Esther 5:7

Green's Literal Translation

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

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.

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:

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then aunswered Esther, and said: My petition and desire is,

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 it happened on the third day that Esther put on royal clothing and stood in the inner court of the king's house, before the king's inner house. And the king was sitting on his royal thronein the royal house, in front of the gateof the house. ² And it happened, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, she rose in favor in his eyes. And the king held out the golden scepter that was in his hand to Esther. And Esther drew near and touched the top of thescepter. ³ And the king said to her. What shall be done to you, O Queen Esther, and what is your wish? It will be given to you also, even to half of the kingdom. ⁴ 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. ⁵ And the king said, Cause Haman to hurry to do the word of Esther. And the king and Haman came to the banquet which Esther had prepared. ⁶ And the king said to Esther at the banquet of wine, What is your petition, and it shall be granted to you? And what is your wish? And it will be done, to half of the kingdom. ⁷ And Esther replied and said, As to my petition and my request, ⁸ if I have found favor in the eyes of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet which I shall prepare for them, and I will do tomorrow according to the wordof the king.

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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.