Verse 2
Esther 5:2
American Standard Version
2
And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favor in his sight; and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יְהִי֩ כִ/רְא֨וֹת הַ/מֶּ֜לֶךְ אֶת אֶסְתֵּ֣ר הַ/מַּלְכָּ֗ה עֹמֶ֨דֶת֙ בֶּֽ/חָצֵ֔ר נָשְׂאָ֥ה חֵ֖ן בְּ/עֵינָ֑י/ו וַ/יּ֨וֹשֶׁט הַ/מֶּ֜לֶךְ לְ/אֶסְתֵּ֗ר אֶת שַׁרְבִ֤יט הַ/זָּהָב֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּ/יָד֔/וֹ וַ/תִּקְרַ֣ב אֶסְתֵּ֔ר וַ/תִּגַּ֖ע בְּ/רֹ֥אשׁ הַ/שַּׁרְבִֽיט
English Translation
And it happened, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, she found favor in his eyes; and the king extended to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand, and Esther approached and touched the tip of the scepter.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
Done.
Sign in to save notes and annotations.
Chapter 5 Context
1
Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner c...
Focus ↗
2
And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favor in...
3
Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be give...
Focus ↗
4
And Esther said, If it seem good unto the king, let the king and Haman come this day unto the banque...
Focus ↗
5
Then the king said, Cause Haman to make haste, that it may be done as Esther hath said. So the king...
Focus ↗
6
And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition? and it shall be granted...
Focus ↗
7
Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is:
Focus ↗
8
if I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and...
Focus ↗
9
Then went Haman forth that day joyful and glad of heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king`s g...
Focus ↗
10
Nevertheless Haman refrained himself, and went home; and he sent and fetched his friends and Zeresh...
Focus ↗
11
And Haman recounted unto them the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all th...
Focus ↗
12
Haman said moreover, Yea, Esther the queen did let no man come in with the king unto the banquet tha...
Focus ↗
13
Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king`s gate.
Focus ↗
14
Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made fifty cubits high, and...
Focus ↗