Esther 5:2
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Esther 5:2 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und es geschah, als der König die Königin Esther im Hofe stehen sah, erlangte sie Gnade in seinen Augen; und der König reichte Esther das goldene Zepter entgegen, das in seiner Hand war; und Esther nahte herzu und rührte die Spitze des Zepters an.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y fué que, como vió á la reina Esther que estaba en el patio, ella obtuvo gracia en sus ojos; y el rey extendió á Esther el cetro de oro que tenía en la mano. Entonces se llegó Esther, y tocó la punta del cetro.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
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.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Quando o rei viu Ester, a rainha, em pé, no pátio, ela alcançou graça aos seus olhos. Ele estendeu para ela o cetro de ouro na sua mão. Então, Ester se aproximou e tocou a ponta do cetro.
📖 Esther 5:2 in Context
1Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, over against the king’s house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house.
2And 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.
3Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom.
4And Esther answered, If it seem good unto the king, let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared for him.
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