וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ וַיֹּ֖אמֶר לְאֶסְתֵּ֣ר הַמַּלְכָּ֑ה מִ֣י ה֥וּא זֶה֙ וְאֵֽי־זֶ֣ה ה֔וּא אֲשֶׁר־מְלָא֥וֹ לִבּ֖וֹ לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת כֵּֽן׃
At nagsalita si Haring Ahasuero, at sinabi niya kay Reyna Ester: “Sino siya, at nasaan siya, ang nangahas sa kanyang puso na gawin ang ganito?”
Megillah
“Then King Ahashverosh said, and he said to Esther the queen.” Why “said” and again “said”? R. Abbahu said: He first spoke to her through an intermediary. When she told him that she came from the house of Saul, he immediately,”said to Esther the queen.”