Esther 1:15 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEsther 1:15 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 →
כְּדָת֙
dâth
H1881
decree
מַֽה
mâh
H4100
what
לַּעֲשׂ֔וֹת
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
בַּמַּלְכָּ֖ה
malkâh
H4436
queen
וַשְׁתִּ֑י
Vashtîy
H2060
Vashti
עַ֣ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
עָשְׂתָ֗ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
אֶֽת
ʼêth
H853
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מַאֲמַר֙
maʼămar
H3982
word
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ
ʼĂchashvêrôwsh
H325
Ahasuerus
בְּיַ֖ד
yâd
H3027
hand
הַסָּרִיסִֽים
çârîyç
H5631
eunuch
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World English Bible Public Domain
What shall we do to the queen Vashti according to law, because she has not done the bidding of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?
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King James Version Public Domain
What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not performed the commandment of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
“According to law, what is to be done with the queen Vashti on account of this, that she did not perform the command of the king Ahasuerus by the hand of the eunuchs?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).