^6 [a]As they drank their wine at the banquet, ^(A)the king said to Esther, “^(B)What is your petition, for it shall be granted to you. And what is your request? Even to half of the kingdom it shall be done.”

² And the king said to Esther on the second day also ^[a]as they drank their wine at the banquet, “^(A)What is your petition, Queen Esther? It shall be granted you. And what is your request? ^(B)Even to half of the kingdom it shall be done.”