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  5:1 ¶
Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king's house, over against the king's house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the entrance of the house. |
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5:1 ¶
Now it came to passº
on the thirdº
day,º
that Estherº
put onºº
[her] royalº
[apparel], and stoodºº
in the innerº
courtº
of the king'sº
house,º
over againstº
the king'sº
house:º
and the kingº
satºº
uponº
his royalº
throneº
in the royalº
house,º
over againstº
the gateº
of the house.º |
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5:2
And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favor in his sight; and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre. |
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5:2
And it wasº
so, when the kingº
sawººº
Estherº
the queenº
standingºº
in the court,º
[that] she obtainedºº
favourº
in his sight:º
and the kingº
held outºº
to Estherºº
the goldenº
sceptreº
thatº
[was] in his hand.º
So Estherº
drew near,ºº
and touchedºº
the topº
of the sceptre.º |
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5:3
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. |
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5:3
Then saidºº
the kingº
unto her, Whatº
wilt thou, queenº
Esther?º
and whatº
[is] thy request?º
it shall be even givenºº
thee toº
the halfº
of the kingdom.º |
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5:4
And Esther said, If it seem good unto the king, let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared for him. |
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5:4
And Estherº
answered,ºº
Ifº
[it seem] goodºº
untoº
the king,º
let the kingº
and Hamanº
comeºº
this dayº
untoº
the banquetº
thatº
I have preparedºº
for him. |
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5:5
Then the king said, Cause Haman to make haste, that it may be done as Esther hath said. So the king and Haman came to the banquet that Esther had prepared. |
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5:5
Then the kingº
said,ºº
Causeº
Hamanº
to make haste,ºº
that he may doººº
as Estherº
hath said.º
So the kingº
and Hamanº
cameºº
toº
the banquetº
thatº
Estherº
had prepared.ºº |
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5:6 ¶
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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5:6 ¶
And the kingº
saidºº
unto Estherº
at the banquetº
of wine,º
Whatº
[is] thy petition?º
and it shall be grantedºº
thee: and whatº
[is] thy request?º
even toº
the halfº
of the kingdomº
it shall be performed.ºº |
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5:7
Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is: |
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5:7
Then answeredºº
Esther,º
and said,ºº
My petitionº
and my requestº
[is]; |
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5:8
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. |
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5:8
Ifº
I have foundºº
favourº
in the sightº
of the king,º
and ifº
it pleaseººº
the kingº
to grantººº
my petition,º
and to performººº
my request,º
let the kingº
and Hamanº
comeºº
toº
the banquetº
thatº
I shall prepareºº
for them, and I will doºº
to morrowº
as the kingº
hath said.º |
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5:9 ¶
Then went Haman forth that day joyful and glad of heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he stood not up nor moved for him, he was filled with wrath against Mordecai. |
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5:9 ¶
Then wentºº
Hamanº
forthººº
thatº
dayº
joyfulº
and with a gladº
heart:º
but when Hamanº
sawººº
Mordecaiº
in the king'sº
gate,º
that he stood not up,ººº
norº
movedºº
forº
him,º
heº
was fullºº
of indignationº
againstº
Mordecai.º |
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5:10
Nevertheless Haman refrained himself, and went home; and he sent and fetched his friends and Zeresh his wife. |
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5:10
Nevertheless Hamanº
refrainedºº
himself:º
and when he cameººº
home,º
he sentºº
and calledºº
forº
his friends,ºº
and Zereshº
his wife.º |
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5:11
And Haman recounted unto them the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king. |
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5:11
And Hamanº
toldºº
them ofº
the gloryº
of his riches,º
and the multitudeº
of his children,º
and allº
[the things] whereinº
the kingº
had promotedºº
him, and howº
he had advancedºº
him aboveº
the princesº
and servantsº
of the king.º |
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5:12
Haman said moreover, Yea, Esther the queen did let no man come in with the king unto the banquet that she had prepared but myself; and to-morrow also am I invited by her together with the king. |
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5:12
Hamanº
saidºº
moreover,º
Yea, Estherº
the queenº
did let noº
man come inºº
withº
the kingº
untoº
the banquetº
thatº
she had preparedºº
butºº
myself; and to morrowº
am Iº
invitedºº
unto her alsoº
withº
the king.º |
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5:13
Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate. |
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5:13
Yet allº
thisº
availethºº
me nothing,º
so longºº
asº
Iº
seeººº
Mordecaiº
the Jewº
sittingºº
at the king'sº
gate.º |
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5:14 ¶
Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made fifty cubits high, and in the morning speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made. |
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5:14 ¶
Then saidºº
Zereshº
his wifeº
and allº
his friendsºº
unto him, Let a gallowsº
be madeºº
of fiftyº
cubitsº
high,º
and to morrowº
speakºº
thou unto the kingº
thatº
Mordecaiº
may be hangedºº
thereon:º
then goºº
thou in merrilyº
withº
the kingº
untoº
the banquet.º
And the thingº
pleasedººº
Haman;º
and he causedºº
the gallowsº
to be made.ºº |
