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Esther 5:3

“What is it, Queen Esther?” the king inquired. “What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be given to you.”

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ASV

Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be given thee even to the half of the kingdom.

KJV

Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
לָהּ֙lahto her
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
מַה־mah-what?H4100 →
לָּ֖ךְlakh[is] to you
אֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerO EstherH635 →
הַמַּלְכָּ֑הha.mal.Kahthe queenH4436 →
וּמַה־u.mah-and what?H4100 →
בַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְba.ka.sha.Tekh[is] request yourH1246 →
עַד־'ad-up toH5704 →
חֲצִ֥יcha.Tzi<the> half ofH2677 →
הַמַּלְכ֖וּתha.mal.Khutthe kingdomH4438 →
וְיִנָּ֥תֵֽןve.yi.Na.tenso it may be givenH5414 →
לָֽךְ׃Lakhto you

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Mark 6:23And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom!”Esther 7:2and as they drank their wine on that second day, the king asked once more, “Queen Esther, what is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be fulfilled.”Esther 9:12who said to Queen Esther, “In the citadel of Susa the Jews have killed and destroyed five hundred men, including Haman’s ten sons. What have they done in the rest of the royal provinces? Now what is your petition? It will be given to you. And what further do you request? It will be fulfilled.”Esther 5:6And as they drank their wine, the king said to Esther, “What is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be fulfilled.”Matthew 20:21“What do you want?” He inquired. She answered, “Declare that in Your kingdom one of these two sons of mine may sit at Your right hand, and the other at Your left.”1 Kings 3:5One night at Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God said, “Ask, and I will give it to you!”Matthew 20:20–22Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and knelt down to make a request of Him.Luke 18:41“What do you want Me to do for you?” “Lord,” he said, “let me see again.”1 Kings 2:20“I have just one small request of you,” she said. “Do not deny me.” “Make your request, my mother,” the king replied, “for I will not deny you.”Matthew 14:7so much that he promised with an oath to give to her whatever she asked.Nehemiah 2:4“What is your request?” replied the king. So I prayed to the God of heavenActs 23:19The commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside, and asked, “What do you need to tell me?”

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