ASV_Strong : Esther 5
1. Now it came to pass on the third[H7992] day[H3117], that Esther[H635] put on[H3847] her royal[H4438] apparel[H5975], and stood in the inner[H6442] court[H2691] of the king[H4428]'s house[H1004], over against[H5227] the king[H4428]'s house[H1004]: and the king[H4428] sat[H3427] upon his royal[H4438] throne[H3678] in the royal[H4438] house[H1004], over against[H5227] the entrance[H6607] of the house[H1004].
2. And it was so[H4428], when the king saw[H7200] Esther[H635] the queen[H4436] standing[H5975] in the court[H2691], that she obtained[H5375] favor[H2580] in his sight[H5869]; and the king[H4428] held out[H3447] to Esther[H635] the golden[H2091] sceptre[H8275] that was in his hand[H3027]. So Esther[H635] drew near[H7126], and touched[H5060] the top[H7218] of the sceptre[H8275].
3. Then said[H559] the king[H4428] unto her[H4436], What wilt thou, queen Esther[H635]? and what is thy request[H1246]? it shall be given[H5414] thee even to the half[H2677] of the kingdom[H4438].
4. And Esther[H635] said[H559], If it seem good[H2895] unto the king[H4428], let the king[H4428] and Haman[H2001] come[H935] this day[H3117] unto the banquet[H4960] that I have prepared for him[H6213].
5. Then the king[H4428] said[H559], Cause Haman[H2001] to make haste[H4116], that it may be done[H6213] as Esther[H635] hath said[H1697]. So the king[H4428] and Haman[H2001] came[H935] to the banquet[H4960] that Esther[H635] had prepared[H6213].
6. And the king[H4428] said[H559] unto Esther[H635] at the banquet[H4960] of wine[H3196], What is thy petition[H7596]? and it shall be granted[H5414] thee[H1246]: and what is thy request? even to the half[H2677] of the kingdom[H4438] it shall be performed[H6213].
7. Then answered[H6030] Esther[H635], and said[H559], My petition[H7596] and my request is[H1246]:
8. if I have found[H4672] favor[H2580] in the sight[H5869] of the king[H4428], and if it please[H2895] the king[H4428] to grant[H5414] my petition[H7596], and to perform[H6213] my request[H1246], let the king[H4428] and Haman[H2001] come[H935] to the banquet[H4960] that I shall prepare[H6213] for them[H6213], and I will do to-morrow[H4279] as the king[H4428] hath said[H1697].
9. Then went[H3318] Haman[H2001] forth[H3318] that day[H3117] joyful[H8056] and glad[H2896] of heart[H3820]: but when Haman[H2001] saw[H7200] Mordecai[H4782] in the king[H4428]'s gate[H8179], that he stood not up[H6965] nor moved[H2111] for him[H2001], he was filled[H4390] with wrath[H2534] against Mordecai[H4782].
10. Nevertheless Haman[H2001] refrained[H662] himself[H935], and went home[H1004]; and he sent[H7971] and fetched[H935] his friends[H157] and Zeresh[H2238] his wife[H802].
11. And Haman[H2001] recounted[H5608] unto them the glory[H3519] of his riches[H6239], and the multitude[H7230] of his children[H1121], and all the things wherein the king[H4428] had promoted[H1431] him[H5375], and how he had advanced him above the princes[H8269] and servants[H5650] of the king[H4428].
12. Haman[H2001] said[H559] moreover[H635], Yea, Esther the queen[H4436] did let no man come in[H935] with the king[H4428] unto the banquet[H4960] that she had prepared[H6213] but myself[H4279]; and to-morrow also am I invited[H7121] by her together with the king[H4428].
13. Yet all this availeth[H7737] me nothing[H6256], so long as I see[H7200] Mordecai[H4782] the Jew[H3064] sitting[H3427] at the king[H4428]'s gate[H8179].
14. Then said[H559] Zeresh[H2238] his wife[H802] and all his friends[H157] unto him[H6086], Let a gallows be made[H6213] fifty[H2572] cubits[H520] high[H1364], and in the morning[H1242] speak[H559] thou unto the king[H4428] that Mordecai[H4782] may be hanged[H8518] thereon[H935]: then go thou in merrily[H8056] with the king[H4428] unto the banquet[H4960]. And the thing[H1697] pleased[H3190] Haman[H2001]; and he caused[H6213] the gallows[H6086] to be made[H6213].
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