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3 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!| 4 Esther replied, |If the king is so inclined, let the king and Haman come today to the banquet that I have prepared for him.| 5 The king replied, |Find Haman quickly so that we can do as Esther requests.| So the king and Haman went to the banquet that Esther had prepared. 6 While at the banquet of wine, the king said to Esther, |What is your request? It shall be given to you. What is your petition? Ask for as much as half the kingdom, and it shall be done!| Esther 5:3-6, New English Translation. Copyright © 1996-2017 by Biblical Studies Press.
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