The Meaning of Esther 5:7 Explained

Esther 5:7

KJV: Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is;

YLT: And Esther answereth and saith, 'My petition and my request is:

Darby: And Esther answered and said, My petition and my request is,

ASV: Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is:

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What is the context of Esther 5:7?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request [is];

What does Esther 5:7 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 5:7 mean?

And answered Esther and said My petition and request [is this]

וַתַּ֥עַן אֶסְתֵּ֖ר וַתֹּאמַ֑ר שְׁאֵלָתִ֖י וּבַקָּשָׁתִֽי

וַתַּ֥עַן	And answered
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: לְעַנּׄות Sense: to answer, respond, testify, speak, shout.
אֶסְתֵּ֖ר	Esther
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: אֶסְתֵּר Sense: the queen of Persia, heroine of the book of Esther—daughter of Abihail, cousin and adopted daughter of Mordecai, of the tribe of Benjamin, made queen by king Ahasuerus to replace divorced queen, Vashti.
וַתֹּאמַ֑ר	and said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
שְׁאֵלָתִ֖י	My petition
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, first person common singular Root: שְׁאֵלָה Sense: request, thing asked for, demand.
וּבַקָּשָׁתִֽי	and request [is this]
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct, first person common singular Root: בַּקָּשָׁה Sense: request, entreaty, petition.

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