Esther 5:7

7 At the banquet of wine the king again said to Ester, "Whatever your request, you will be granted it; whatever you want, up to half the kingdom, it will be done."

Esther 5:7 Meaning and Commentary

Esther 5:7

Then answered Esther and said, my petition and my request is.
] What she should for the present make; the principal one she had to ask, for wise reasons, she still deferred.

Esther 5:7 In-Context

5 The king said, "Bring Haman quickly, so that what Ester has asked for can be done."

6 So the king and Haman came to the banquet Ester had prepared.

7 At the banquet of wine the king again said to Ester, "Whatever your request, you will be granted it; whatever you want, up to half the kingdom, it will be done."

8 Then Ester answered, "My request, what I want, is this: if I have won the king's favor, if it pleases the king to grant my request and do what I want, let the king and Haman come to the banquet which I will prepare for them; and tomorrow I will do as the king has said."

9 That day Haman went out happy and in good spirits. But when Haman saw Mordekhai at the King's Gate, that he neither rose nor moved for him, Haman was infuriated with Mordekhai.