Esther 2:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEsther 2:16 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 →
וַתִּלָּקַ֨ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
אֶסְתֵּ֜ר
ʼEçtêr
H635
Esther
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ֙
ʼĂchashvêrôwsh
H325
Ahasuerus
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
בֵּ֣ית
bayith
H1004
house
מַלְכוּת֔וֹ
malkûwth
H4438
kingdom
בַּחֹ֥דֶשׁ
chôdesh
H2320
month
הָעֲשִׂירִ֖י
ʻăsîyrîy
H6224
tenth
הוּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
חֹ֣דֶשׁ
chôdesh
H2320
month
טֵבֵ֑ת
Ṭêbeth
H2887
Tebeth
בִּשְׁנַת
shâneh
H8141
year
שֶׁ֖בַע
shebaʻ
H7651
seven
לְמַלְכוּתֽוֹ
malkûwth
H4438
kingdom
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World English Bible Public Domain
So Esther was taken to king Ahasuerus into his house royal in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
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King James Version Public Domain
So Esther was taken unto king Ahasuerus into his house royal in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Esther was taken to the king Ahasuerus, to the palace of his royalty, in the tenth month (which is the month of Tebeth), in year seven of his reign.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).