Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Then the king said, What is your desire, Queen Esther, and what is your request? I will give it to you, even to the half of my kingdom.
New American Standard Bible
Then the king said to her, “What is troubling you, Queen Esther? And what is your request?
King James Version
Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom.
Holman Bible
“What is it, Queen Esther?” the king asked her. “Whatever you want, even to half the kingdom, will be given to you.”
International Standard Version
The king asked her, "What do you want, Queen Esther? What is your request? Even if it's half of the kingdom, it will be given to you."
A Conservative Version
Then the king said to her, What will thou, queen Esther? And what is thy request? It shall be given thee even to the half of the kingdom.
American Standard Version
Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be given thee even to the half of the kingdom.
Amplified
Then the king said to her, “What is troubling you, Queen Esther? What is your request? It shall be given to you,
Darby Translation
And the king said to her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be given thee even to the half of the kingdom.
Julia Smith Translation
And the king will say to her, What to thee, Esther the queen? what thy seeking? even to the half of the kingdom and it shall be given to thee.
King James 2000
Then said the king unto her, What do you wish, queen Esther? and what is your request? it shall be even given you to the half of the kingdom.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the king said to her, "What [is] it, Queen Esther? What [is] your request? It will be given to you--even half the kingdom."
Modern King James verseion
And the king said to her, What do you desire, Queen Esther? And what is your wish? It shall be given to you even to half of the kingdom.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then said the king unto her, "What wilt thou, queen Esther? And what requirest thou? Ask even the half of the empire, and it shall be given thee."
NET Bible
The king said to her, "What is on your mind, Queen Esther? What is your request? Even as much as half the kingdom will be given to you!"
New Heart English Bible
Then the king asked her, "What would you like, queen Esther? What is your request? It shall be given you even to the half of the kingdom."
The Emphasized Bible
Then said the king unto her, What aileth thee, Queen Esther? and what is thy request? Unto the half of the kingdom, shall it be given thee.
Webster
Then said the king to her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom.
World English Bible
Then the king asked her, "What would you like, queen Esther? What is your request? It shall be given you even to the half of the kingdom."
Youngs Literal Translation
And the king saith to her, 'What -- to thee Esther, O queen? and what thy request? unto the half of the kingdom -- and it is given to thee.'
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Esther 5:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Esther's Banquet
2 And when the king saw Esther the queen waiting in the inner room, looking kindly on her he put out the rod of gold in his hand to her. So Esther came near and put her fingers on the top of the rod. 3 Then the king said, What is your desire, Queen Esther, and what is your request? I will give it to you, even to the half of my kingdom. 4 And Esther in answer said, If it seems good to the king, let the king and Haman come today to the feast which I have made ready for him.
Names
Cross References
Esther 7:2
And the king said to Esther again on the second day, while they were drinking, What is your prayer, Queen Esther? for it will be given to you; and what is your request? for it will be done, even to the half of my kingdom.
Mark 6:23
And he took an oath, saying to her, Whatever is your desire I will give it to you, even half of my kingdom.
1 Kings 2:20
Then she said, I have one small request to make to you; do not say, No, to me. And the king said, Say on, my mother, for I will not say, No, to you.
1 Kings 3:5
In Gibeon, Solomon had a vision of the Lord in a dream by night; and God said to him, Say what I am to give you.
Esther 5:6
And while they were drinking wine the king said to Esther, What is your prayer? for it will be given to you and what is your request? for it will be done, even to the half of my kingdom.
Esther 9:12
And the king said to Esther the queen, The Jews have put five hundred men to death in Shushan, as well as the ten sons of Haman: what then have they done in the rest of the kingdom! Now what is your prayer? for it will be given to you; what other request have you? and it will be done.
Matthew 20:20-22
Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, giving him worship and making a request of him.
Luke 18:41
What would you have me do for you? And he said, Lord, that I may be able to see again.