Esther 5:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour 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.”
Esther 5:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Esther 5:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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Esther 5:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“When the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, she obtained favor in his sight; and the king held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. So Esther came near and touched the top of the scepter.”
Esther 5:2 — World English Bible
Esther 5:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
Esther 5:2 — American Standard Version
Esther 5:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and it cometh to pass, at the king's seeing Esther the queen standing in the court, she hath received grace in his eyes, and the king holdeth out to Esther the golden sceptre that <FI>is<Fi> in his hand, and Esther draweth near, and toucheth the top of the sceptre.”
Esther 5:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Esther 5:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And it was so, when the king saw the queen Esther standing in the court, that she obtained grace in his sight; and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand; and Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.”
Esther 5:2 — Darby Translation
Esther 5:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And when the King saw Ester the Queene standing in the court, shee founde fauour in his sight: and the King held out the golden scepter that was in his hand: so Ester drewe neere, and touched the toppe of the scepter.”
Esther 5:2 — Geneva Bible
Esther 5:2 in Context — Esther 5
1 Aconteceu, pois, que ao terceiro dia Ester se vestiu de vestes reais, e se pôs no pátio de dentro da casa do rei, de frente ao aposento do rei; e o rei estava sentado em seu trono real no aposento real, em frente da porta do aposento.
2 E foi que, quando ele viu a rainha Ester, que estava no pátio, ela alcançou favor em seus olhos; e o rei apontou para Ester o cetro de ouro que tinha em sua mão. Então Ester se aproximou, e tocou a ponta do cetro.
3 Então o rei disse: O que tens, rainha Ester? E qual é a tua petição? Até a metade do reino será dada a ti.
4 E Ester respondeu: Se for do agrado do rei, venha o rei hoje com Hamã ao banquete que lhe tenho preparado.
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What Does Esther 5:2 Mean?
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