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Esther 7:2

and 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.”

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ASV

And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.

KJV

And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.Merand he saidH559 →
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
לְאֶסְתֵּ֜רle.'es.Terto EstherH635 →
גַּ֣םgamalsoH1571 →
בַּיּ֤וֹםbai.Yomon the dayH3117 →
הַשֵּׁנִי֙ha.she.Ni<the> secondH8145 →
בְּמִשְׁתֵּ֣הbe.mish.Tehat [the] feast ofH4960 →
הַיַּ֔יִןhai.Ya.yin<the> wineH3196 →
מַה־mah-what?H4100 →
שְּׁאֵלָתֵ֛ךְshe.'e.la.Tekh[is] petition yourH7596 →
אֶסְתֵּ֥ר'es.TerO EstherH635 →
הַמַּלְכָּ֖הha.mal.Kahthe queenH4436 →
וְתִנָּ֣תֵֽןve.ti.Na.tenso it may be givenH5414 →
לָ֑ךְLakhto you
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 →
וְתֵעָֽשׂ׃ve.te.'Asand it may be doneH6213 →

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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.Mark 6:23And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom!”John 16:24Until now you have not asked for anything in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.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.”Nehemiah 2:4“What is your request?” replied the king. So I prayed to the God of heavenEsther 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.”Matthew 14:7so much that he promised with an oath to give to her whatever she asked.Esther 4:6So Hathach went out to Mordecai in the city square in front of the king’s gate,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.”1 Kings 1:16And Bathsheba bowed down in homage to the king, who asked, “What is your desire?”Acts 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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