Parallel Strong's Berean Study Bible“What is it, Queen Esther?” the king inquired. “What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be given to you.” Young's Literal Translation And the king saith to her, ‘What—to thee Esther, O queen? and what thy request? unto the half of the kingdom—and it is given to thee.’ King James Bible Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what [is] thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom. Hebrew “Whatמַה־ (mah-) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what is it, לָּ֖ךְ (lāḵ) Preposition | second person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew Queen הַמַּלְכָּ֑ה (ham·mal·kāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4436: Queen -- a queen Esther?” אֶסְתֵּ֣ר (’es·têr) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 635: Esther -- 'star', Ahasuerus' queen who delivered Israel the king הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king inquired. וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “What [is] וּמַה־ (ū·mah-) Conjunctive waw | Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what your request? בַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְ (baq·qā·šā·ṯêḵ) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 1246: Request, entreaty Even up to עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while half חֲצִ֥י (ḥă·ṣî) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2677: The half, middle the kingdom, הַמַּלְכ֖וּת (ham·mal·ḵūṯ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4438: Royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom it will be given וְיִנָּ֥תֵֽן (wə·yin·nā·ṯên) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set to you.” לָֽךְ׃ (lāḵ) Preposition | second person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew |