Esther 5:7

Bishop's Bible

Then aunswered Esther, and said: My petition and desire is,

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Esther answered, “This is my petition and my request:

Hebrew Names Version
Then answered Ester, and said, My petition and my request is:

King James Version
Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is;

English Standard Version
Then Esther answered, "My wish and my request is:

New Century Version
Esther answered, "This is what I want and what I ask for.

New English Translation
Esther responded, "My request and my petition is this:

Amplified Bible
Then Esther replied, "My petition and my request is this:

New American Standard Bible
So Esther replied, "My request and my wish is:

World English Bible
Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is:

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then answered Ester, and sayd, My petition and my request is,

Legacy Standard Bible
So Esther answered and said, "My petition and my request is:

Berean Standard Bible
Esther replied, "This is my petition and my request:

Contemporary English Version
Esther replied, "Your Majesty, if you really care for me and are willing to do what I want, please come again tomorrow with Haman to the dinner I will prepare for you. At that time I will answer Your Majesty's question."

Complete Jewish Bible
Then Ester answered, "My request, what I want, is this:

Darby Translation
And Esther answered and said, My petition and my request is,

Easy-to-Read Version
Esther answered, "This is what I want to ask for:

George Lamsa Translation
Then Esther answered and said, My petition and my request is this:

Good News Translation
Esther replied,

Lexham English Bible
And Esther answered and said, "This is my petition and my request.

Literal Translation
And Esther replied and said, As to my petition and my request,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then answered Hester and sayde: My peticion and desire is,

American Standard Version
Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is:

Bible in Basic English
Then Esther said in answer, My prayer and my request is this:

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then answered Esther, and said: 'My petition and my request is--

King James Version (1611)
Then answered Esther, and said, My petition, and my request is,

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And she said, My request and my petition are:

English Revised Version
Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
To whom Hester answeride, My axyng and preieris ben these.

Update Bible Version
Then Esther answered, and said, My petition and my request is:

Webster's Bible Translation
Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request [is]:

New King James Version
Then Esther answered and said, "My petition and request is this:

New Living Translation
Esther replied, "This is my request and deepest wish.

New Life Bible
So Esther answered and said, "This is what I ask of you.

New Revised Standard
Then Esther said, "This is my petition and request:

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then answered Esther, and said, - As touching my petition and my request,

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Esther answered: My petition and request is this:

Revised Standard Version
But Esther said, "My petition and my request is:

Young's Literal Translation
And Esther answereth and saith, `My petition and my request [is]:

THE MESSAGE
Esther answered, "Here's what I want. If the king favors me and is pleased to do what I desire and ask, let the king and Haman come again tomorrow to the dinner that I will fix for them. Then I'll give a straight answer to the king's question."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
So Esther replied, "My petition and my request is:

Contextual Overview

¹ And on the third day it came to passe, that Esther put on her royall apparell, and stoode in the court of the kinges palace within, ouer against ye kinges house: and the king sat vpon his royall seate in the kinges palace ouer against the gate of the house. ² And when the king sawe Esther the queene standing in the court, she founde grace in his sight: And the king held out the golden scepter that was in his hand: So Esther stept foorth and touched the top of the scepter. ³ Then saide the king vnto her: What wylt thou queene Esther? and what requirest thou? [aske] euen the halfe of the empire, and it shalbe geuen thee. ⁴ And Esther aunswered: If it please the king, let the king and Haman come this day vnto the banket that I haue prepared for him. ⁵ And the king saide: Cause Haman to make haste, that he may do as Esther hath saide. So the king and Haman came to the banket that Esther had prepared. ⁶ And the king saide vnto Esther at the banket of wine: What is thy petition, that it may be geuen thee? And what requirest thou? If it be euen the halfe of the empire, it shall be done. ⁷ Then aunswered Esther, and said: My petition and desire is, ⁸ If I haue founde grace in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to geue me my petition, and to fulfil my request, then let the king and Haman come to the banket that I shall prepare for the: and so wyl I do to morowe, as the king hath saide.

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Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then answered Esther and said, my petition and my request is. What she should for the present make; the principal one she had to ask, for wise reasons, she still deferred.