Esther 5:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEsther 5:6 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
לְאֶסְתֵּר֙
ʼEçtêr
H635
Esther
בְּמִשְׁתֵּ֣ה
mishteh
H4960
feast
הַיַּ֔יִן
yayin
H3196
wine
מַה
mâh
H4100
what
שְּׁאֵלָתֵ֖ךְ
shᵉʼêlâh
H7596
petition
וְיִנָּ֣תֵֽן
nâthan
H5414
to give
לָ֑ךְ
וּמַה
mâh
H4100
what
בַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְ
baqqâshâh
H1246
request
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
חֲצִ֥י
chêtsîy
H2677
half
הַמַּלְכ֖וּת
malkûwth
H4438
kingdom
וְתֵעָֽשׂ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
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World English Bible Public Domain
The king said to Esther at the banquet of wine, What is your petition? and it shall be granted you: and what is your request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the king said to Esther during the banquet of wine, “What is your petition? And let it be given to you. And what is your request? As much as half of the kingdom, and let it be done.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).