Esther 1:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEsther 1:16 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
מומכן
Mᵉmûwkân
H4462
Memucan
מְמוּכָ֗ן
Mᵉmûwkân
H4462
Memucan
לִפְנֵ֤י
pânîym
H6440
face
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙
melek
H4428
king
וְהַשָּׂרִ֔ים
sar
H8269
prince
לֹ֤א
lôʼ
H3808
not
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙
melek
H4428
king
לְבַדּ֔וֹ
bad
H905
apart
עָוְתָ֖ה
ʻâvâh
H5753
to twist
וַשְׁתִּ֣י
Vashtîy
H2060
Vashti
הַמַּלְכָּ֑ה
malkâh
H4436
queen
כִּ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הַשָּׂרִים֙
sar
H8269
prince
וְעַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הָ֣עַמִּ֔ים
ʻam
H5971
people
אֲשֶׁ֕ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בְּכָל
kôl
H3605
all
מְדִינ֖וֹת
mᵉdîynâh
H4082
province
הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ
ʼĂchashvêrôwsh
H325
Ahasuerus
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World English Bible Public Domain
Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen has not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the peoples who are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the people that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Memukan replied before the face of the king and the officials, “Not toward the king alone has Vashti the queen done wrong, but toward all the officials and toward all the peoples who are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.
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