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Ester 5:3

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3 Allora il re le disse: "Che hai, regina Ester? che domandi? Quand’anche tu chiedessi la metà del regno, ti sarà data".

Ester 5:3 Meaning and Commentary

Esther 5:3

Then said the king unto her, what wilt thou, Queen Esther?
&c.] He supposed she had some business with him, some suit to make to him, by her coming in this manner:

and what is thy request?
signifying he was ready to grant it, be it what it would:

it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom;
as it was usual with the Persian kings to give their wives cities for certain purposes, (See Gill on Esther 2:18), here Ahasuerus, out of his great affection to Esther, offers half of his dominions, his one hundred and twenty seven provinces; meaning that he would grant her anything, and everything that was reasonable, and even magnificent; it is an hyperbolical and courtly way of speaking, and which has been used in later times, and in other countries; see ( Mark 6:23 ) .

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Ester 5:3 In-Context

1 Il terzo giorno, Ester si mise la veste reale, e si presentò nel cortile interno della casa del re, di faccia all’appartamento del re. Il re era assiso sul trono reale nella casa reale, di faccia alla porta della casa.
2 E come il re ebbe veduta la regina Ester in piedi nel cortile, ella si guadagnò la sua grazia; e il re stese verso Ester lo scettro d’oro che teneva in mano; ed Ester s’appressò, e toccò la punta dello scettro.
3 Allora il re le disse: "Che hai, regina Ester? che domandi? Quand’anche tu chiedessi la metà del regno, ti sarà data".
4 Ester rispose: "Se così piace al re, venga oggi il re con Haman al convito che gli ho preparato".
5 E il re disse: "Fate venir subito Haman, per fare ciò che Ester ha detto". Così il re e Haman vennero al convito che Ester avea preparato.
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