New American Standard Bible 1995

Esther 5:4-8

4Esther said, “If it pleases the king, may the king and Haman come this day to the banquet that I have prepared for him.”

5Then the king said, “1Bring Haman quickly that we may do 2as Esther desires.” So the king and Haman came to the banquet which Esther had prepared. 6 3As they drank their wine at the banquet, 4the king said to Esther, “5What is your petition, for it shall be granted to you. And what is your request? Even to half of the kingdom it shall be done.” 7So Esther replied, “My petition and my request is: 8 6if I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and do 7what I request, may the king and Haman come to 8the banquet which I will prepare for them, and tomorrow I will do 9as the king says.”

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Notes

1. Esther 5:5 Esth 6:14 ↩
2. Esther 5:5 Lit the word of Esther ↩
3. Esther 5:6 Lit at the banquet of wine ↩
4. Esther 5:6 Esth 7:2 ↩
5. Esther 5:6 Esth 5:3 ↩
6. Esther 5:8 Esth 7:3; 8:5 ↩
7. Esther 5:8 Lit my request ↩
8. Esther 5:8 Esth 6:14 ↩
9. Esther 5:8 Lit according to the word of the king ↩

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