 If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request. For we are sold, I and my people to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen...  Esther: The Hebrew-Persian Queen - Page 240by William Anderson Scott - 1859 - 353 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edward Harley - 1730 - 428 pages
...Kingdom. 3 Then the Queen anfwered and faid, If I have found Favour in thy Sight, O King, and if it pleafe the King, let my LIFE be given me at my Petition, and my PEOPLE at my Requeft. 4 For we are fold, I and my People, to be deftroyed, to be flain, and to perifh: but if we... | |
 | Edward Harley - 1735 - 764 pages
...Kingdom. 3 Then the Queen anfwered and faid, If I have found Favour in thy Sight, O King, and if it pleafe the King, let my LIFE be given me at my Petition, and my PEOPLE a: my Requeft. 4 For we are fold, I and my People, to be dcftroyed, to be flain, and to pexifli: but... | |
 | James Murray - 1780 - 240 pages
...might be preferved from the fentence that was nowpafTed againft them. Could any thing be moremodefl? Let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my requeft : for wo are fold, and my people are to be de/troyed, to be Jlaln and to perifh. Such a tale... | |
 | John Collier (of High Wycombe.) - 1791 - 566 pages
...encouraged by his courtefy, molt fubmiffively addrefled him : f " If I have found favour in thy fight, O King, " let my life be given me at my petition, and my "' people at my requeft ; I, and my people are ,« fold, to be deftroyed, to be flain, and to •' perifh." The King,... | |
 | Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1799 - 324 pages
...feafon — a time to keep filence, and a^ttTne to fpeak. cc If I have found favoup in " thy fight, O king, let my life be given " me at my petition, and my people " at my requeft." Ahafuerus expedited fbme high and difficult boon ; now that he hears his queen beg for life,... | |
 | Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1799 - 322 pages
...feafon — a time to keep filence, and a time to fpeak. " If I have found favour in " thy fight, O king, let my life be given " me at my petition, and my people <c at my requeft." Ahafuerus expected fome high and difficult boon ; now that he hears his queen beg... | |
 | Daniel Adams - 1804 - 256 pages
...Then Efther the queen anAvcred and laid, I have found favour in thy fight, O king, and if ft plcafe the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my ie- peri/t>l queft : For we are fold, 1 and my people, to be deftrpred, to be (lain, and 10 aeiifh.... | |
 | 530 pages
...the half of his kingdom, while the suppliant presents her request in these words : " O ! king, an,t if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people, at my request !" But referring you to the Bible itself for the rest of th« history, where you will read of the king's... | |
 | Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 540 pages
...might see it was necessity that both forced it upon her and wrung it from her : If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let...given me at my petition, and my people at my request. Expectation is either a friend or an enemy, according to the occasion. Ahasuerus looked for some high... | |
 | 1809 - 1150 pages
...of the kingdom. S Then listlier the qneeiv answered and said. If I have found favour /in thy tight, the way wherein we went, and among all the people...through whom we passed : 18 And the LORD drave out f : 4 For we are sold, I and my people, t» be destroyed, to he slain, and to peiislv. But if we had... | |
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