Esther 5:3New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— Then the king said to her, “What is [troubling] you, Queen Esther? And what is your request? Even to half of the kingdom it shall be given to you.”
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— 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.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— 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.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— 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.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Then said the king to her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what [is] thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And the king said to her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be given thee even to the half of the kingdom.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Then said the king unto her, What aileth thee, Queen Esther? and what is thy request? Unto the half of the kingdom, shall it be given thee.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— 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.'
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And the king said to her: What wilt thou, queen Esther? what is thy request? if thou shouldst even ask one half of the kingdom, it shall be given to thee.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Then saide the King vnto her, What wilt thou, Queene Ester? ? what is thy request? it shal be euen giuen thee to the halfe of ye kingdome.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Then sayd the King vnto her, What wilt thou, Queene Esther? and what [is] thy request? it shall bee euen giuen thee to the halfe of the kingdome.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Then the king said to her, What troubles you, Queen Esther? And what is your request? It shall be given you even to the half of the kingdom.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And the king said, What wilt thou, Esther? and what is thy request? [ask] even to the half of my kingdom, and it shall be thine.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Ester? and what [is] thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom. |
Then said
559 {0559} Primeאָמַר'amar{aw-mar'}
A primitive root; to say (used with great latitude).
z8799 <8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 19885
the king
4428
unto her, What
x4100 (4100) Complementמָּהmah{maw}
A primitive particle; properly interrogitive what? (including how?, why? and when?); but also exclamations like what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjugational senses.
wilt thou, queen
4436
´Estër
אֶסתֵּר?
635 {0635} Primeאֶסְתֵּר'Ecter{es-tare'}
Of Persian derivation; Ester, the Jewish heroine.
and what
x4100 (4100) Complementמָּהmah{maw}
A primitive particle; properly interrogitive what? (including how?, why? and when?); but also exclamations like what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjugational senses.
[ is] thy request?
1246
it shall be even given
5414 {5414} Primeנָתַןnathan{naw-than'}
A primitive root; to give, used with great latitude of application ( put, make, etc.).
z8735 <8735> Grammar
Stem - Niphal (See H8833) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 1602
thee to
x5704 (5704) Complementעַד`ad{ad}
Properly the same as H5703 (used as a preposition, adverb or conjugation; especially with a preposition); as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space ( even unto) or time ( during, while, until) or degree ( equally with).
the half
2677 {2677} Primeחֲצִיchetsiy{khay-tsee'}
From H2673; the half or middle.
of the kingdom.
4438 {4438} Primeמַלְכוּתmalkuwth{mal-kooth'}
From H4427; a rule; concretely a dominion. |
Esther 5:3
_ _ it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom — This mode of speaking originated in the Persian custom of appropriating for the maintenance of great men, or royal favorites, one city for his bread, another for his wine, a third for his clothes, etc., so that the phrase denoted great liberality. |
Esther 5:3
It shall be given — God in his providence often prevents the fears and outdoes the hopes of his servants. To the half of the kingdom — A proverbial expression: that is, nothing in reason shall be denied. |
Esther 5:3
Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what [is] thy request? it shall be even (c) given thee to the half of the kingdom.
(c) Meaning by this that whatever she asked would be granted as in (Mark 6:23). |
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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.
Esther 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] to the half of the kingdom.
Esther 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? now what [is] thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: or what [is] thy request further? and it shall be done.
1 Kings 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.
1 Kings 3:5 In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.
Matthew 20:20-22 Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshipping [him], and desiring a certain thing of him. ... But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.
Luke 18:41 Saying, What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight.
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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.
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.
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