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Esther 8:5 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Esther 8:5 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Esther chapter 8 verse 5 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which are in all the king's provinces: devised: Heb. the device which he: or, who wrote”
Esther 8:5 (KJV)
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And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which are in all the king's provinces: Esther's carefully crafted appeal piles up conditions—"if it please the king," "if I have found favour," "if the thing seem right," "if I be pleasing"—demonstrating humble deference despite her established influence. She requests written reversal of Haman's letters "to destroy the Jews...
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Cross-References for Esther 8:5
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“If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request.,Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request:, וַתַּעַן אֶסְתֵּר הַמַּלְכָּה וַתֹּאמַר אִם־מָצָאתִי חֵן בְּעֵינֶיךָ הַמֶּלֶךְ וְאִם־עַל־הַמֶּלֶךְ טוֹב תִּנָּתֶן־לִי נַפְשִׁי בִּשְׁאֵלָתִי וְעַמִּי בְּבַקָּשָׁתִי׃ ,Then Esther the queen answered and said: If I have found favour in thy sight”
“and if it please the king to grant my petition and to perform my request”
“on the thirteenth day of the month; and all that Haman commanded was written to the king's satraps”
“if I have found favor in your sight”
“and she obtained favor and kindness in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown on her head”
“Please let me go”
“I and your people? Isn't it in that you go with us”
“καὶ ἡ γυνή ἣ ἂν ἀρέσῃ τῷ βασιλεῖ βασιλεύσει ἀντὶ αστιν καὶ ἤρεσεν τῷ βασιλεῖ τὸ πρᾶγμα καὶ ἐποίησεν οὕτως”