Esther 8:4
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Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king,The king extended the gold scepter toward Esther, and she arose and stood before the king.
In other translations
Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king,The king extended the gold scepter toward Esther, and she arose and stood before the king.
Hebrew words
וַיּוֹשֶׁטvaiyooshetand he extendedH3447הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428לְאֶסְתֵּרle'esterto EstherH635אֵת'et<obj.>H853שַׁרְבִטsharvit[the] scepter ofH8275הַזָּהָבhazahav<the> goldH2091וַתָּקָםvatakomand she aroseH6965אֶסְתֵּר'esterEstherH635וַתַּעֲמֹדvata'amodand she stoodH5975לִפְנֵיlifnei<to> beforeH6440הַמֶּלֶךְ׃hamelekhthe kingH4428
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Esther 5:2And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.As soon as the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, she found favor in his sight. The king extended the gold scepter in his hand toward Esther, and she approached and touched the tip of the scepter.
- Esther 4:11All the king’s servants, and the people of the king’s provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.“All the royal officials and the people of the king’s provinces know that one law applies to every man or woman who approaches the king in the inner court without being summoned—that he be put to death. Only if the king extends the gold scepter may that person live. But I have not been summoned to appear before the king for the past thirty days.”
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People: Esther