¹⁸ But Balaam responded to the servants of Balak, ‘If Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go against the command of the Lord my God to do anything small or great.

³ ‘What is it, Queen Esther? ’ the king asked her. ‘Whatever you want, even to half the kingdom, will be given to you.’^(A)

²³ He promised her with an^(A) oath:^(B) ‘Whatever you ask me I will give you, up to half my kingdom.’^(C)