The form used in 1Es 6:1; 1Es 7:3 and 2Es 1:40 for Haggai (wh. see).
Queen Esther answered, "If I have obtained your approval, my king, and if the king is pleased, spare my life-[this is] my request; and [spare] my people-[this is] my desire.
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