Esther 1:14 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEsther 1:14 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 →
וְהַקָּרֹ֣ב
qârôwb
H7138
near
אֵלָ֗יו
ʼêl
H413
to
כַּרְשְׁנָ֤א
Karshᵉnâʼ
H3771
Carshena
שֵׁתָר֙
Shêthâr
H8369
Shethar
אַדְמָ֣תָא
ʼAdmâthâʼ
H133
Admatha
תַרְשִׁ֔ישׁ
Tarshîysh
H8659
Tarshish
מֶ֥רֶס
Mereç
H4825
Meres
מַרְסְנָ֖א
Marçᵉnâʼ
H4826
Marsena
מְמוּכָ֑ן
Mᵉmûwkân
H4462
Memucan
שִׁבְעַ֞ת
shebaʻ
H7651
seven
שָׂרֵ֣י
sar
H8269
prince
פָּרַ֣ס
Pâraç
H6539
Persia
וּמָדַ֗י
Mâday
H4074
Media
רֹאֵי֙
râʼâh
H7200
to see
פְּנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
הַיֹּשְׁבִ֥ים
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
רִאשֹׁנָ֖ה
riʼshôwn
H7223
first
בַּמַּלְכֽוּת
malkûwth
H4438
kingdom
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World English Bible Public Domain
and the next to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who saw the king's face, and sat first in the kingdom),
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King James Version Public Domain
And the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, which saw the king's face, and which sat the first in the kingdom;)
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
and the ones near to him were Karshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Mersena, Memukan, seven officials of Persia and Media who were seers of the face of the king, the ones who sat first in the kingdom):
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