Esther 2:14 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEsther 2:14 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 →
בָּעֶ֣רֶב
ʻereb
H6153
evening
הִ֣יא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
בָאָ֗ה
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
וּ֠בַבֹּקֶר
bôqer
H1242
morning
הִ֣יא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
שָׁבָ֞ה
shûwb
H7725
to return
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
בֵּ֤ית
bayith
H1004
house
הַנָּשִׁים֙
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
שֵׁנִ֔י
shênîy
H8145
second
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יַ֧ד
yâd
H3027
hand
שַֽׁעֲשְׁגַ֛ז
Shaʻashgaz
H8190
Shaashgaz
סְרִ֥יס
çârîyç
H5631
eunuch
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
שֹׁמֵ֣ר
shâmar
H8104
to keep
הַפִּֽילַגְשִׁ֑ים
pîylegesh
H6370
concubine
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
תָב֥וֹא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
עוֹד֙
ʻôwd
H5750
still
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
חָפֵ֥ץ
châphêts
H2654
to delight in
בָּ֛הּ
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
וְנִקְרְאָ֥ה
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
בְשֵֽׁם
shêm
H8034
name
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World English Bible Public Domain
In the evening she went, and on the next day she returned into the second house of the women, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king's chamberlain, who kept the concubines: she came in to the king no more, except the king delighted in her, and she were called by name.
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King James Version Public Domain
In the evening she went, and on the morrow she returned into the second house of the women, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king's chamberlain, which kept the concubines: she came in unto the king no more, except the king delighted in her, and that she were called by name.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
In the evening she would go, and in the morning she would return to the second house of women, into the hand of Shaashgaz (the eunuch of the king who was overseer of the concubines). She would not go to the king again unless the king had delighted in her and she was called by name.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).