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.'


In Context

1 And it cometh to pass on the third day, that Esther putteth on royalty, and standeth in the inner-court of the house of the king over-against the house of the king, and the king is sitting on his royal throne, in the royal-house, over-against the opening of the house,

2 and it cometh to pass, at the king's seeing Esther the queen standing in the court, she hath received grace in his eyes, and the king holdeth out to Esther the golden sceptre that is in his hand, and Esther draweth near, and toucheth the top of the sceptre.

3 And 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.'

4 And Esther saith, 'If unto the king it be good, the king doth come in, and Haman, to-day, unto the banquet that I have made for him;'

5 and the king saith, 'Haste ye Haman — to do the word of Esther;' and the king cometh in, and Haman, unto the banquet that Esther hath made.

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:3And 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.

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 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.