Esther 5:8 — If I have found favour in the sight of the king, and if i…

Esther 5:8

אִם מָצָ֨אתִי חֵ֜ן בְּעֵינֵ֣י הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ וְאִם עַל הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ טוֹב֒ לָתֵת֙ אֶת שְׁאֵלָתִ֔י וְלַעֲשׂ֖וֹת אֶת בַּקָּשָׁתִ֑י יָב֧וֹא הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ וְהָמָ֗ן אֶל הַמִּשְׁתֶּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֣ה לָהֶ֔ם וּמָחָ֥ר אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖ה כִּדְבַ֥ר הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

ʾim maṣaʾtiy ḥen bʿeyney hamelek vʾim ʿal hamelek ṭvob latet ʾet shʾelatiy vlaʿasvot ʾet baqashatiy yabvoʾ hamelek vhaman ʾel hamishteh ʾasher ʾeʿesheh lahem vmaḥar ʾeʿesheh kidbar hamelek

King James Version (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.

Modern English

If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition and fulfill my request, let the king and Haman come to the feast that I will prepare for them, and tomorrow I will do as the king has said.

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