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Esther 5:8

If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and fulfill my request, may the king and Haman come tomorrow to the banquet I will prepare for them. Then I will answer the king’s question.”

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ASV

If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I shall prepare for them, and I will do to-morrow as the king hath said.

KJV

If I have found favour in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I shall prepare for them, and I will do to morrow as the king hath said.

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27 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אִם־'im-ifH518 →
מָצָ֨אתִיma.Tza.tiI have foundH4672 →
חֵ֜ןchenfavorH2580 →
בְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.Neiin [the] eyes ofH5869 →
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
וְאִם־ve.'im-and ifH518 →
עַל־'al-[is] onH5921 →
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
ט֔וֹבTovgoodH2896 →
לָתֵת֙la.Tetto grantH5414 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
שְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔יshe.'E.la.Tipetition myH7596 →
וְלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתve.la.'a.Sotand to doH6213 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
בַּקָּשָׁתִ֑יba.ka.sha.Tirequest myH1246 →
יָב֧וֹאya.Vo'let him comeH935 →
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
וְהָמָ֗ןve.ha.Manand HamanH2001 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
הַמִּשְׁתֶּה֙ha.mish.Tehthe feastH4960 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֣ה'e.'e.SehI will makeH6213 →
לָהֶ֔םla.Hemfor them
וּמָחָ֥רu.ma.Charand tomorrowH4279 →
אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehI will doH6213 →
כִּדְבַ֥רkid.Varaccording to [the] word ofH1697 →
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →

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Esther 6:1That night sleep escaped the king; so he ordered the Book of Records, the Chronicles, to be brought in and read to him.Proverbs 31:26She opens her mouth with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.Esther 6:14While they were still speaking with Haman, the king’s eunuchs arrived and rushed him to the banquet that Esther had prepared.Proverbs 16:9A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.Esther 7:3Queen Esther replied, “If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it pleases the king, grant me my life as my petition, and the lives of my people as my request.Esther 7:1So the king and Haman went to dine with Esther the queen,Esther 5:4“If it pleases the king,” Esther replied, “may the king and Haman come today to the banquet I have prepared for the king.”Esther 6:1–14That night sleep escaped the king; so he ordered the Book of Records, the Chronicles, to be brought in and read to him.Esther 8:5“If it pleases the king,” she said, “and if I have found favor in his sight, and the matter seems proper to the king, and I am pleasing in his sight, may an order be written to revoke the letters that the scheming Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, wrote to destroy the Jews in all the king’s provinces.Amos 6:7Therefore, you will now go into exile as the first of the captives, and your feasting and lounging will come to an end.Nehemiah 2:5and answered the king, “If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, I ask that you send me to Judah, to the city where my fathers are buried, so that I may rebuild it.”Esther 1:9Queen Vashti also gave a banquet for the women in the royal palace of King Xerxes.

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