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Esther Chapter 5 verse 3 Holy Bible

ASV Esther 5:3

Then 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.
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BBE Esther 5:3

Then the king said, What is your desire, Queen Esther, and what is your request? I will give it to you, even to the half of my kingdom.
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DARBY Esther 5:3

And 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.
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KJV Esther 5:3

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.
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WBT Esther 5:3

Then 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.
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WEB Esther 5:3

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

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.'
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 3. - What is thy request? It shall be even given thee. The practice of granting requests beforehand is one common among Oriental monarchs. Sometimes no limit at all is placed to the petitioner's liberty of choice - seldom any less wide limit than that of the present passage. According to Herodotus (9:111), there was one day in the year on which the king was bound to grant any request made by a guest at his table. To the half of the kingdom. Compare Mark 6:23, where Herod Antipas makes the same limitation.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(3) To the half of the kingdom.--This tremendous offer occurs in further promises of Ahasuerus (Esther 5:6; Esther 7:2). The same reckless promise is made by Herod Antipas to the daughter of Herodias (Mark 6:23).