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Esther

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

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Esther

Esther [N] [H] [S] the queen of Ahasuerus, and heroine of the book that bears her name. She was a Jewess named Hadas'sah (the myrtle), but when she entered the royal harem she received the name by which she henceforth became known ( Esther 2:7 ). It is a Syro-Arabian modification of the Persian word satarah, which means a star. She was the daughter of Abihail, a Benjamite. Her family did not avail themselves of the permissio... View Details

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American Standard Version And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.
King James Bible And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.
Hebrew Greek English And As they drank their wine at the banquet, the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, What to Esther, "What is thy petition? and your petition, for it shall be granted thee: and to you. And what is thy your request? even Even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.done."
New American Standard Bible 1995 And As they drank their wine at the banquet, the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, What to Esther, "What is thy petition? and your petition, for it shall be granted thee: and to you. And what is thy your request? even Even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.done."