King James Version

Esther 5:7

Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is;

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וַתַּ֥עַןvataanand shoutעָנָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and shout”, the next action in the storyH6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announcegive account, afflict (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, [idiom] scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter,…אֶסְתֵּ֖רesterEstherאֶסְתֵּרnoun, proper name — “Esther”H635Ester, the Jewish heroineEsther.וַתֹּאמַ֑רvatomarand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…שְׁאֵלָתִ֖יsheelatiloanשְׁאֵלָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “loan”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7596a petition; by implication, a loanloan, petition, request.וּבַקָּשָׁתִֽיuvaqashatiand requestבַּקָּשָׁהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and request”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1246a petitionrequest.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then answered Esther, and said: 'My petition and my request is —

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is:

Young’s Literal Translation

And Esther answereth and saith, 'My petition and my request [is]:

World English Bible

Then Esther answered and said, “My petition and my request is this.

Darby Translation

And Esther answered and said, My petition and my request is,

Douay-Rheims

And Esther answered: My petition and request is this:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)