The Meaning of Esther 5:8 Explained

Esther 5:8

KJV: If I have found favour in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I shall prepare for them, and I will do to morrow as the king hath said.

YLT: if I have found grace in the eyes of the king, and if unto the king it be good, to give my petition, and to perform my request, the king doth come, and Haman, unto the banquet that I make for them, and to-morrow I do according to the word of the king.'

Darby: If I have found grace in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I shall prepare for them, and I will do to-morrow according to the king's word.

ASV: if I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I shall prepare for them, and I will do to-morrow as the king hath said.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

If I have found  favour  in the sight  of the king,  and if it please  the king  to grant  my petition,  and to perform  my request,  let the king  and Haman  come  to the banquet  that I shall prepare  for them, and I will do  to morrow  as the king  hath said. 

What does Esther 5:8 Mean?

Context Summary

Esther 5:1-14 - Hatred Breeds Crime
Thus the soul clad in the royal garments of Christ's righteousness stands in the throne-room with its request. It has already obtained favor, for has it not been accepted in the beloved? The Lord waits that He may be gracious. Delay is not denial, and in the meanwhile there are things to be seen and heard, which fill the soul with rapture. Have you touched the top of the sceptre? Have you claimed unto the half of the Kingdom? Have you invited the King Himself to your banqueting table? For the King Himself is willing to be your guest. We feast at His table, but He comes and sups with us at ours. In all earthly joy there is alloy, something which detracts from full gratification; a Mordecai for Haman, because of whom all else availed nothing. The joy that this world gives is at the mercy of the least untoward circumstances, but "he that drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst." [source]

Chapter Summary: Esther 5

1  Esther, adventuring on the king's favor, obtains the grace of the golden sceptre,
4  and invites the king and Haman to a banquet
6  She, being encouraged by the king in her suit, invites them to another banquet
9  Haman, proud of his advancement, repines at the contempt of Mordecai
14  By the counsel of Zeresh he prepares for him a gallows

What do the individual words in Esther 5:8 mean?

If I have found favor in the sight of the king and if on the king it pleases to grant - my petition and fulfill my request then let come the king and Haman to the banquet which I will prepare for them and tomorrow I will do as has said the king
אִם־ מָצָ֨אתִי חֵ֜ן בְּעֵינֵ֣י הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ וְאִם־ עַל־ הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ ט֔וֹב לָתֵת֙ אֶת־ שְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔י וְלַעֲשׂ֖וֹת בַּקָּשָׁתִ֑י יָב֧וֹא הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ וְהָמָ֗ן אֶל־ הַמִּשְׁתֶּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֣ה לָהֶ֔ם וּמָחָ֥ר אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖ה כִּדְבַ֥ר הַמֶּֽלֶךְ

מָצָ֨אתִי  I  have  found 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular
Root: מָצָא  
Sense: to find, attain to.
חֵ֜ן  favor 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֵן  
Sense: favour, grace, charm.
בְּעֵינֵ֣י  in  the  sight 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, cdc
Root: עֹונָה 
Sense: eye.
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ  of  the  king 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
וְאִם־  and  if 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Conjunction
Root: אִם  
Sense: if.
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙  the  king 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
ט֔וֹב  it  pleases 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: יָטַב  
Sense: to be good, be pleasing, be joyful, be beneficial, be pleasant, be favourable, be happy, be right.
לָתֵת֙  to  grant 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
שְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔י  my  petition 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: שְׁאֵלָה  
Sense: request, thing asked for, demand.
וְלַעֲשׂ֖וֹת  and  fulfill 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
בַּקָּשָׁתִ֑י  my  request 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: בַּקָּשָׁה  
Sense: request, entreaty, petition.
יָב֧וֹא  then  let  come 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ  the  king 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
וְהָמָ֗ן  and  Haman 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: הָמָן  
Sense: chief minister of Ahasuerus, enemy of Mordecai and the Jews, who plotted to kill the Jews but, being foiled by Esther, was hanged, with his family, on the gallows he had made for Mordecai.
הַמִּשְׁתֶּה֙  the  banquet 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִשְׁתֶּה  
Sense: feast, drink, banquet.
אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֣ה  I  will  prepare 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
לָהֶ֔ם  for  them 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural
וּמָחָ֥ר  and  tomorrow 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb
Root: מָחָר  
Sense: tomorrow, in time to come, in the future.
אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖ה  I  will  do 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
כִּדְבַ֥ר  as  has  said 
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: דָּבָר  
Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ  the  king 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.

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