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Berean Standard Bible

“Then King Xerxes spoke up and asked Queen Esther, “Who is this, and where is the one who would devise such a scheme?””

Esther 7:5

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At the second banquet, Esther finally reveals her request: save her life and the lives of her people.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Then King Xerxes spoke up and asked Queen Esther, “Who is this, and where is the one who would devise such a scheme?”

World English Bible (WEB)

Then King Ahasuerus said to Esther the queen, “Who is he, and where is he who dared presume in his heart to do so?”

King James Version (KJV)

Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so?

American Standard Version (ASV)

Then spake the king Ahasuerus and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Then King Ahasuerus said to Esther the queen, Who is he and where is he who has had this evil thought in his heart?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y respondió el rey Assuero, y dijo á la reina Esther: ¿Quién es, y dónde está, aquél á quien ha henchido su corazón para obrar así?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

―¿De qué estás hablando? —le preguntó el rey Asuero—. ¿Quién se atrevería a hacerte daño?

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