3And the king said to her: What wilt then, queen Esther? what is thy request? if thou shouldst even ask one half of the kingdom, it shall be given to thee.


In Context

1 And on the third day Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king's house, over against the king's hall: now he sat upon his throne in the hall of the palace, over against the door of the house.

2 And when he saw Esther the queen standing, she pleased his eyes, and he held out toward her the golden sceptre, which he held in his hand: and she drew near, and kissed the top of his sceptre.

3 And the king said to her: What wilt then, queen Esther? what is thy request? if thou shouldst even ask one half of the kingdom, it shall be given to thee.

4 But she answered: If it please the king. I beseech thee to come to me this day, and Aman with thee to the banquet which I have prepared.

5 And the king said forthwith: Call ye Aman quickly, that he may obey Esther's will. So the king and Aman came to the banquet which the queen had prepared for them.

Esther 5:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:3Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what [is] thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:3Then the king asked, "What is it, Queen Esther? What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be given you."

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:3Then 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:3And the king said to her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be given thee even to the half of the kingdom.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:3Then 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:3Then said the king to her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:3Then the king asked her, |What would you like, queen Esther? What is your request? It shall be given you even to the half of the kingdom.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:3And the king saith to her, 'What — to thee Esther, O queen? and what thy request? unto the half of the kingdom — and it is given to thee.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:3Then said the king to her, What will you, queen Esther? and what is your request? it shall be even given you to the half of the kingdom.