Esther 5:7

Young's Literal Translation

And Esther answereth and saith, `My petition and my request [is]:

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.

Literal Translation
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,

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:

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 cometh to pass on the third day, that Esther putteth on royalty, and standeth in the inner-court of the house of the king over-against the house of the king, and the king is sitting on his royal throne, in the royal-house, over-against the opening of the house, ² and it cometh to pass, at the king's seeing Esther the queen standing in the court, she hath received grace in his eyes, and the king holdeth out to Esther the golden sceptre that [is] in his hand, and Esther draweth near, and toucheth the top of the sceptre. ³ And the king saith to her, `What -- to thee Esther, O queen? and what thy request? unto the half of the kingdom -- and it is given to thee.' <sup>4</sup> 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;' ⁵ and the king saith, `Haste ye Haman -- to do the word of Esther;' and the king cometh in, and Haman, unto the banquet that Esther hath made. <sup>6</sup> And the king saith to Esther, during the banquet of wine, `What [is] thy petition? and it is given to thee; and what thy request? unto the half of the kingdom -- and it is done.' ⁷ And Esther answereth and saith, `My petition and my request [is]: ⁸ if I have found grace in the eyes of the king, and if unto the king [it be] good, to give my petition, and to perform my request, the king doth come, and Haman, unto the banquet that I make for them, and to-morrow I do according to the word of 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.