Esther 8:4

8:4 When the king extended to Esther the gold scepter, she ¹  arose and stood before the king.

Esther 5:2

5:2 When the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, she met with his approval. ²  The king extended to Esther the gold scepter that was in his hand, and Esther approached and touched the end of the scepter.

Esther 4:11

4:11 “All the servants of the king and the people of the king’s provinces know that there is only one law applicable ³  to any man or woman who comes uninvited to the king in the inner court – that person will be put to death, unless the king extends to him the gold scepter, permitting him to be spared. ⁴  Now I have not been invited to come to the king for some thirty days!”

¹ tn Heb “Esther.” The pronoun (“she”) was used in the translation for stylistic reasons. A repetition of the proper name is redundant here in terms of contemporary English style.

² tn Heb “she obtained grace in his eyes”; NASB “she obtained favor in his sight”; NIV “he was pleased with her”; NLT “he welcomed her.”

³ tn Heb “one is his law”; NASB “he (the king NIV) has but one law”

⁴ tn Heb “and he will live”; KJV, ASV “that he may live”; NIV “and spare his life.”