Esther 6 - Compare Translations
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Esther 6:1
KJVOn that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.
WEBOn that night, the king couldn’t sleep. He commanded the book of records of the chronicles to be brought, and they were read to the king.
YLTOn that night hath the sleep of the king fled away, and he saith to bring in the book of memorials of the Chronicles, and they are read before the king,
Esther 6:2
KJVAnd it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.
WEBIt was found written that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs, who were doorkeepers, who had tried to lay hands on the King Ahasuerus.
YLTand it is found written that Mordecai had declared concerning Bigthana and Teresh, two of the eunuchs of the king, of the keepers of the threshold, who sought to put forth a hand on king Ahasuerus.
Esther 6:3
KJVAnd the king said, What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this? Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, There is nothing done for him.
WEBThe king said, “What honor and dignity has been given to Mordecai for this?”
YLTAnd the king saith, `What honour and greatness hath been done to Mordecai for this?' And the servants of the king, his ministers, say, `Nothing hath been done with him.'
Esther 6:4
KJVAnd the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king's house, to speak unto the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.
WEBThe king said, “Who is in the court?” Now Haman had come into the outer court of the king’s house, to speak to the king about hanging Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.
YLTAnd the king saith, `Who [is] in the court?' -- and Haman hath come in to the outer court of the house of the king, to say to the king to hang Mordecai on the tree that he had prepared for him --
Esther 6:5
KJVAnd the king's servants said unto him, Behold, Haman standeth in the court. And the king said, Let him come in.
WEBThe king’s servants said to him, “Behold, Haman stands in the court.”
YLTand the servants of the king say unto him, `Lo, Haman is standing in the court;' and the king saith, `Let him come in.'
Esther 6:6
KJVSo Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself?
WEBSo Haman came in. The king said to him, “What shall be done to the man whom the king delights to honor?”
YLTAnd Haman cometh in, and the king saith to him, `What -- to do with the man in whose honour the king hath delighted?' And Haman saith in his heart, `To whom doth the king delight to do honour more than myself?'
Esther 6:7
KJVAnd Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honour,
WEBHaman said to the king, “For the man whom the king delights to honor,
YLTAnd Haman saith unto the king, `The man in whose honour the king hath delighted,
Esther 6:8
KJVLet the royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his head:
WEBlet royal clothing be brought which the king uses to wear, and the horse that the king rides on, and on the head of which a crown royal is set.
YLTlet them bring in royal clothing that the king hath put on himself, and a horse on which the king hath ridden, and that the royal crown be put on his head,
Esther 6:9
KJVAnd let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king's most noble princes, that they may array the man withal whom the king delighteth to honour, and bring him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honour.
WEBLet the clothing and the horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king’s most noble princes, that they may array the man whom the king delights to honor with them, and have him ride on horseback through the city square, and proclaim before him, ‘Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delights to honor!’”
YLTand to give the clothing and the horse into the hand of a man of the heads of the king, the chiefs, and they have clothed the man in whose honour the king hath delighted, and caused him to ride on the horse in a broad place of the city, and called before him: Thus it is done to the man in whose honour the king hath delighted.'
Esther 6:10
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Esther 6:11
KJVThen took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour.
WEBThen Haman took the clothing and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and had him ride through the city square, and proclaimed before him, “Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delights to honor!”
YLTAnd Haman taketh the clothing, and the horse, and clothed Mordecai, and causeth him to ride in a broad place of the city, and calleth before him, `Thus it is done to the man in whose honour the king hath delighted.'
Esther 6:12
KJVAnd Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman hasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered.
WEBMordecai came back to the king’s gate, but Haman hurried to his house, mourning and having his head covered.
YLTAnd Mordecai turneth back unto the gate of the king, and Haman hath been hastened unto his house mourning, and with covered head,
Esther 6:13
KJVAnd Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.
WEBHaman recounted to Zeresh his wife and all his friends everything that had happened to him. Then his wise men and Zeresh his wife said to him, “If Mordecai, before whom you have begun to fall, is of Jewish descent, you will not prevail against him, but you will surely fall before him.”
YLTand Haman recounteth to Zeresh his wife, and to all his friends, all that hath met him, and his wise men say to him, and Zeresh his wife, `If Mordecai [is] of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou art not able for him, but dost certainly fall before him.'
Esther 6:14
KJVAnd while they were yet talking with him, came the king's chamberlains, and hasted to bring Haman unto the banquet that Esther had prepared.
WEBWhile they were yet talking with him, the king’s eunuchs came, and hurried to bring Haman to the banquet that Esther had prepared.
YLTThey are yet speaking with him, and eunuchs of the king have come, and haste to bring in Haman unto the banquet that Esther hath made.
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