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Esther 5:4

And Esther answered, If it seem good unto the king, let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared for him.

KJV

At illa respondit : Si regi placet, obsecro ut venias ad me hodie, et Aman tecum, ad convivium quod paravi.

Vulgate

εἶπεν δὲ Ἐσθήρ Ἡμέρα μου ἐπίσημος σήμερόν ἐστιν· εἰ οὖν δοκεῖ τῷ βασιλεῖ, ἐλθάτω καὶ αὐτὸς καὶ Ἁμὰν εἰς τὴν δοχὴν ἣν ποιήσω σήμερον.

LXX

And Esther said, If it seem good unto the king, let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared for him.

ASV

וַ/תֹּ֣אמֶר אֶסְתֵּ֔ר אִם עַל הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ ט֑וֹב יָב֨וֹא הַ/מֶּ֤לֶךְ וְ/הָמָן֙ הַ/יּ֔וֹם אֶל הַ/מִּשְׁתֶּ֖ה אֲשֶׁר עָשִׂ֥יתִי לֽ/וֹ

Hebrew

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In this verse

People EstherHaman

In the original Hebrew

13 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אִם
'm
conjunction · 1065×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אֶסְתֵּ֣ר
'str
proper_noun · 55×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
הָמָ֔ן
hmn
proper_noun · 54×
ט֔וֹב
tvb
verb · 24×
יּ֣וֹם
yvm
noun · 2285×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
מִשְׁתֵּ֣ה
mshth
noun · 46×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Esth 5:8 — If I have found favour in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I shall prepare for them, an
  • Ezra 6:11 — Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from his house, and being set up, let him be hanged thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this.
  • Prov 29:11 — A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.