Esther 8:4

Modern

The king extended the gold scepter toward Esther, and she arose and stood before the king.

Traditional

Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king,

Literal

And the king extended to Esther the golden scepter, and Esther rose, and she stood before the face of the king,

Latin

At ille ex more sceptrum aureum protendit manu, quo signum clementiæ monstrabatur: illaque consurgens stetit ante eum,

Hebrew

English

The king extended the gold scepter toward Esther, and she arose and stood before the king.

Theme notes and profiles

Esther 5:2
As soon as the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, she found favor in his sight. The king extended the gold scepter in his hand toward Esther, and she approached and touched the tip of the scepter.
Esther 4:11
“All the royal officials and the people of the king’s provinces know that one law applies to every man or woman who approaches the king in the inner court without being summoned—that he be put to death. Only if the king extends the gold scepter may that person live. But I have not been summoned to appear before the king for the past thirty days.”

Esther: Jewish queen of Persia; saved her people from genocide