Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
On the third day, Esther put
on her
royal
attire
and stood
in the inner court of the palace
across
from
the king’s
quarters.
The king was
sitting on his royal throne in the royal courtroom
, facing
the entrance.
And
it
cometh
to
pass
on the third day, that
Esther putteth
on royalty,
and standeth
in the inner -
court of the house
of
the king
over-against
the house
of
the
king ,
and
the
king
is
sitting on his royal throne ,
in the royal -house
, over-against
the opening
of
the
house,
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
.
and
it
cometh
to
pass,
at
the king's
seeing
Esther the
queen
standing in the court, she hath
received
grace
in his eyes,
and
the king holdeth
out
to
Esther
the golden
sceptre
that
`is'
in his hand, and Esther
draweth
near,
and toucheth
the top
of the sceptre
.
“
What is
it
, Queen Esther
? ”
the
king
inquired.
“
What is
your
request? Even
up
to
half the kingdom ,
it will
be
given to you
. ”
And
the
king
saith
to
her,
`
What --
to
thee
Esther
, O
queen? and
what thy
request? unto
the
half of
the kingdom --
and
it is
given to thee
. '
“
If it
pleases
the king ,”
Esther
replied
, “may
the king and Haman come
today
to the banquet I have prepared
for the
king.”
And
Esther
saith,
`
If unto
the king `it
be'
good
, the king doth
come
in,
and Haman ,
to -day,
unto
the banquet that
I have made
for him;'
“Hurry,”
commanded
the king, “and
bring
Haman ,
so
we
can
do as
Esther has
requested.”
So
the king and Haman went
to
the banquet that Esther had
prepared
.
and
the king saith
, `Haste
ye
Haman --
to
do the
word
of
Esther ;'
and
the king cometh
in,
and Haman ,
unto
the banquet that Esther hath
made
.
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
. ”
And the king saith
to Esther, during
the
banquet
of
wine,
`
What `
is '
thy
petition? and
it is
given to thee;
and
what thy
request? unto
the
half of
the kingdom --
and
it is
done
. '
Esther replied
, “This
is
my petition and my request:
And
Esther answereth
and
saith
, `
My petition and my request `is'
:
If I have found favor
in the sight
of the king, and if it
pleases
the king to grant
my petition and fulfill
my request, may
the king and Haman come
tomorrow
to
the banquet I will
prepare
for them .
Then
I will
answer
the king’s
question
. ”
if I have found grace
in the eyes
of the king, and if unto
the king `it
be'
good,
to give
my petition ,
and to
perform
my request, the king doth
come,
and Haman ,
unto
the banquet that
I make
for them ,
and
to-morrow
I do
according
to
the word
of
the
king
. '
That day Haman
went
out
full
of
joy
and glad of
heart .
At the king’s
gate ,
however
, he saw
Mordecai,
who
did
not rise
or
tremble
in
fear
at
his
presence.
And
Haman was
filled
with
rage
toward
Mordecai.
And
Haman
goeth
forth
on
that day rejoicing
and glad in
heart ,
and
at Haman's
seeing
Mordecai
in
the gate of
the
king
, and
he hath
not risen
nor
moved
for
him,
then
is
Haman full
of
fury
against
Mordecai.
Nevertheless,
Haman restrained
himself and went
home.
And calling
for
his friends and his wife Zeresh
,
And
Haman forceth
himself ,
and cometh
in
unto
his
house,
and sendeth,
and
bringeth
in
his friends ,
and Zeresh
his wife,
Haman recounted
to them his glorious
wealth, his many
sons, and all the
ways
the king had
honored
and promoted
him over
the other
officials
and servants.
and
Haman recounteth
to them the
glory
of
his wealth, and
the
abundance
of
his sons, and all that
with
which
the king made
him
great,
and with
which
he
lifted
him up
above
the heads
and servants of
the
king
.
“What
is
more,”
Haman added
, “Queen
Esther invited
no
one
but
me
to
join
the king at
the banquet
she prepared
, and I am invited
back
tomorrow
along
with the king .
And
Haman saith
, `Yea,
Esther the queen
brought
none
in
with
the
king ,
unto
the feast
that
she made
, except
myself,
and also
for
to-morrow
I am called
to
her,
with the king ,
Yet
none
of
this satisfies
me as
long
as
I see
Mordecai the Jew sitting at
the king’s
gate. ”
and
all
this is
not
profitable
to
me ,
during
all
the
time
that
I am
seeing
Mordecai the Jew sitting in
the gate of
the
king
. '
His wife Zeresh
and all his friends told
him
, “Have
them build
a gallows
fifty cubits high
, and ask
the
king
in the morning to have
Mordecai hanged
on it .
Then
go to
the
banquet
with the king and enjoy
yourself.”
The advice
pleased
Haman, and he had
the gallows
constructed
.
And
Zeresh
his wife saith
to
him,
and all his friends, `Let
them prepare
a tree,
in
height
fifty cubits, and in the morning speak
to the
king,
and
they
hang
Mordecai on it ,
and
go thou
in
with the king unto
the
banquet
rejoicing;'
and the thing
is
good
before
Haman, and he prepareth
the tree
.
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