Esther 5
- 1Now it happened on the third day, that Esther put on her royal robes, and stood in the inner court of the king's house, over against the king's house: and the king sat on his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house.
- 2And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favor in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the scepter.
- 3Then the king said to her, What will you, queen Esther? And what is your request? It shall be even given you to the half of the kingdom.
- 4And Esther answered, If it seem good to the king, let the king and Haman come this day to the banquet that I have prepared for him.
- 5Then the king said, Cause Haman to hurry, that he may do as Esther has said. So the king and Haman came to the banquet that Esther had prepared.
- 6And the king said to Esther at the banquet of wine, What is your petition? And it shall be granted you: and what is your request? Even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.
- 7Then Esther answered, and said, My petition and my request is.
- 8If 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 tomorrow as the king has said.
- 9Then Haman went out that day joyful and with a glad heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he did not stand up, or move for him, he was full of anger against Mordecai.
- 10But Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife.
- 11And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and his many children, and all the things in which the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.
- 12Haman said also, Yes, Esther the queen did let no man come in with the king to the banquet that she had prepared but myself. Tomorrow am I invited to her also with the king.
- 13Yet all this helps me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate.
- 14Then Zeresh his wife and all his friends said to him, Let a gallows 75 feet high be made, and tomorrow ask the king to have Mordecai hanged on it: then go you in merrily with the king to the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman, and he caused the gallows to be made.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of Esther 5 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVNow it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king's house, over against the king's house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house.
GIGAKJVNow it happened on the third day, that Esther put on her royal robes, and stood in the inner court of the king's house, over against the king's house: and the king sat on his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house.
KJVAnd it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.
GIGAKJVAnd it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favor in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the scepter.
KJVThen said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom.
GIGAKJVThen the king said to her, What will you, queen Esther? And what is your request? It shall be even given you to the half of the kingdom.
KJVAnd Esther answered, If it seem good unto the king, let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared for him.
GIGAKJVAnd Esther answered, If it seem good to the king, let the king and Haman come this day to the banquet that I have prepared for him.
KJVThen the king said, Cause Haman to make haste, that he may do as Esther hath said. So the king and Haman came to the banquet that Esther had prepared.
GIGAKJVThen the king said, Cause Haman to hurry, that he may do as Esther has said. So the king and Haman came to the banquet that Esther had prepared.
KJVAnd the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.
GIGAKJVAnd the king said to Esther at the banquet of wine, What is your petition? And it shall be granted you: and what is your request? Even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.
KJVThen answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is;
GIGAKJVThen Esther answered, and said, My petition and my request is.
KJVIf 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.
GIGAKJVIf 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 tomorrow as the king has said.
KJVThen went Haman forth that day joyful and with a glad heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he stood not up, nor moved for him, he was full of indignation against Mordecai.
GIGAKJVThen Haman went out that day joyful and with a glad heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he did not stand up, or move for him, he was full of anger against Mordecai.
KJVNevertheless Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife.
GIGAKJVBut Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife.
KJVAnd Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.
GIGAKJVAnd Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and his many children, and all the things in which the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.
KJVHaman said moreover, Yea, Esther the queen did let no man come in with the king unto the banquet that she had prepared but myself; and to morrow am I invited unto her also with the king.
GIGAKJVHaman said also, Yes, Esther the queen did let no man come in with the king to the banquet that she had prepared but myself. Tomorrow am I invited to her also with the king.
KJVYet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate.
GIGAKJVYet all this helps me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate.
KJVThen said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and to morrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made.
GIGAKJVThen Zeresh his wife and all his friends said to him, Let a gallows 75 feet high be made, and tomorrow ask the king to have Mordecai hanged on it: then go you in merrily with the king to the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman, and he caused the gallows to be made.
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