Esther 7:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEsther 7:2 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 →
וַיֹּאמֶר֩
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
לְאֶסְתֵּ֜ר
ʼEçtêr
H635
Esther
גַּ֣ם
gam
H1571
also
בַּיּ֤וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
הַשֵּׁנִי֙
shênîy
H8145
second
בְּמִשְׁתֵּ֣ה
mishteh
H4960
feast
הַיַּ֔יִן
yayin
H3196
wine
מַה
mâh
H4100
what
שְּׁאֵלָתֵ֛ךְ
shᵉʼêlâh
H7596
petition
אֶסְתֵּ֥ר
ʼEçtêr
H635
Esther
הַמַּלְכָּ֖ה
malkâh
H4436
queen
וְתִנָּ֣תֵֽן
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 again to Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is your petition, queen Esther? 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 again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the king said to Esther again on the second day during the banquet of wine, “What is your petition, Esther the queen? 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).