- held out:
- "All¹ the king'sª servants,ª and the peopleª of the king'sª provinces,ª do know,ª° that¹ whosoever,¹¹ whether¹ manª or woman,ª shall comeª° unto¹ the kingª into¹ the innerª court,ª who¹ is not¹ called,ª° [there is] oneª lawª of his to put [him] to death,ª° exceptª such to whom¹¹ the kingª shall hold outª°¹ the goldenª sceptre,ª that he may live:ª° but I¹ have not¹ been calledª° to come inª° unto¹ the kingª these¹ thirtyª days.ª" {Est 4:11} + "And it was¹ so, when the kingª sawª°¹ Estherª the queenª standingª° in the court,ª [that] she obtainedª° favourª in his sight:ª and the kingª held outª° to Estherª¹ the goldenª sceptreª that¹ [was] in his hand.ª So Estherª drew near,ª° and touchedª° the topª of the sceptre.ª" {Est 5:2}
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