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Esther 5:2

As soon as the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, she found favor in his sight. The king extended the gold scepter in his hand toward Esther, and she approached and touched the tip of the scepter.

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ASV

And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favor in his sight; and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.

KJV

And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיְהִי֩vay.Hiand it wasH1961 →
כִרְא֨וֹתkhir.'otwhen sawH7200 →
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
אֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerEstherH635 →
הַמַּלְכָּ֗הha.mal.Kahthe queenH4436 →
עֹמֶ֙דֶת֙'o.Me.detstandingH5975 →
בֶּֽחָצֵ֔רbe.cha.Tzerin the courtH2691 →
נָשְׂאָ֥הna.se.'Ahshe boreH5375 →
חֵ֖ןchenfavorH2580 →
בְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.Navin view hisH5869 →
וַיּ֨וֹשֶׁטvai.Yo.o.shetand he extendedH3447 →
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
לְאֶסְתֵּ֗רle.'es.Terto EstherH635 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
שַׁרְבִ֤יטshar.Vit[the] scepter ofH8275 →
הַזָּהָב֙ha.za.Hav<the> goldH2091 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
בְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.Do[was] in hand hisH3027 →
וַתִּקְרַ֣בva.tik.Ravand she drew nearH7126 →
אֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerEstherH635 →
וַתִּגַּ֖עva.ti.Ga'and she touchedH5060 →
בְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.Rosh<in> [the] top ofH7218 →
הַשַּׁרְבִֽיט׃ סha.shar.Vitthe scepterH8275 →

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Psalms 69:13But my prayer to You, O LORD, is for a time of favor. In Your abundant loving devotion, O God, answer me with Your sure salvation.Esther 8:4The king extended the gold scepter toward Esther, and she arose and stood before the king.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.”Proverbs 21:1The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.Psalms 116:1I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice— my appeal for mercy.Nehemiah 1:11O Lord, may Your ear be attentive to my prayer and to the prayers of Your servants who delight to revere Your name. Give Your servant success this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” (At that time I was the cupbearer to the king.)Esther 2:9And the young woman pleased him and obtained his favor, so he quickly provided her with beauty treatments and the special diet. He assigned to her seven select maidservants from the palace and transferred her with them to the best place in the harem.Acts 10:4Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God.Acts 7:10and rescued him from all his troubles. He granted Joseph favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his household.Genesis 32:28Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”Jeremiah 38:10So the king commanded Ebed-melech the Cushite, “Take thirty men from here with you and pull Jeremiah the prophet out of the cistern before he dies.”Numbers 32:5“If we have found favor in your sight,” they said, “let this land be given to your servants as a possession. Do not make us cross the Jordan.”

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