Esther 2:18 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEsther 2:18 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 →
וַיַּ֨עַשׂ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
מִשְׁתֶּ֣ה
mishteh
H4960
feast
גָד֗וֹל
gâdôwl
H1419
great
לְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
שָׂרָיו֙
sar
H8269
prince
וַעֲבָדָ֔יו
ʻebed
H5650
servant
אֵ֖ת
ʼêth
H853
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מִשְׁתֵּ֣ה
mishteh
H4960
feast
אֶסְתֵּ֑ר
ʼEçtêr
H635
Esther
וַהֲנָחָ֤ה
hănâchâh
H2010
holiday
לַמְּדִינוֹת֙
mᵉdîynâh
H4082
province
עָשָׂ֔ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
וַיִּתֵּ֥ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
מַשְׂאֵ֖ת
masʼêth
H4864
burden
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
Then the king made a great feast to all his princes and his servants, even Esther's feast; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave gifts, according to the bounty of the king.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then the king made a great feast unto all his princes and his servants, even Esther's feast; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave gifts, according to the state of the king.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the king made a great feast for all his officials and his servants, the feast of Esther. And he made a holiday for the provinces, and he gave gifts 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).