Esther 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.
KJV
Dixitque ei rex, postquam vinum biberat abundanter : Quid petis ut detur tibi ? et pro qua re postulas ? etiam si dimidiam partem regni mei petieris, impetrabis.
Vulgate
ἐν δὲ τῷ πότῳ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεὺς πρὸς Ἐσθήρ Τί ἐστιν, βασίλισσα Ἐσθήρ; καὶ ἔσται ὅσα ἀξιοῖς.
LXX
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.
ASV
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר הַ/מֶּ֤לֶךְ לְ/אֶסְתֵּר֙ בְּ/מִשְׁתֵּ֣ה הַ/יַּ֔יִן מַה שְּׁאֵלָתֵ֖/ךְ וְ/יִנָּ֣תֵֽן לָ֑/ךְ וּ/מַה בַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛/ךְ עַד חֲצִ֥י הַ/מַּלְכ֖וּת וְ/תֵעָֽשׂ
Hebrew
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In this verse
In the original Hebrew
13 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Esth 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.
- Esth 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.
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- Neh 2:4 — Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
- Ps 69:13 — But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O LORD, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation.