And it was so, when the king saw Ester the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Ester the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Ester drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.
And Yoav fell to the ground on his face, and bowed himself, and thanked the king: and Yoav said, To day thy servant knoweth that I have found grace in thy sight, my YY , O king, in that the king hath fulfilled the request of his servant.
And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Yhonatan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as YY liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death.
Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger?
And Y'howshu`a said, Alas, O YY Elohim, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Yarden, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? would to Elohim we had been content, and dwelt on the other side Yarden!
Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die: