Esther 7:2
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And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom.and as they drank their wine on that second day, the king asked once more, “Queen Esther, what is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be fulfilled.”
In other translations
And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom.and as they drank their wine on that second day, the king asked once more, “Queen Esther, what is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be fulfilled.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428לְאֶסְתֵּרle'esterto EstherH635גַּםgamalsoH1571בַּיּוֹםbaiyomon the dayH3117הַשֵּׁנִיhasheni<the> secondH8145בְּמִשְׁתֵּהbemishtehat [the] feast ofH4960הַיַּיִןhaiyayin<the> wineH3196מַה־mah-what?H4100שְּׁאֵלָתֵךְshe'elatekh[is] petition yourH7596אֶסְתֵּר'esterO EstherH635הַמַּלְכָּהhamalkahthe queenH4436וְתִנָּתֵןvetinatenso it may be givenH5414לָךְlakhto youוּמַה־umah-and what?H4100בַּקָּשָׁתֵךְbakashatekh[is] request yourH1246עַד־'ad-up toH5704חֲצִיchatzi<the> half ofH2677הַמַּלְכוּתhamalkhutthe kingdomH4438וְתֵעָשׂ׃vete'asand it may be doneH6213
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- John 16:24Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.Until now you have not asked for anything in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.
- Esther 5:3Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom.“What is it, Queen Esther?” the king inquired. “What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be given to you.”
- Esther 9:12And the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman; what have they done in the rest of the king’s provinces? now what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: or what is thy request further? and it shall be done.who said to Queen Esther, “In the citadel of Susa the Jews have killed and destroyed five hundred men, including Haman’s ten sons. What have they done in the rest of the royal provinces? Now what is your petition? It will be given to you. And what further do you request? It will be fulfilled.”
- Esther 5:6And 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.And as they drank their wine, the king said to Esther, “What is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be fulfilled.”
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