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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 ().

Young’s Literal Translation

Esther 5 (YLT)

[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.
[6] And the king saith to Esther, during the banquet of wine, ‘What is thy petition? and it is given to thee; and what thy request? unto the half of the kingdom-and it is done.’
[7] And Esther answereth and saith, ‘My petition and my request is:
[8] if I have found grace in the eyes of the king, and if unto the king it be good, to give my petition, and to perform my request, the king doth come, and Haman, unto the banquet that I make for them, and to-morrow I do according to the word of the king.’
[9] And Haman goeth forth on that day rejoicing and glad in heart, and at Haman’s seeing Mordecai in the gate of the king, and he hath not risen nor moved for him, then is Haman full of fury against Mordecai.
[10] And Haman forceth himself, and cometh in unto his house, and sendeth, and bringeth in his friends, and Zeresh his wife,
[11] and Haman recounteth to them the glory of his wealth, and the abundance of his sons, and all that with which the king made him great, and with which he lifted him up above the heads and servants of the king.
[12] And Haman saith, ‘Yea, Esther the queen brought none in with the king, unto the feast that she made, except myself, and also for to-morrow I am called to her, with the king,
[13] and all this is not profitable to me, during all the time that I am seeing Mordecai the Jew sitting in the gate of the king.’
[14] And Zeresh his wife saith to him, and all his friends, ‘Let them prepare a tree, in height fifty cubits, and in the morning speak to the king, and they hang Mordecai on it, and go thou in with the king unto the banquet rejoicing;’ and the thing is good before Haman, and he prepareth the tree.