Esther 8:4 - Forerunner Commentary

Esther 8:4

2 So the king took off ^ahis signet ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai; and Esther appointed Mordecai over the house of Haman.

3 Now Esther spoke again to the king, fell down at his feet, and implored him with tears to counteract the evil of Haman the Agagite, and the scheme which he had devised against the Jews.

4 And ^athe king held out the golden scepter toward Esther. So Esther arose and stood before the king,

5 and said, “If it pleases the king, and if I have found favor in his sight and the thing seems right to the king and I am pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to revoke the ^aletters devised by Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to annihilate the Jews who are in all the king’s provinces.

6 For how can I endure to see ^athe evil that will come to my people? Or how can I endure to see the destruction of my countrymen?”

Verse Comparison: Esther 8:4

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American Standard Version
Then the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre. So Esther arose, and stood before the king.

Amplified® Bible
Then the king held out to Esther the golden scepter. So Esther arose and stood before the king.

Contemporary English Version
King Xerxes held out the golden scepter to Esther,

Darby English Version
And the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. And Esther arose and stood before the king,

Good News Bible
The king held out the gold scepter to her, so she stood up and said,

King James Version
Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king,

New American Standard Bible
The king extended the golden scepter to Esther. So Esther arose and stood before the king.

New International Version
Then the king extended the gold scepter to Esther and she arose and stood before him.

New King James Version
And the king held out the golden scepter toward Esther. So Esther arose and stood before the king,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The king extended the golden scepter to Esther. So Esther arose and stood before the king.

Revised Standard Version
And the king held out the golden scepter to Esther,

Young's Literal Translation
and the king holdeth out to Esther the golden sceptre, and Esther riseth, and standeth before the king,

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