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World English Bible

Esther 5 (WEBP)

[1] Now on the third day, Esther put on her royal clothing and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, next to the king’s house. The king sat on his royal throne in the royal house, next to the entrance of the house.
[2] When the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, she obtained favor in his sight; and the king held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. So Esther came near and touched the top of the scepter.
[3] Then 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.”
[4] Esther said, “If it seems good to the king, let the king and Haman come today to the banquet that I have prepared for him.”
[5] Then the king said, “Bring Haman quickly, so that it may be done as Esther has said.” So the king and Haman came to the banquet that Esther had prepared.
[6] The king said to Esther at the banquet of wine, “What is your petition? It shall be granted you. What is your request? Even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.”
[7] Then Esther answered and said, “My petition and my request is this.
[8] If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I will prepare for them, and I will do tomorrow as the king has said.”
[9] Then Haman went out that day joyful and glad of heart, but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate, that he didn’t stand up nor move for him, he was filled with wrath against Mordecai.
[10] Nevertheless Haman restrained himself, and went home. There, he sent and called for his friends and Zeresh his wife.
[11] Haman recounted to them the glory of his riches, the multitude of his children, all the things in which the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.
[12] Haman also said, “Yes, Esther the queen let no man come in with the king to the banquet that she had prepared but myself; and tomorrow I am also invited by her together with the king.
[13] Yet all this avails me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.”
[14] Then Zeresh his wife and all his friends said to him, “Let a gallows be made fifty cubits high, and in the morning speak to the king about hanging Mordecai on it. Then go in merrily with the king to the banquet.” This pleased Haman, so he had the gallows made.

Esther 5:14 A cubit is the length from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow on a man’s arm, or about 18 inches or 46 centimeters.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Esther 5 (KJVS)

[1] Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on () her royal apparel, and stood () in the inner court of the king’s house, over against the king’s house: and the king sat () upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house.
[2] And it was so, when the king saw () Esther the queen standing () in the court, that she obtained () favour in his sight: and the king held out () to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, () and touched () the top of the sceptre.
[3] Then 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.
[4] And Esther answered, () If it seem good () unto the king, let the king and Haman come () this day unto the banquet that I have prepared () for him.
[5] Then the king said, () Cause Haman to make haste, () that he may do () as Esther hath said. So the king and Haman came () to the banquet that Esther had prepared. ()
[6] 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. ()
[7] Then answered () Esther, and said, () My petition and my request is;
[8] if I have found () favour in the sight of the king, and if it please () the king to grant () my petition, and to perform () my request, let the king and Haman come () to the banquet that I shall prepare () for them, and I will do () to morrow as the king hath said.
[9] Then went Haman forth () that day joyful and with a glad heart: but when Haman saw () Mordecai in the king’s gate, that he stood not up, () nor moved () for him, he was full () of indignation against Mordecai.
[10] Nevertheless Haman refrained () himself: and when he came () home, he sent () and called () for his friends, () and Zeresh his wife.
[11] And Haman told () them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted () him, and how he had advanced () him above the princes and servants of the king.
[12] Haman said () moreover, Yea, Esther the queen did let no man come in () with the king unto the banquet that she had prepared () but myself; and to morrow am I invited () unto her also with the king.
[13] Yet all this availeth () me nothing, so long as I see () Mordecai the Jew sitting () at the king’s gate.
[14] Then said () Zeresh his wife and all his friends () unto him, Let a gallows be made () of fifty cubits high, and to morrow speak () thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged () thereon: then go () thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased () Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made. ()

Esther 5:8 Heb. to do
Esther 5:10 Heb. caused to come
Esther 5:14 Heb. tree

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Esther 5 (BYZ)

[1] και εγενηθη εν τη ημερα τη τριτη ως επαυσατο προσευχομενη εξεδυσατο τα ιματια της θεραπειας και περιεβαλετο την δοξαν αυτης (5:1Α) και γενηθεισα επιφανης επικαλεσαμενη τον παντων εποπτην θεον και σωτηρα παρελαβεν τας δυο αβρας και τη μεν μια επηρειδετο ως τρυφερευομενη η δε ετερα επηκολουθει κουφιζουσα την ενδυσιν αυτης (5:1Β) και αυτη ερυθριωσα ακμη καλλους αυτης και το προσωπον αυτης ιλαρον ως προσφιλες η δε καρδια αυτης απεστενωμενη απο του φοβου (5:1Χ) και εισελθουσα πασας τας θυρας κατεστη ενωπιον του βασιλεως και αυτος εκαθητο επι του θρονου της βασιλειας αυτου και πασαν στολην της επιφανειας αυτου ενεδεδυκει ολος δια χρυσου και λιθων πολυτελων και ην φοβερος σφοδρα (5:1Δ) και αρας το προσωπον αυτου πεπυρωμενον δοξη εν ακμη θυμου εβλεψεν και επεσεν η βασιλισσα και μετεβαλεν το χρωμα αυτης εν εκλυσει και κατεπεκυψεν επι την κεφαλην της αβρας της προπορευομενης (5:1Ε) και μετεβαλεν ο θεος το πνευμα του βασιλεως εις πραυτητα και αγωνιασας ανεπηδησεν απο του θρονου αυτου κανελαβεν αυτην επι τας αγκαλας αυτου μεχρις ου κατεστη και παρεκαλει αυτην λογοις ειρηνικοις και ειπεν αυτη (5:1Φ) τι εστιν εσθηρ εγω ο αδελφος σου θαρσει ου μη αποθανης οτι κοινον το προσταγμα ημων εστιν προσελθε
[2] και αρας την χρυσην ραβδον επεθηκεν επι τον τραχηλον αυτης και ησπασατο αυτην και ειπεν λαλησον μοι (5:2Α) και ειπεν αυτω ειδον σε κυριε ως αγγελον θεου και εταραχθη η καρδια μου απο φοβου της δοξης σου οτι θαυμαστος ει κυριε και το προσωπον σου χαριτων μεστον (5:2Β) εν δε τω διαλεγεσθαι αυτην επεσεν απο εκλυσεως αυτης και ο βασιλευς εταρασσετο και πασα η θεραπεια αυτου παρεκαλει αυτην
[3] και ειπεν ο βασιλευς τι θελεις εσθηρ και τι σου εστιν το αξιωμα εως του ημισους της βασιλειας μου και εσται σοι
[4] ειπεν δε εσθηρ ημερα μου επισημος σημερον εστιν ει ουν δοκει τω βασιλει ελθατω και αυτος και αμαν εις την δοχην ην ποιησω σημερον
[5] και ειπεν ο βασιλευς κατασπευσατε αμαν οπως ποιησωμεν τον λογον εσθηρ και παραγινονται αμφοτεροι εις την δοχην ην ειπεν εσθηρ
[6] εν δε τω ποτω ειπεν ο βασιλευς προς εσθηρ τι εστιν βασιλισσα εσθηρ και εσται σοι οσα αξιοις
[7] και ειπεν το αιτημα μου και το αξιωμα μου
[8] ει ευρον χαριν ενωπιον του βασιλεως ελθατω ο βασιλευς και αμαν επι την αυριον εις την δοχην ην ποιησω αυτοις και αυριον ποιησω τα αυτα
[9] και εξηλθεν ο αμαν απο του βασιλεως υπερχαρης ευφραινομενος εν δε τω ιδειν αμαν μαρδοχαιον τον ιουδαιον εν τη αυλη εθυμωθη σφοδρα
[10] και εισελθων εις τα ιδια εκαλεσεν τους φιλους και ζωσαραν την γυναικα αυτου
[11] και υπεδειξεν αυτοις τον πλουτον αυτου και την δοξαν ην ο βασιλευς αυτω περιεθηκεν και ως εποιησεν αυτον πρωτευειν και ηγεισθαι της βασιλειας
[12] και ειπεν αμαν ου κεκληκεν η βασιλισσα μετα του βασιλεως ουδενα εις την δοχην αλλ η εμε και εις την αυριον κεκλημαι
[13] και ταυτα μοι ουκ αρεσκει οταν ιδω μαρδοχαιον τον ιουδαιον εν τη αυλη
[14] και ειπεν προς αυτον ζωσαρα η γυνη αυτου και οι φιλοι κοπητω σοι ξυλον πηχων πεντηκοντα ορθρου δε ειπον τω βασιλει και κρεμασθητω μαρδοχαιος επι του ξυλου συ δε εισελθε εις την δοχην συν τω βασιλει και ευφραινου και ηρεσεν το ρημα τω αμαν και ητοιμασθη το ξυλον