Esther answered, “This is my petition and my request: If the king approves of me[a] and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and perform my request,(A) may the king and Haman come to the banquet I will prepare for them.(B) Tomorrow I will do what the king has asked.”

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Footnotes

  1. Esther 5:8 Lit If I have found favor in the eyes of the king

Esther replied, “My petition and my request is this: If the king regards me with favor(A) and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and fulfill my request, let the king and Haman come tomorrow to the banquet(B) I will prepare for them. Then I will answer the king’s question.”

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