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Esther 8:4
The king extended the gold scepter toward Esther, so she got up and stood before the king.
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Hebrew Names Version
Then the king held out to Ester the golden scepter. So Ester arose, and stood before the king.
Then the king held out to Ester the golden scepter. So Ester arose, and stood before the king.
King James Version
Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king,
Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king,
English Standard Version
When the king held out the golden scepter to Esther, Esther rose and stood before the king.
When the king held out the golden scepter to Esther, Esther rose and stood before the king.
New Century Version
The king held out the gold scepter to Esther. So Esther got up and stood in front of him.
The king held out the gold scepter to Esther. So Esther got up and stood in front of him.
New English Translation
When the king extended to Esther the gold scepter, she arose and stood before the king.
When the king extended to Esther the gold scepter, she arose and stood before the king.
Amplified Bible
Then the king held out to Esther the golden scepter. So Esther arose and stood before the king.
Then the king held out to Esther the golden scepter. So Esther arose and stood before the king.
New American Standard Bible
And the king extended the golden scepter to Esther. So Esther got up and stood before the king.
And the king extended the golden scepter to Esther. So Esther got up and stood before the king.
World English Bible
Then the king held out to Esther the golden scepter. So Esther arose, and stood before the king.
Then the king held out to Esther the golden scepter. So Esther arose, and stood before the king.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the King held out the golden scepter toward Ester. Then arose Ester, and stood before the King,
And the King held out the golden scepter toward Ester. Then arose Ester, and stood before the King,
Legacy Standard Bible
And the king extended the golden scepter to Esther. So Esther arose and stood before the king.
And the king extended the golden scepter to Esther. So Esther arose and stood before the king.
Berean Standard Bible
The king extended the gold scepter toward Esther, and she arose and stood before the king.
The king extended the gold scepter toward Esther, and she arose and stood before the king.
Contemporary English Version
King Xerxes held out the golden scepter to Esther,
King Xerxes held out the golden scepter to Esther,
Complete Jewish Bible
The king extended the gold scepter toward Ester. So Ester got up and stood in front of the king.
The king extended the gold scepter toward Ester. So Ester got up and stood in front of the king.
Darby Translation
And the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. And Esther arose and stood before the king,
And the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. And Esther arose and stood before the king,
Easy-to-Read Version
Then the king held out the gold scepter to Esther. Esther got up and stood in front of the king.
Then the king held out the gold scepter to Esther. Esther got up and stood in front of the king.
George Lamsa Translation
Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther touched it and stood before the king
Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther touched it and stood before the king
Good News Translation
The king held out the gold scepter to her, so she stood up and said,
The king held out the gold scepter to her, so she stood up and said,
Lexham English Bible
And the king held out to Esther the scepter of gold, and Esther rose and stood before the king,
And the king held out to Esther the scepter of gold, and Esther rose and stood before the king,
Literal Translation
Then the king held out the golden scepter to Esther, and Esther rose up and stood before the king,
Then the king held out the golden scepter to Esther, and Esther rose up and stood before the king,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the kynge helde out the golden cepter vnto Hester. Then rose Hester, and stode before the kynge,
And the kynge helde out the golden cepter vnto Hester. Then rose Hester, and stode before the kynge,
American Standard Version
Then the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre. So Esther arose, and stood before the king.
Then the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre. So Esther arose, and stood before the king.
Bible in Basic English
Then the king put out the rod of gold to Esther, and she got up before the king.
Then the king put out the rod of gold to Esther, and she got up before the king.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the king held out the golden scepter toward Esther. Then rose Esther, and stode before the king,
And the king held out the golden scepter toward Esther. Then rose Esther, and stode before the king,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre. So Esther arose, and stood before the king.
Then the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre. So Esther arose, and stood before the king.
King James Version (1611)
Then the king helde out the golden scepter toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king,
Then the king helde out the golden scepter toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Then the king stretched out to Esther the golden sceptre: and Esther arose to stand near the king.
Then the king stretched out to Esther the golden sceptre: and Esther arose to stand near the king.
English Revised Version
Then the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre. So Esther arose, and stood before the king.
Then the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre. So Esther arose, and stood before the king.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the kyng bi custom helde forth the goldun yerde of the kyng with his hond, bi which the signe of merci was schewid. `Therfor sche roos vp,
And the kyng bi custom helde forth the goldun yerde of the kyng with his hond, bi which the signe of merci was schewid. `Therfor sche roos vp,
Update Bible Version
Then the king held out to Esther the golden scepter. So Esther arose, and stood before the king.
Then the king held out to Esther the golden scepter. So Esther arose, and stood before the king.
Webster's Bible Translation
Then the king held out the golden scepter towards Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king,
Then the king held out the golden scepter towards Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king,
New King James Version
And the king held out the golden scepter toward Esther. So Esther arose and stood before the king,
And the king held out the golden scepter toward Esther. So Esther arose and stood before the king,
New Living Translation
Again the king held out the gold scepter to Esther. So she rose and stood before him.
Again the king held out the gold scepter to Esther. So she rose and stood before him.
New Life Bible
The king held out the special golden stick toward Esther. So she got up and stood in front of the king.
The king held out the special golden stick toward Esther. So she got up and stood in front of the king.
New Revised Standard
The king held out the golden scepter to Esther,
The king held out the golden scepter to Esther,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the king held out unto Esther, the golden sceptre, - so Esther arose, and stood before the king;
And the king held out unto Esther, the golden sceptre, - so Esther arose, and stood before the king;
Douay-Rheims Bible
But he, as the manner was, held out the golden sceptre with his hand, which was the sign of clemency: and she arose up and stood before him,
But he, as the manner was, held out the golden sceptre with his hand, which was the sign of clemency: and she arose up and stood before him,
Revised Standard Version
And the king held out the golden scepter to Esther,
And the king held out the golden scepter to Esther,
Young's Literal Translation
and the king holdeth out to Esther the golden sceptre, and Esther riseth, and standeth before the king,
and the king holdeth out to Esther the golden sceptre, and Esther riseth, and standeth before the king,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The king extended the golden scepter to Esther. So Esther arose and stood before the king.
The king extended the golden scepter to Esther. So Esther arose and stood before the king.
Contextual Overview
3Then Esther addressed the king again. She fell at his feet, wept, and begged him to revoke the evil of Haman the Agagite and his plot he had devised against the Jews. 4The king extended the gold scepter toward Esther, so she got up and stood before the king.5She said, “If it pleases the king and I have found favor before him, if the matter seems right to the king and I am pleasing in his eyes, let a royal edict be written. Let it revoke the documents the scheming Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite wrote to destroy the Jews who are in all the king’s provinces. 6For how could I bear to see the disaster that would come on my people? How could I bear to see the destruction of my relatives?” 7King Ahasuerus said to Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, “Look, I have given Haman’s estate to Esther, and he was hanged on the gallows because he attacked the Jews. 8Write in the king’s name whatever pleases you concerning the Jews, and seal it with the royal signet ring. A document written in the king’s name and sealed with the royal signet ring cannot be revoked.” 9On the twenty-third day of the third month —that is, the month Sivan—the royal scribes were summoned. Everything was written exactly as Mordecai commanded for the Jews, to the satraps, the governors, and the officials of the 127 provinces from India to Cush. The edict was written for each province in its own script, for each ethnic group in its own language, and to the Jews in their own script and language. 10Mordecai wrote in King Ahasuerus’s name and sealed the edicts with the royal signet ring. He sent the documents by mounted couriers, who rode fast horses bred in the royal stables. 11The king’s edict gave the Jews in each and every city the right to assemble and defend themselves, to destroy, kill, and annihilate every ethnic and provincial army hostile to them, including women and children, and to take their possessions as spoils of war. 12This would take place on a single day throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month Adar.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
held out: Esther 4:11, Esther 5:2
Cross-References
Genesis 8:17
Bring out all the living creatures that are with you—birds, livestock, those that crawl on the earth—and they will spread over the earth and be fruitful and multiply on the earth.”
Bring out all the living creatures that are with you—birds, livestock, those that crawl on the earth—and they will spread over the earth and be fruitful and multiply on the earth.”
Genesis 8:19
All the animals, all the creatures that crawl, and all the flying creatures—everything that moves on the earth—came out of the ark by their families.
All the animals, all the creatures that crawl, and all the flying creatures—everything that moves on the earth—came out of the ark by their families.
2 Kings 19:37
One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. Then his son Esar-haddon became king in his place.
One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. Then his son Esar-haddon became king in his place.
Isaiah 37:38
One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. Then his son Esar-haddon became king in his place.
One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. Then his son Esar-haddon became king in his place.
Jeremiah 51:27
Raise a signal flag in the land;blow a ram’s horn among the nations;set apart the nations against her.Summon kingdoms against her—Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz.Appoint a marshal against her;bring up horses like a swarm of locusts.
Raise a signal flag in the land;blow a ram’s horn among the nations;set apart the nations against her.Summon kingdoms against her—Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz.Appoint a marshal against her;bring up horses like a swarm of locusts.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Then the king held out the golden sceptre towards Esther,.... As a token that she had not incurred his displeasure by coming into his presence without leave, and that she was admitted to speak and make her request; see Esther 5:3
so Esther arose and stood before the king; she rose from the ground on which she lay prostrate, and stood upon her feet, in an humble manner, to make her speech, and present her petition to the king.
