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Esther 5:6 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" At the banquet, the king said to Esther, “What is your request, queen Esther? You shall have all that you require.” "
Esther 5:6
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4 Esther said, “Today is a special day. So if it seems good to the king, let both him and Haman come to the feast which I will prepare this day.”
5 The king said, “Hurry and bring Haman here, that we may do as Esther said.” So they both came to the feast about which Esther had spoken.
6 At the banquet, the king said to Esther, “What is your request, queen Esther? You shall have all that you require.”
7 She said, “My request and my petition is:
8 if I have found favor in the king’s sight, let the king and Haman come again tomorrow to the feast which I shall prepare for them, and tomorrow I will do as I have done today.”
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Esther 5:1
"Now on the third day, Esther put on her royal clothing, and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, next to the king’s house. The king sat on his royal throne in the royal house, next to the entrance of the house."
Esther 5:2
"When the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, she obtained favor in his sight; and the king held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. So Esther came near, and touched the top of the scepter."
Esther 5:3
"The king said, “What do you desire, Esther? What is your request? Ask even to the half of my kingdom, and it shall be yours.”"
Esther 5:4
"Esther said, “Today is a special day. So if it seems good to the king, let both him and Haman come to the feast which I will prepare this day.”"
Esther 5:5
"The king said, “Hurry and bring Haman here, that we may do as Esther said.” So they both came to the feast about which Esther had spoken."
Esther 5:7
"She said, “My request and my petition is:"
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