And Esther said, “If it please the king,[a] let the king and Haman come today to a feast that I have prepared for the king.” Then the king said, “Bring Haman quickly, so that we may do as Esther has asked.” So the king and Haman came to the feast that Esther had prepared. (A)And as they were drinking wine after the feast, the king said to Esther, (B)“What is your wish? It shall be granted you. And what is your request? (C)Even to the half of my kingdom, it shall be fulfilled.”[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Esther 5:4 Hebrew If it is good to the king
  2. Esther 5:6 Or done

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