Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And said: If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and my request be not disagreeable to him, I beseech thee, that the former letters of Aman the traitor and enemy of the Jews, by which he commanded that they should be destroyed in all the king's provinces, may be reversed by new letters. and, if I. Esther 7:3 Then she answered: If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please thee, give me my life for which I ask, and my people for which I request. Exodus 33:13,16 If therefore I have found favour in thy sight, shew me thy face, that I may know thee, and may find grace before thy eyes: look upon thy people this nation. . . . 1 Samuel 20:29 And he said: Let me go, for there is a solemn sacrifice in the city, one of my brethren hath sent for me: and now if I have found favour in thy eyes, I will go quickly, and see my brethren. For this cause he came not to the king's table. I be pleasing. Esther 2:4,17 And whosoever among them all shall please the king's eyes, let her be queen instead of Vasthi. The word pleased the king: and he commanded it should be done as they had suggested. . . . letters. Esther 3:12,13 And the king's scribes were called in the first month Nisan, on the thirteenth day of the same mouth: and they wrote, as Aman had commanded, to all the king's lieutenants, and to the judges of the provinces, and of divers nations, as every nation could read, and hear according to their different languages, in the name of king Assuerus: and the letters, sealed with his ring, . . . which he wrote. Context Esther's Appeal for the Jews…4But he, as the manner was, held out the golden sceptre with his hand, which was the sign of clemency: and she arose up and stood before him, 5And said: If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and my request be not disagreeable to him, I beseech thee, that the former letters of Aman the traitor and enemy of the Jews, by which he commanded that they should be destroyed in all the king's provinces, may be reversed by new letters.6For how can I endure the murdering and slaughter of my people?… Cross References Esther 3:1 After these things, king Assuerus advanced Aman, the son of Amadathi, who was of the race of Agag: and he set his throne above all the princes that were with him. Esther 3:13 Were sent by the king's messengers to all provinces, to kill and destroy all the Jews, both young and old, little children, and women, in one day, that is, on the thirteenth of the twelfth month, which is called Adar, and to make a spoil of their goods. Esther 5:8 If I have found favour in the king's sight, and if it please the king to give me what I ask, and to fulfil my petition: let the king and Aman come to the banquet which I have prepared them, and to morrow I will open my mind to the king. Esther 7:3 Then she answered: If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please thee, give me my life for which I ask, and my people for which I request. Lexicon “Ifאִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not it pleases עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against the king,” הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king she said, וַ֠תֹּאמֶר (wat·tō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say “and if I have found מָצָ֧אתִי (mā·ṣā·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present favor חֵ֣ן (ḥên) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2580: Graciousness, subjective, objective in his sight, לְפָנָ֗יו (lə·p̄ā·nāw) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face and the matter הַדָּבָר֙ (had·dā·ḇār) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause [seems] proper וְכָשֵׁ֤ר (wə·ḵā·šêr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3787: To be advantageous, proper, or suitable, to succeed to the king, הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king and I אֲנִ֖י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 589: I am pleasing וְטוֹבָ֥ה (wə·ṭō·w·ḇāh) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good in his sight, בְּעֵינָ֑יו (bə·‘ê·nāw) Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5869: An eye, a fountain may an order be written יִכָּתֵ֞ב (yik·kā·ṯêḇ) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3789: To grave, to write to revoke לְהָשִׁ֣יב (lə·hā·šîḇ) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again the letters הַסְּפָרִ֗ים (has·sə·p̄ā·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5612: A missive, document, writing, book that the scheming מַחֲשֶׁ֜בֶת (ma·ḥă·še·ḇeṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 4284: A contrivance, a texture, machine, intention, plan Haman הָמָ֤ן (hā·mān) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2001: Haman -- to rage, be turbulent son בֶּֽן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son of Hammedatha, הַמְּדָ֙תָא֙ (ham·mə·ḏā·ṯā) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4099: Hammedatha including the article the Agagite, הָאֲגָגִ֔י (hā·’ă·ḡā·ḡî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 91: Agagite -- a descriptive term for Haman wrote כָּתַ֗ב (kā·ṯaḇ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3789: To grave, to write to destroy לְאַבֵּד֙ (lə·’ab·bêḏ) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 6: To wander away, lose oneself, to perish the Jews הַיְּהוּדִ֔ים (hay·yə·hū·ḏîm) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3064: Jews -- Jewish in all בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every the king�s הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king provinces. מְדִינ֥וֹת (mə·ḏî·nō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 4082: A judgeship, jurisdiction, a district, a region Additional Translations “If it pleases the king,” she said, “and if I have found favor in his sight, and the matter seems proper to the king, and I am pleasing in his sight, may an order be written to revoke the letters that the scheming Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, wrote to destroy the Jews in all the king’s provinces.And said, If it please the king, and if I have favor in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which are in all the king's provinces: And she said, If it please the king, and if I have found favor in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews that are in all the king's provinces: And Esther said, If it seem good to thee, and I have found favour in thy sight, let an order be sent that the letters sent by Aman may be reversed, that were written for the destruction of the Jews, who are in thy kingdom. and said, If it please the king and if I have found grace before him, and the thing seem right to the king, and I be pleasing in his sight, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews that are in all the king's provinces. And she said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which are in all the king's provinces: And said, If it shall please the king, and if I have found favor in his sight, and the thing shall seem right before the king, and I am pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews who are in all the king's provinces: She said, "If it pleases the king, and if I have found favor in his sight, and the thing seem right to the king, and I am pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews who are in all the king's provinces. and saith, 'If to the king it be good, and if I have found grace before him, and the thing hath been right before the king, and I be good in his eyes, let it be written to bring back the letters -- a device of Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite -- that he wrote to destroy the Jews who are in all provinces of the king, Jump to Previous Agagite Destroy Devised Eyes Favor Favour Found Haman Hammedatha Jews King's Letters Please Pleases Pleasing Provinces Reverse Right Seem Sight Written WroteJump to Next Agagite Destroy Devised Eyes Favor Favour Found Haman Hammedatha Jews King's Letters Please Pleases Pleasing Provinces Reverse Right Seem Sight Written WroteExternal Links Esther 8:5 NIVEsther 8:5 NLT Esther 8:5 ESV Esther 8:5 NASB Esther 8:5 ASV Esther 8:5 Bible Apps Esther 8:5 Biblia Paralela Esther 8:5 Chinese Bible Esther 8:5 French Bible Esther 8:5 German Bible Alphabetical: Agagite all am an and are be before by destroy devised dispatches do favor found Haman Hammedatha have he him his I If in is it Jews king king's let letters matter me of order overruling pleased pleases pleasing proper provinces regards revoke right said seems she sight son that the Then thing thinks to which who with OT History: Esther 8:5 She said If it pleases the king (Est Esth. 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