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Douay-Rheims Bible
Esther 5:7
And Esther answered: My petition and request is this:
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Christian Standard Bible®
Esther answered, “This is my petition and my request:
Esther answered, “This is my petition and my request:
Hebrew Names Version
Then answered Ester, and said, My petition and my request is:
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;
Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is;
English Standard Version
Then Esther answered, "My wish and my request is:
Then Esther answered, "My wish and my request is:
New Century Version
Esther answered, "This is what I want and what I ask for.
Esther answered, "This is what I want and what I ask for.
New English Translation
Esther responded, "My request and my petition is this:
Esther responded, "My request and my petition is this:
Amplified Bible
Then Esther replied, "My petition and my request is this:
Then Esther replied, "My petition and my request is this:
New American Standard Bible
So Esther replied, "My request and my wish is:
So Esther replied, "My request and my wish is:
World English Bible
Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is:
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,
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:
So Esther answered and said, "My petition and my request is:
Berean Standard Bible
Esther replied, "This is my petition and my request:
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."
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:
Then Ester answered, "My request, what I want, is this:
Darby Translation
And Esther answered and said, My petition and my request is,
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:
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:
Then Esther answered and said, My petition and my request is this:
Good News Translation
Esther replied,
Esther replied,
Lexham English Bible
And Esther answered and said, "This is my petition and my request.
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,
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,
Then answered Hester and sayde: My peticion and desire is,
American Standard Version
Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is:
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:
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,
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--
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,
Then answered Esther, and said, My petition, and my request is,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And she said, My request and my petition are:
And she said, My request and my petition are:
English Revised Version
Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is;
Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
To whom Hester answeride, My axyng and preieris ben these.
To whom Hester answeride, My axyng and preieris ben these.
Update Bible Version
Then Esther answered, and said, My petition and my request is:
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]:
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:
Then Esther answered and said, "My petition and request is this:
New Living Translation
Esther replied, "This is my request and deepest wish.
Esther replied, "This is my request and deepest wish.
New Life Bible
So Esther answered and said, "This is what I ask of you.
So Esther answered and said, "This is what I ask of you.
New Revised Standard
Then Esther said, "This is my petition and request:
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,
Then answered Esther, and said, - As touching my petition and my request,
Revised Standard Version
But Esther said, "My petition and my request is:
But Esther said, "My petition and my request is:
Young's Literal Translation
And Esther answereth and saith, `My petition and my request [is]:
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."
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:
So Esther replied, "My petition and my request is:
Contextual Overview
1 And on the third day Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, over against the king’s hall: now he sat upon his throne in the hall of the palace, over against the door of the house. 2 And when he saw Esther the queen standing, she pleased his eyes, and he held out toward her the golden sceptre, which he held in his hand and she drew near, and kissed the top of his sceptre. 3 And the king said to her: What wilt thou, queen Esther? what is thy request? if thou shouldst even ask one half of the kingdom, it shall be given to thee. 4 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. 5 And the king said forthwith: Call ye Aman quickly, that he may obey Esther’s will. So the king and Aman came to the banquet which the queen had prepared for them. 6 And the king said to her, after he had drunk wine plentifully: What dost thou desire should be given thee? and for what thing askest thou? although thou shouldst ask the half of my kingdom, thou shalt have it. 7 And Esther answered: My petition and request is this: 8 If I have found favour in the king’s sight, and if it please the king to give me what I ask, and to fulfil my petition: let the king and Aman come to the banquet which I have prepared them, and to morrow I will open my mind to 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.