5:5a

Notice that the king was no longer talking to Esther, but to one of his servants. The Display shows a couple of ways to state this explicitly.

Esther: The king here refers to Esther by her name. If this would be inappropriate or too familiar in your language, you may have to say “the queen” instead.

5:5b

the banquet that Esther had prepared: See note on 5:4b.

banquet: See note on 1:9.

Paragraph 5:6–8

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