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Esther

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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.

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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 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.
King James Bible 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 it shall be performed.kingdom.
Hebrew Greek English And the king said again unto to Esther on the second day also as they drank their wine at the banquet of wine, What banquet, "What is thy your petition, queen Queen Esther? and it It shall be granted thee: and 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 the king said again unto to Esther on the second day also as they drank their wine at the banquet of wine, What banquet, "What is thy your petition, queen Queen Esther? and it It shall be granted thee: and you. And what is thy your request? even Even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.done."