5:4a

If it pleases the king: See note on 1:19a. Here you need to decide if Esther as queen should address Xerxes differently than the male servants did.

5:4b

the banquet I have prepared for the king: Because Esther is referring to the king in the third person, “him” refers to the king, not Haman. It is unlikely that Esther cooked the food for the banquet herself, but rather that she ordered her servants to do so. You may need to state this explicitly in your translation.

banquet: See note on 1:9.

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5:5a

Notice that the king was no longer talking to Esther, but to one of his servants. The Display shows a couple of ways to state this explicitly.

Esther: The king here refers to Esther by her name. If this would be inappropriate or too familiar in your language, you may have to say “the queen” instead.

5:5b

the banquet that Esther had prepared: See note on 5:4b.

banquet: See note on 1:9.

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5:6a

And as they drank their wine: This probably refers to a special part of the feast, after they had finished eating.

5:6b

What is your request?: This means the same as “What is your petition?” in 5:6a. If you do not have two ways of saying this in your language, you may wish to combine the two phrases, as in the Contemporary English Version:

What can I do for you? Just ask, and I will give you as much as half my kingdom.

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5:7

This is my petition and my request: As mentioned in the note on 5:6b, these words mean the same thing.

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5:8a

if it pleases the king: See note on 1:19a.

5:8b

banquet: See note on 1:9.

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Section 5:9–14

Haman planned to kill Mordecai

Haman was delighted that Esther had invited him to eat with the king again, since it was a great honor. But on his way home, he became angry when Mordecai once more refused to show him the respect he thought he was owed, and, taking his friends’ advice, he decided to kill him.

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5:9a

full of joy and glad of heart: This means extremely pleased. Try to find an idiom or vivid expression in your language to express this meaning.

5:9b

the king’s gate: See note at 2:19b. Again, here this refers literally to the entrance to the king’s palace.

5:9c

did not rise or tremble in fear: In 3:2, Mordecai had refused to bow down to Haman. Here he refuses to show respect by standing up or to appear to be afraid. The word translated “fear” can also mean “respect.”

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5:10a

restrained himself: This means that Haman did not show his anger by saying or doing anything at that time.

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5:11a

his many sons: It was considered a blessing to have many sons, and Haman had ten (see 9:10).

5:11b

the king had honored and promoted him: Literally “the king had made him great.”

5:11c

promoted: See note on 3:1b.

officials and servants: See note on 1:3a.

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