³ And the king said to her, “What do you wish, Queen Esther? What is your request? ^(A)It shall be given to you—up to half the kingdom!”

⁶ At the banquet of wine ^(A)the king said to Esther, ^(B)“What is your petition? It shall be granted you. What is your request, up to half the kingdom? It shall be done!”

² And on the second day, ^(A)at the banquet of wine, the king again said to Esther, “What is your petition, Queen Esther? It shall be granted you. And what is your request, up to half the kingdom? It shall be done!”