Esther 9:12
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And 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.”
In other translations
And 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.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428לְאֶסְתֵּרle'esterto EstherH635הַמַּלְכָּהhamalkahthe queenH4436בְּשׁוּשַׁןbeshushanin SusaH7800הַבִּירָהhabirahthe citadelH1002הָרְגוּhareguthey have killedH2026הַיְּהוּדִיםhaiyehudimthe JewsH3064וְאַבֵּדve'abedand they have destroyedH6חֲמֵשׁchameshfiveH2568מֵאוֹתme'othundred<s>H3967אִישׁ'ishmanH376וְאֵתve'etand <obj.>H853עֲשֶׂרֶת'aseret[the] tenH6235בְּנֵי־benei-[the] sons ofH1121הָמָןhamanHamanH2001בִּשְׁאָרbish'arin [the] rest ofH7605מְדִינוֹתmedinot[the] provinces ofH4082הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428מֶהmehwhat?H4100עָשׂוּ'asuhave they doneH6213וּמַה־umah-and what?H4100שְּׁאֵלָתֵךְshe'elatekh[is] petition yourH7596וְיִנָּתֵןveyinatenso it may be givenH5414לָךְlakhto youוּמַה־umah-and what?H4100בַּקָּשָׁתֵךְbakashatekh[is] request yourH1246עוֹדodmoreH5750וְתֵעָשׂ׃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
- Esther 7:2And 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.”
- 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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People and places
Places: Susa