KJV ORIGINAL
And Esther answered, If it seem good unto the king, let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared for him.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Esther replied, 'If it pleases the king, I would like you and Haman to come today to a banquet I have prepared for you.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Esther is carefully inviting the king and Haman to a meal she has prepared, setting up her plan to save her people.
📚 Historical Context
Queen Esther had just risked her life by approaching King Xerxes without being summoned, which could have resulted in death. She was preparing to reveal Haman's plot to destroy all the Jews in the Persian Empire, but she chose to do so strategically through hospitality rather than making her request immediately.
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