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Esther 5:4
Esther said, "If it please the king, may the king and Haman come today to the special supper I have made ready for him."
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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.”
“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.
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.
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."
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."
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."
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."
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."
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.
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.
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."
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."
"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."
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."
"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.
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?"
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.
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."
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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.'
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.
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.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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."
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."
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 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."
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.
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.
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."
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;'
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."
"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."
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 On the third day Esther put on her queen's clothing and stood in the open space inside the king's special house in front of his throne room. The king was sitting on his throne in the throne room looking toward the door of his house. 2 When the king saw Esther the queen standing in the open space, she found favor in his eyes. The king held his special golden stick in his hand toward Esther. So Esther came near and touched the top of the special stick. 3 Then the king said to her, "What do you want, Queen Esther? What do you ask of me? You would be given even as much as half the nation." 4 Esther said, "If it please the king, may the king and Haman come today to the special supper I have made ready for him." 5 Then the king said, "Be quick to bring Haman, that we may do as Esther wants." So the king and Haman came to the special supper that Esther had made ready. 6 As they drank their wine at the supper, the king said to Esther, "What is it that you want? For it will be given to you. What do you ask of me? You would be given as much as half the nation." 7 So Esther answered and said, "This is what I ask of you. 8 If I have found favor in the king's eyes, and if it please the king to give me what I ask of him, may the king and Haman come to the special supper that I will make ready for them. And tomorrow I will tell you what I want."
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 wanted good to come to them, saying, "Give birth to many. Grow in number. Fill the earth and rule over it. Rule over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth."
And God wanted good to come to them, saying, "Give birth to many. Grow in number. Fill the earth and rule over it. Rule over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth."
Genesis 5:1
This is the book of the children of Adam and of their children's children. When God made man, He made him in the likeness of God.
This is the book of the children of Adam and of their children's children. When God made man, He made him in the likeness of God.
Genesis 5:3
When Adam had lived 130 years, he gave birth to a son in his own likeness. And he gave him the name Seth.
When Adam had lived 130 years, he gave birth to a son in his own likeness. And he gave him the name Seth.
Genesis 5:7
Seth lived 807 years after the birth of Enosh. He had other sons and daughters.
Seth lived 807 years after the birth of Enosh. He had other sons and daughters.
Genesis 5:10
Enosh lived 815 years after the birth of Kenan. He had other sons and daughters.
Enosh lived 815 years after the birth of Kenan. He had other sons and daughters.
Genesis 5:13
Kenan lived 840 years after the birth of Mahalalel. He had other sons and daughters.
Kenan lived 840 years after the birth of Mahalalel. He had other sons and daughters.
Genesis 5:19
Jared lived 800 years after the birth of Enoch. He had other sons and daughters.
Jared lived 800 years after the birth of Enoch. He had other sons and daughters.
Genesis 5:22
Enoch walked with God 300 years after the birth of Methuselah. He had other sons and daughters.
Enoch walked with God 300 years after the birth of Methuselah. He had other sons and daughters.
Genesis 5:26
Methuselah lived 782 years after the birth of Lamech. He had other sons and daughters.
Methuselah lived 782 years after the birth of Lamech. He had other sons and daughters.
Genesis 5:30
Lamech lived 595 years after the birth of Noah. He had other sons and daughters.
Lamech lived 595 years after the birth of Noah. He had other 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.
