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Esther 5:1

On the third day, Esther put on her royal attire and stood in the inner court of the palace across from the king’s quarters. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the royal courtroom, facing the entrance.

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ASV

Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, over against the king’s house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the entrance of the house.

KJV

Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, over against the king’s house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיְהִ֣י׀vay.Hiand it wasH1961 →
בַּיּ֣וֹםbai.Yomon the dayH3117 →
הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗יha.she.li.Shi<the> thirdH7992 →
וַתִּלְבַּ֤שׁva.til.Bashand she put onH3847 →
אֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerEstherH635 →
מַלְכ֔וּתmal.KhutroyaltyH4438 →
וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֞דva.ta.'a.Modand she stoodH5975 →
בַּחֲצַ֤רba.cha.Tzarin [the] court ofH2691 →
בֵּית־beit-[the] house ofH1004 →
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
הַפְּנִימִ֔יתha.pe.ni.Mit<the> innerH6442 →
נֹ֖כַחNo.khachbeforeH5227 →
בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house ofH1004 →
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
וְ֠הַמֶּלֶךְVe.ha.Me.lekhand the kingH4428 →
יוֹשֵׁ֞בyo.Shev[was] sittingH3427 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
כִּסֵּ֤אki.Se'[the] throne ofH3678 →
מַלְכוּתוֹ֙mal.khu.Toroyalty hisH4438 →
בְּבֵ֣יתbe.Veitin [the] house ofH1004 →
הַמַּלְכ֔וּתha.mal.Khut<the> royaltyH4438 →
נֹ֖כַחNo.khachbeforeH5227 →
פֶּ֥תַחPe.tach[the] entrance ofH6607 →
הַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitthe houseH1004 →

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Esther 6:4“Who is in the court?” the king asked. Now Haman had just entered the outer court of the palace to ask the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows he had prepared for him.Esther 4:16“Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day, and I and my maidens will fast as you do. After that, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish!”Revelation 3:21To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.1 Peter 3:3–5Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes,1 Timothy 2:9Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,Ruth 3:3Therefore wash yourself, put on perfume, and wear your best clothes. Go down to the threshing floor, but do not let the man know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.Esther 8:15Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal garments of blue and white, with a large gold crown and a purple robe of fine linen. And the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.Matthew 10:16Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.Esther 1:11to bring Queen Vashti before him, wearing her royal crown, to display her beauty to the people and officials. For she was beautiful to behold.Matthew 27:64So give the order that the tomb be secured until the third day. Otherwise, His disciples may come and steal Him away and tell the people He has risen from the dead. And this last deception would be worse than the first.”Luke 22:30so that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.Esther 4:11“All the royal officials and the people of the king’s provinces know that one law applies to every man or woman who approaches the king in the inner court without being summoned—that he be put to death. Only if the king extends the gold scepter may that person live. But I have not been summoned to appear before the king for the past thirty days.”Matthew 11:8Otherwise, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? Look, those who wear fine clothing are found in kings’ palaces.Genesis 41:14So Pharaoh sent for Joseph, who was quickly brought out of the dungeon. After he had shaved and changed his clothes, he went in before Pharaoh.Proverbs 31:22She makes coverings for her bed; her clothing is fine linen and purple.1 Kings 22:10Dressed in royal attire, the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting on their thrones at the threshing floor by the entrance of the gate of Samaria, with all the prophets prophesying before them.Esther 2:5Now there was at the citadel of Susa a Jewish man from the tribe of Benjamin named Mordecai son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish.Genesis 24:22And after the camels had finished drinking, he took out a gold ring weighing a beka, and two gold bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels.

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Esther Before the King — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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