Esther 5:4

Brenton's Septuagint

And Esther said, To-day is my great day: if then it seem good to the king, let both him and Aman come to the feast which I will prepare this day.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“If it pleases the king,” Esther replied, “may the king and Haman come today to the banquet I have prepared for them.”

Hebrew Names Version
Ester said, If it seem good to the king, let the king and Haman come this day to the banquet that I have prepared for him.

King James Version
And Esther answered, If it seem good unto the king, let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared for him.

English Standard Version
And Esther said, "If it please the king, let the king and Haman come today to a feast that I have prepared for the king."

New Century Version
Esther answered, "My king, if it pleases you, come today with Haman to a banquet that I have prepared for you."

New English Translation
Esther replied, "If the king is so inclined, let the king and Haman come today to the banquet that I have prepared for him."

Amplified Bible
Esther said, "If it pleases the king, may the king and Haman come this day to the banquet that I have prepared for him."

New American Standard Bible
Esther said, "If it pleases the king, may the king and Haman come this day to the banquet that I have prepared for him."

World English Bible
Esther said, If it seem good to the king, let the king and Haman come this day to the banquet that I have prepared for him.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then saide Ester, If it please the King, let the King & Haman come this day vnto the banket, that I haue prepared for him.

Legacy Standard Bible
And Esther said, "If it seems good to the king, may the king and Haman come this day to the feast that I have prepared for him."

Berean Standard Bible
"If it pleases the king," Esther replied, "may the king and Haman come today to the banquet I have prepared for the king."

Contemporary English Version
Esther answered, "Your Majesty, please come with Haman to a dinner I will prepare for you later today."

Complete Jewish Bible
"If it is all right with the king," answered Ester, "let the king and Haman come today to the banquet I have prepared for him."

Darby Translation
And Esther said, If it seem good to the king, let the king and Haman come this day to the banquet that I have prepared for him.

Easy-to-Read Version
Esther said, "I have prepared a party for you and Haman. Will you and Haman please come to the party today?"

George Lamsa Translation
And Esther answered, If it please the king, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I have pre pared for him.

Good News Translation
Esther replied, "If it please Your Majesty, I would like you and Haman to be my guests tonight at a banquet I am preparing for you."

Lexham English Bible
And Esther said, "If it is good to the king, let the king and Haman come today to the banquet that I have prepared for him."

Literal Translation
And Esther answered, If it seems good to the king, let the king and Haman come today to the banquet which I have prepared for him.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Hester sayde: Yf it please ye kynge, let ye kynge & Aman come this daye vnto ye banket yt I haue prepared.

American Standard Version
And Esther said, If it seem good unto the king, let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared for him.

Bible in Basic English
And Esther in answer said, If it seems good to the king, let the king and Haman come today to the feast which I have made ready for him.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
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.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Esther said: 'If it seem good unto the king, let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared for him.'

King James Version (1611)
And Esther answered, If it seeme good vnto the King, let the King and Haman come this day vnto the banquet that I haue prepared for him.

English Revised Version
And Esther said, If it seem good unto the king, let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared for him.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And sche answeride, If it plesith the kyng, Y biseche, that thou come to me to dai, and Aaman with thee, to the feeste, which Y haue maad redi.

Update Bible Version
And Esther said, If it seems good to the king, let the king and Haman come this day to the banquet that I have prepared for him.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Esther answered, If [it shall seem] good to the king, let the king and Haman come this day to the banquet that I have prepared for him.

New King James Version
So Esther answered, "If it pleases the king, let the king and Haman come today to the banquet that I have prepared for him."

New Living Translation
And Esther replied, "If it please the king, let the king and Haman come today to a banquet I have prepared for the king."

New Life Bible
Esther said, "If it please the king, may the king and Haman come today to the special supper I have made ready for him."

New Revised Standard
Then Esther said, "If it pleases the king, let the king and Haman come today to a banquet that I have prepared for the king."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then said Esther, If, unto the king, it seem good, let the king with Haman come in this day, unto the banquet which I have prepared for him.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But she answered: If it please the king, I beseech thee to come to me this day, and Aman with thee to the banquet which I have prepared.

Revised Standard Version
And Esther said, "If it please the king, let the king and Haman come this day to a dinner that I have prepared for the king."

Young's Literal Translation
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;'

THE MESSAGE
"If it please the king," said Esther, "let the king come with Haman to a dinner I've prepared for him."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Esther said, "If it pleases the king, may the king and Haman come this day to the banquet that I have prepared for him."

Contextual Overview

¹ And it came to pass on the third day, when she had ceased praying, that she put off her mean dress, and put on her glorious apparel. And being splendidly arrayed, and having called upon God the Overseer and Preserver of all things, she took her two maids, and she leaned upon one, as a delicate female, and the other followed bearing her train. And she was blooming in the perfection of her beauty; and her face was cheerful, and it were benevolent, but her heart was straitened for fear. And having passed through all the doors, she stood before the king: and he was sitting upon his royal throne, and he had put on all his glorious apparel, covered all over with gold and precious stones, and was very terrible. And having raised his face resplendent with glory, he looked with intense anger: and the queen fell, and changed her colour as she fainted; and she bowed herself upon the head of the maid that went before her. But God changed the spirit of the king gentleness, and in intense feeling he sprang from off his throne, and took her into his arms, until she recovered: and he comforted her with peaceable words, and said to her, What is the matter, Esther? I am thy brother; be of good cheer, thou shalt not die, for our command is openly declared to thee, Draw nigh. ² And having raised the golden sceptre he laid it upon her neck, and embraced her, and said, Speak to me. And she said to him, I saw thee, my lord, as an angel of God, and my heart was troubled for fear of thy glory; for thou, my lord, art to be wondered at, and thy face is full of grace. And while she was speaking, she fainted and fell. Then the king was troubled, and all his servants comforted her. ³ 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. ⁴ And Esther said, To-day is my great day: if then it seem good to the king, let both him and Aman come to the feast which I will prepare this day. ⁵ And the king said, Hasten Aman hither, that we may perform the word of Esther. So they both come to the feast of which Esther had spoken. ⁶ And at the banquet the king said to Esther, What is thy request, queen Esther? speak, and thou shalt have all that thou requirest. ⁷ And she said, My request and my petition are: ⁸ if I have found favour in the sight of the king, let the king and Aman come again to-morrow to the feast which I shall prepare for them, and to-morrow I will do the same.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

If it seem: Esther 5:8, Proverbs 29:11

the banquet: Mishteh, from shathah, "to drink," a compotation. feast, or banquet accompanied with drinking; the drinking in the East being at the beginning, and not at the end of the entertainment. Olearius, describing an entertainment at the Persian court, says, "The floor of the hall was covered with cotton cloth, which was covered with all sorts of fruits and sweetmeats in basons of gold. With them was served up excellent Shiraz wine. After an hour's time, the sweetmeats were removed, to make way for the more substantial part of the entertainment, such as rice, boiled and roast mutton, etc. When the company had been at table an hour and a half, warm water was brought, in a ewer of gold, for washing; and grace being said, they began to retire without speaking a word, according to the custom of the country." Esther 5:8, Esther 3:15, Genesis 27:25, Genesis 32:20, Psalms 112:5, 1 Corinthians 14:20

Reciprocal: Ezra 6:11 - timber Esther 1:9 - the queen

Cross-References

Genesis 1:28
And God blessed them, saying, Increase and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the seas and flying creatures of heaven, and all the cattle and all the earth, and all the reptiles that creep on the earth.

Genesis 5:1
This is the genealogy of men in the day in which God made Adam; in the image of God he made him:

Genesis 5:3
And Adam lived two hundred and thirty years, and begot a son after his own form, and after his own image, and he called his name Seth.

Genesis 5:7
And Seth lived after his begetting Enos, seven hundred and seven years, and he begot sons and daughters.

Genesis 5:10
And Enos lived after his begetting Cainan, seven hundred and fifteen years, and he begot sons and daughters.

Genesis 5:13
And Cainan lived after his begetting Maleleel, seven hundred and forty years, and he begot sons and daughters.

Genesis 5:19
and Jared lived after his begetting Enoch, eight hundred years, and he begot sons and daughters.

Genesis 5:22
And Enoch was well-pleasing to God after his begetting Mathusala, two hundred years, and he begot sons and daughters.

Genesis 5:26
And Mathusala lived after his begetting Lamech eight hundred and two years, and begot sons and daughters.

Genesis 5:30
And Lamech lived after his begetting Noe, five hundred and sixty and five years, and begot sons and daughters.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Esther answered, if it seem good unto the king,.... She humbly submits it to his pleasure, suggesting it would be exceeding grateful to her, could it be granted:

let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared for him; for the king; and supposing it would be acceptable to him, and the rather engage him to come to it, she invited his favourite; and chiefly, that she might have an opportunity of accusing him before the king to his face, and when alone.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Esther seems to have been afraid to make her real request of Xerxes too abruptly. She concluded that the king would understand that she had a real petition in the background, and would recur to it, as in fact he did Esther 5:6; Esther 7:2.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Esther 5:4. Let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet — It was necessary to invite Haman to prevent his suspicion, and that he might not take any hasty step which might have prevented the execution of the great design.