Esther 1:20

1:20 And let the king’s decision which he will enact be disseminated ¹  throughout all his kingdom, vast though it is. ²  Then all the women will give honor to their husbands, from the most prominent to the lowly.”

Esther 5:4

5:4 Esther replied, “If the king is so inclined, ³  let the king and Haman come today to the banquet that I have prepared for him.”

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¹ tn Heb “heard”; KJV, NAB, NLT “published”; NIV, NRSV “proclaimed.”

² tc The phrase “vast though it is” is not included in the LXX, although it is retained by almost all English versions.

³ tn Heb “If upon the king it is good”; NASB “If it please the king.”