- If it please:
- "Nowª therefore, ifª [it seem] goodª toª the king,ª let there be search²° made¹ in the king'sª treasureª house,ª which¹ [is] thereª at Babylon,ª whetherª it beª [so], that¹ a decreeª was madeª° ofª Cyrusª the kingª to buildª° thisª houseª of Godª at Jerusalem,ª and let the kingª sendª° his pleasureª to¹ us concerningª this matter.ª" {Ezr 5:17} + "If¹ it pleaseª°¹ the king,ª let there goª° a royalª commandmentª from¹¹ him,² and let it be writtenª° among the lawsª of the Persiansª and the Medes,ª that it be not¹ altered,ª° That¹ Vashtiª comeª° no¹ more beforeª kingª Ahasuerus;ª and let the kingª giveª° her royal estateª unto anotherª that is betterª than¹ she." {Est 1:19} + "If¹ I have foundª° favourª in the sightª of the king,ª and if¹ it pleaseª°¹ the kingª to grantª°¹ my petition,ª and to performª°¹ my request,ª let the kingª and Hamanª comeª° to¹ the banquetª that¹ I shall prepareª° for them, and I will doª° to morrowª as the kingª hath said.ª" {Est 5:8} + "Then Estherª the queenª answeredª° and said,ª° If¹ I have foundª° favourª in thy sight,ª O king,ª and if¹ it pleaseª°¹ the king,ª let my lifeª be givenª° me at my petition,ª and my peopleª at my request:ª" {Est 7:3} + "And said,ª° If¹ it please²¹¹ the king,ª and if¹ I have foundª° favourª in his sight,ª and the thingª [seem] rightª° beforeª the king,ª and I¹ [be] pleasing²¹ in his eyes,ª let it be writtenª° to reverseª°¹ the lettersª devisedª by Hamanª the sonª of Hammedathaª the Agagite,ª which¹ he wroteª° to destroyª°¹ the Jewsª which¹ [are] in all¹ the king'sª provinces:ª" {Est 8:5}
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