Translations
Modern
And 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.”
Traditional
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.
Literal
And the king said to Esther at the feast of the wine, “What is your petition? And it shall be given to you. And what is your request? As much as half of the kingdom, and it shall be done.”
Latin
Dixitque ei rex, postquam vinum biberat abundanter: Quid petis ut detur tibi? et pro qua re postulas? etiam si dimidiam partem regni mei petieris, impetrabis.
Original
Hebrew
English
And 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.”
Notes
Theme notes and profiles
People
Esther: Jewish queen of Persia; saved her people from genocide
Glossary
Banquet Book of Esther Esther, Additions to Feasts and Festivals of Israel
Topics
Entertainments: Kinds of, Mentioned in Scripture: Banquet of Wine Feasts: Wine Served At King: Ahasuerus King: Influential Queens: Esther Wine was Used: At all Feasts and Entertainments Wine: Banquets of