Esther 5:7

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Esther 5:7 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is:” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is:
Esther 5:7 — American Standard Version

Context — Esther 5

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
7Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is:

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Then answered Esther and said, my petition and my request is.] What she should for the present make; the principal one she had to ask, for wise reasons, she still deferred.”
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