Esther 5 · Verse 6

Esther 5:6

And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.
Esther 5:6, King James Version

Esther 5:6 in other translations

BSBAnd as they drank their wine, the king said to Esther, “What is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be fulfilled.”
WEBThe king said to Esther at the banquet of wine, “What is your petition? It shall be granted you. What is your request? Even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.”
ASVAnd the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.
YLTAnd 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.'
DARBYAnd the king said to Esther at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee; and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be done.
BBEAnd while they were drinking wine the king said to Esther, What is your prayer? for it will be given to you and what is your request? for it will be done, even to the half of my kingdom.
WebsterAnd the king said to Esther at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.

What does Esther 5:6 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 The banquet of wine - At that part of the banquet when the wine was introduced.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Esther 5:1-8

Esther having had power with God, and prevailing, like Jacob, had power with men too. He that will lose his life for God, shall save it, or find it in a better life. The king encouraged her. Let us from this be encouraged to pray always to our God, and not to faint. Esther came to a proud, imperious man; but we come to the God of love and grace. She was not called, but we are; the Spirit says, Come, and the Bride…

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Esther 5:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
הַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
לְאֶסְתֵּר֙le.'es.Terto EstherH635
בְּמִשְׁתֵּ֣הbe.mish.Tehat [the] feast ofH4960
הַיַּ֔יִןhai.Ya.yin<the> wineH3196
מַה\־mah-what?H4100
שְּׁאֵלָתֵ֖ךְshe.'e.la.Tekh[is] petition yourH7596
וְיִנָּ֣תֵֽןve.yi.Na.tensp it may be givenH5414
לָ֑ךְLakhto you
וּמַה\־u.mah-and what?H4100
בַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְba.ka.sha.Tekh[is] request yourH1246
עַד\־'ad-up toH5704
חֲצִ֥יcha.Tzi<the> half ofH2677
הַמַּלְכ֖וּתha.mal.Khutthe kingdomH4438
וְתֵעָֽשׂ\׃ve.te.'Asand it may be doneH6213

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Esther 5:6

  • Esther 7:2

    And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom.

  • Esther 5:3

    Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom.

  • Esther 9:12

    And the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman; what have they done in the rest of the king’s provinces? now what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: or what is thy request further? and it shall be done.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the king said.
3; 7:2; 9:12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Esther 5:5

    Then the king said, Cause Haman to make haste, that he may do as Esther hath said. So the king and Haman came to the banquet that Esther had prepared.

  • Esther 5:6

    And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.

  • Esther 5:7

    Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is;

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Esther 5:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y dijo el rey á Esther en el banquete del vino: ¿Cuál es tu petición, y te será otorgada? ¿Cuál es tu demanda? Aunque sea la mitad del reino, te será concedida.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et le roi dit à Esther pendant qu’on buvait le vin: Quelle est ta demande? Elle te sera accordée. Et quelle est ta requête? Quand ce serait jusqu’à la moitié du royaume, ce sera fait.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und der König sprach zu Esther beim Weingelage: Was ist deine Bitte? Und sie soll dir gewährt werden. Und was ist dein Begehr? Bis zur Hälfte des Königreiches, und es soll geschehen!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dixitque ei rex, postquam vinum biberat abundanter: Quid petis ut detur tibi? et pro qua re postulas? etiam si dimidiam partem regni mei petieris, impetrabis.