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Esther 7:3-4
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Esther 7:3-4
Holman Christian Standard Bible
3 Queen Esther answered, “If I have obtained your approval,[a] my king, and if the king is pleased,(A) spare my life—this is my request; and spare my people—this is my desire.(B) 4 For my people and I have been sold out(C) to destruction, death, and extermination.(D) If we had merely been sold as male and female slaves,(E) I would have kept silent. Indeed, the trouble wouldn’t be worth burdening the king.”
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- Esther 7:3 Lit If I have found favor in your eyes
Esther 7:3-4
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Esther 7:3-4
New International Version
3 Then Queen Esther answered, “If I have found favor(A) with you, Your Majesty, and if it pleases you, grant me my life—this is my petition. And spare my people—this is my request. 4 For I and my people have been sold to be destroyed, killed and annihilated.(B) If we had merely been sold as male and female slaves, I would have kept quiet, because no such distress would justify disturbing the king.[a]”
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- Esther 7:4 Or quiet, but the compensation our adversary offers cannot be compared with the loss the king would suffer
Esther 7:6
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Esther 7:6
Holman Christian Standard Bible
6 Esther answered, “The adversary and enemy(A) is this evil Haman.”
Haman stood terrified(B) before the king and queen.
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Esther 7:6
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Esther 7:6
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6 Esther said, “An adversary and enemy! This vile Haman!”
Then Haman was terrified before the king and queen.
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