Esther 5:7 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is;

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Then Esther answered and said, 'Here is my petition and my request:'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Esther is beginning to reveal her urgent plea to the king, building up to the moment she will ask him to save her people.

📚 Historical Context

This occurs during the second banquet Esther prepared for King Ahasuerus and Haman. The Jewish people were under a death sentence due to Haman's evil plot, and Queen Esther had been fasting and preparing to risk her life by approaching the king uninvited to save her people. This verse marks the crucial moment when she finally begins to make her life-or-death request.

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If I have found favor with you, Your Majesty, and if you are willing to grant my request and do what I ask, please come with Haman to another banquet I will prepare for you both. Tomorrow I will answer your question about what I want.

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Then Queen Esther answered and said, 'If I have found favor in your eyes, O king, and if it pleases the king, let my life be spared as my request, and my people as what I ask for.'

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