Esther 5:7
Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is;
Esther 5:7 in other translations
| BSB | Esther replied, “This is my petition and my request: |
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| WEB | Then Esther answered and said, “My petition and my request is this. |
| ASV | Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is: |
| YLT | And Esther answereth and saith, ‘My petition and my request is: |
| DARBY | And Esther answered and said, My petition and my request is, |
| BBE | Then Esther said in answer, My prayer and my request is this: |
| Webster | Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is: |
What does Esther 5:7 mean?
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…
Esther 5:7 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- 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;
- Esther 5:8
If I have found favour in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I shall prepare for them, and I will do to morrow as the king hath said.
Esther 5:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces respondió Esther, y dijo: Mi petición y mi demanda es: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Esther répondit et dit: Voici ma demande et ma requête: |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Da antwortete Esther und sprach: Meine Bitte und mein Begehr ist: |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cui respondit Esther: Petitio mea, et preces sunt istæ: |