The Meaning of Esther 5:2 Explained

Esther 5:2

KJV: And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.

YLT: and it cometh to pass, at the king's seeing Esther the queen standing in the court, she hath received grace in his eyes, and the king holdeth out to Esther the golden sceptre that is in his hand, and Esther draweth near, and toucheth the top of the sceptre.

Darby: And it was so, when the king saw the queen Esther standing in the court, that she obtained grace in his sight; and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand; and Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.

ASV: And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favor in his sight; and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.

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What is the context of Esther 5:2?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, [that] she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that [was] in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.

What does Esther 5:2 Mean?

Context Summary

Esther 5:1-14 - Hatred Breeds Crime

Thus the soul clad in the royal garments of Christ's righteousness stands in the throne-room with its request. It has already obtained favor, for has it not been accepted in the beloved? The Lord waits that He may be gracious. Delay is not denial, and in the meanwhile there are things to be seen and heard, which fill the soul with rapture. Have you touched the top of the sceptre? Have you claimed unto the half of the Kingdom? Have you invited the King Himself to your banqueting table? For the King Himself is willing to be your guest. We feast at His table, but He comes and sups with us at ours. In all earthly joy there is alloy, something which detracts from full gratification; a Mordecai for Haman, because of whom all else availed nothing. The joy that this world gives is at the mercy of the least untoward circumstances, but "he that drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst." [source]

Chapter Summary: Esther 5

¹ Esther, adventuring on the king's favor, obtains the grace of the golden sceptre,
⁴ and invites the king and Haman to a banquet
⁶ She, being encouraged by the king in her suit, invites them to another banquet
⁹ Haman, proud of his advancement, repines at the contempt of Mordecai
¹⁴ By the counsel of Zeresh he prepares for him a gallows

What do the individual words in Esther 5:2 mean?

So it was when saw the king - Esther Queen standing in the court [that] she found favor in his sight and held out to Esther scepter the golden that [was] in his hand And went near Esther and touched the top of the scepter -

וַיְהִי֩ כִרְא֨וֹת הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ אֶת־ אֶסְתֵּ֣ר הַמַּלְכָּ֗ה עֹמֶ֙דֶת֙ בֶּֽחָצֵ֔ר נָשְׂאָ֥ה חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינָ֑יו וַיּ֨וֹשֶׁט לְאֶסְתֵּ֗ר שַׁרְבִ֤יט הַזָּהָב֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּיָד֔וֹ וַתִּקְרַ֣ב אֶסְתֵּ֔ר וַתִּגַּ֖ע בְּרֹ֥אשׁ הַשַּׁרְבִֽיט ס

וַיְהִי֩	So it was
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
כִרְא֨וֹת	when saw
Parse: Preposition-k, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: רָאָה Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ	the king
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
אֶסְתֵּ֣ר	Esther
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: אֶסְתֵּר Sense: the queen of Persia, heroine of the book of Esther—daughter of Abihail, cousin and adopted daughter of Mordecai, of the tribe of Benjamin, made queen by king Ahasuerus to replace divorced queen, Vashti.
הַמַּלְכָּ֗ה	Queen
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: מַלְכָּה Sense: queen.
עֹמֶ֙דֶת֙	standing
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, feminine singular Root: עָמַד Sense: to stand, remain, endure, take one’s stand.
בֶּֽחָצֵ֔ר	in the court
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, common singular Root: חָצֵר Sense: court, enclosure.
נָשְׂאָ֥ה	[that] she found
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person feminine singular Root: נָשָׂא Sense: to lift, bear up, carry, take.
חֵ֖ן	favor
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: חֵן Sense: favour, grace, charm.
בְּעֵינָ֑יו	in his sight
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, cdc, third person masculine singular Root: עֹונָה Sense: eye.
וַיּ֨וֹשֶׁט	and held out
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: יָשַׁט Sense: (Hiphil) to hold out, extend.
לְאֶסְתֵּ֗ר	to Esther
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: אֶסְתֵּר Sense: the queen of Persia, heroine of the book of Esther—daughter of Abihail, cousin and adopted daughter of Mordecai, of the tribe of Benjamin, made queen by king Ahasuerus to replace divorced queen, Vashti.
שַׁרְבִ֤יט	scepter
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: שַׁרְבִיט Sense: sceptre.
הַזָּהָב֙	the golden
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: זָהָב Sense: gold.
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	that
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.).
בְּיָד֔וֹ	[was] in his hand
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: יָד Sense: hand.
וַתִּקְרַ֣ב	And went near
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: קָרַב Sense: to come near, approach, enter into, draw near.
אֶסְתֵּ֔ר	Esther
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: אֶסְתֵּר Sense: the queen of Persia, heroine of the book of Esther—daughter of Abihail, cousin and adopted daughter of Mordecai, of the tribe of Benjamin, made queen by king Ahasuerus to replace divorced queen, Vashti.
וַתִּגַּ֖ע	and touched
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: נָגַע Sense: to touch, reach, strike.
בְּרֹ֥אשׁ	the top
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: רֹאשׁ Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning.
הַשַּׁרְבִֽיט	of the scepter
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: שַׁרְבִיט Sense: sceptre.
ס	-
Parse: Punctuation

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