Esther 5:3
Then 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.
KJV
Dixitque ad eam rex : Quid vis, Esther regina ? quæ est petitio tua ? etiam si dimidiam partem regni petieris, dabitur tibi.
Vulgate
καὶ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεύς Τί θέλεις, Ἐσθήρ; καὶ τί σού ἐστιν τὸ ἀξίωμα; ἕως τοῦ ἡμίσους τῆς βασιλείας μου, καὶ ἔσται σοι.
LXX
Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be given thee even to the half of the kingdom.
ASV
וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר לָ/הּ֙ הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ מַה לָּ֖/ךְ אֶסְתֵּ֣ר הַ/מַּלְכָּ֑ה וּ/מַה בַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛/ךְ עַד חֲצִ֥י הַ/מַּלְכ֖וּת וְ/יִנָּ֥תֵֽן לָֽ/ךְ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Kgs 2:20 — Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; I pray thee, say me not nay. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother: for I will not say thee nay.
- 1Kgs 3:5 — In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.
- Esth 5:6 — And 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.
- Esth 5:6 — And 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.
- Esth 7:2 — 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
- Esth 7:2 — 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
- Esth 9:12 — 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? n
- Luke 18:41 — Saying, What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight.
- Mark 6:23 — And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.
- Mark 6:23 — And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.
- Matt 14:7 — Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.
- Matt 20:20 — Then came to him the mother of Zebedee’s children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.
- Matt 20:21 — And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom.
- Neh 2:4 — Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.