Esther 8:4 (YLT)

Passage

and the king holdeth out to Esther the golden sceptre, and Esther riseth, and standeth before the king,

Nearby Context

Esther 8:2 and the king turneth aside his signet, that he hath caused to pass away from Haman, and giveth it to Mordecai, and Esther setteth Mordecai over the house of Haman.

Esther 8:3 And Esther addeth, and speaketh before the king, and falleth before his feet, and weepeth, and maketh supplication to him, to cause the evil of Haman the Agagite to pass away, and his device that he had devised against the Jews;

Esther 8:4 and the king holdeth out to Esther the golden sceptre, and Esther riseth, and standeth before the king,

Esther 8:5 and saith, `If to the king <FI>it be<Fi> good, and if I have found grace before him, and the thing hath been right before the king, and I <FI>be<Fi> good in his eyes, let it be written to bring back the letters--a device of Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite--that he wrote to destroy the Jews who <FI>are<Fi> in all provinces of the king,

Esther 8:6 for how do I endure when I have looked on the evil that doth find my people? and how do I endure when I have looked on the destruction of my kindred?'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "king", "holdeth", "esther", "golden", "sceptre", "riseth", and "standeth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "king" and "holdeth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "And Esther addeth and speaketh before the..." into verse 5's "and saith If to the king FI...", so "king" and "holdeth" belong inside that flow. In Esther context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "king" and "holdeth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.