³ Then the king said to her, “What is troubling you, Queen Esther? And what is your request? ^(A)Up to half of the kingdom it shall be given to you.”

^6 [a]As they drank their wine at the banquet, ^(A)the king said to Esther, “^(B)What is your request, for it shall be granted to you. And what is your wish? Up to half of the kingdom it shall be done.”

² And the king said to Esther on the second day also ^[a]as they drank their wine at the banquet, “^(A)What is your request, Queen Esther? It shall be granted you. And what is your wish? ^(B)Up to half of the kingdom it shall be done.”