Ester 5:6

6 Enquanto bebiam vinho, o rei tornou a perguntar a Ester: “Qual é o seu pedido? Você será atendida. Qual o seu desejo? Mesmo que seja a metade do reino, será concedido a você”.

Ester 5:6 Meaning and Commentary

Esther 5:6

And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine
For such it seems the banquet was she prepared; it was not properly a meal, neither dinner nor supper, but a drinking bout; or, however, it was at that part of the banquet in which wine was drank that the king accosted Esther, when he began to be cheerful with it. The Persians at their meals had two courses: the first consisted of meats at which they drank water, the other of fruits, when they drank wine; Aelianus F9 says, the Persians, after they are filled with food, indulge themselves in drinking wine:

what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy
request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed;
by which it appears he retained the same affection for Esther, and the same disposition to show her kindness. See ( Esther 5:3 ) .


FOOTNOTES:

F9 Var. Hist. l. 12. c. 1.

Ester 5:6 In-Context

4 Respondeu Ester: “Se for do agrado do rei, venha com Hamã a um banquete que lhe preparei”.
5 Disse o rei: “Tragam Hamã imediatamente, para que ele atenda ao pedido de Ester”.Então o rei e Hamã foram ao banquete que Ester havia preparado.
6 Enquanto bebiam vinho, o rei tornou a perguntar a Ester: “Qual é o seu pedido? Você será atendida. Qual o seu desejo? Mesmo que seja a metade do reino, será concedido a você”.
7 E Ester respondeu: “Este é o meu pedido e o meu desejo:
8 Se o rei tem consideração por mim e se lhe agrada atender e conceder o meu pedido, que o rei e Hamã venham amanhã ao banquete que lhes prepararei. Então responderei à pergunta do rei”.
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