Esther 1:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEsther 1:7 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 →
וְהַשְׁקוֹת֙
shâqâh
H8248
to water
בִּכְלֵ֣י
kᵉlîy
H3627
vessel
זָהָ֔ב
zâhâb
H2091
gold
וְכֵלִ֖ים
kᵉlîy
H3627
vessel
מִכֵּלִ֣ים
kᵉlîy
H3627
vessel
שׁוֹנִ֑ים
shânâh
H8138
to change
וְיֵ֥ין
yayin
H3196
wine
מַלְכ֛וּת
malkûwth
H4438
kingdom
רָ֖ב
rab
H7227
many
כְּיַ֥ד
yâd
H3027
hand
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
They gave them drink in vessels of gold (the vessels being diverse one from another), and royal wine in abundance, according to the bounty of the king.
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King James Version Public Domain
And they gave them drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse one from another,) and royal wine in abundance, according to the state of the king.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the serving was in vessels of gold, with vessels differing from other vessels, and the wine of royalty was abundant according to the hand of the king.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).