Esther 1:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEsther 1:12 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַתְּמָאֵ֞ן
mâʼên
H3985
to refuse
הַמַּלְכָּ֣ה
malkâh
H4436
queen
וַשְׁתִּ֗י
Vashtîy
H2060
Vashti
לָבוֹא֙
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
בִּדְבַ֣ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אֲשֶׁ֖ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בְּיַ֣ד
yâd
H3027
hand
הַסָּרִיסִ֑ים
çârîyç
H5631
eunuch
וַיִּקְצֹ֤ף
qâtsaph
H7107
to be angry
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙
melek
H4428
king
מְאֹ֔ד
mᵉʼôd
H3966
exceedingly
וַחֲמָת֖וֹ
chêmâh
H2534
wrath
בָּעֲרָ֥ה
bâʻar
H1197
to burn
בֽוֹ
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World English Bible Public Domain
But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king's commandment by the chamberlains: therefore was the king very angry, and his anger burned in him.
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King James Version Public Domain
But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king's commandment by his chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But the queen Vashti refused to come at the word of the king that was by the hand of the eunuchs. Then the king became very angry, and his rage burned within him.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).