Esther 1:13 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEsther 1:13 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 →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
לַחֲכָמִ֖ים
châkâm
H2450
wise
יֹדְעֵ֣י
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
הָֽעִתִּ֑ים
ʻêth
H6256
time
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
כֵן֙
kên
H3651
thus
דְּבַ֣ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
לִפְנֵ֕י
pânîym
H6440
face
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
יֹדְעֵ֖י
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
דָּ֥ת
dâth
H1881
decree
וָדִֽין
dîyn
H1779
judgment
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then the king said to the wise men, who knew the times, (for so was the king's manner toward all who knew law and judgment;
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King James Version Public Domain
Then the king said to the wise men, which knew the times, (for so was the king's manner toward all that knew law and judgment:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then the king said to the wise men, who were knowers of the times (for thus was the manner of the king before the face of all those who were knowers of law and judgment,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).