Esther 1:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEsther 1:8 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 →
וְהַשְּׁתִיָּ֥ה
shᵉthîyâh
H8360
drinking
כַדָּ֖ת
dâth
H1881
decree
אֵ֣ין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
אֹנֵ֑ס
ʼânaç
H597
to compel
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
כֵ֣ן
kên
H3651
thus
יִסַּ֣ד
yâçad
H3245
to found
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
עַ֚ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
רַ֣ב
rab
H7227
many
בֵּית֔וֹ
bayith
H1004
house
לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
כִּרְצ֥וֹן
râtsôwn
H7522
pleasure
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
וָאִֽישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
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World English Bible Public Domain
The drinking was according to the law; none could compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man's pleasure.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the drinking was according to the law; none did compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man's pleasure.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the drinking was according to the law “There is no compulsion,” for thus the king had established for every overseer of his house to do according to the desire of man by man.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).