall be done." 7Then Esther replied, "My petition and my request is this:8if I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and to do as I request, may the king and Haman come to the banquet that I will prepare for them; and tomorrow I will do as the king says [and express my request]."

Bible Verse Review
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Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then answered Esther and said, my petition and my request is. What she should for the present make; the principal one she had to ask, for wise reasons, she still deferred.


 
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