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
In the Book of Esther, set in the ancient Persian Empire during the reign of King Ahasuerus, Esther is a Jewish queen who has invited the king and his advisor Haman to a banquet as part of her strategy to save her people from a plot of extermination. At this point, Esther is cautiously building trust with the king before revealing her petition, which stems from a decree threatening the Jews. This scene highlights the risks involved in court politics for a woman in that era.
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