Esther 2:23 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEsther 2:23 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 →
וַיְבֻקַּ֤שׁ
bâqash
H1245
to seek
הַדָּבָר֙
dâbâr
H1697
word
וַיִּמָּצֵ֔א
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
וַיִּתָּל֥וּ
tâlâh
H8518
to hang
שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
עֵ֑ץ
ʻêts
H6086
tree
וַיִּכָּתֵ֗ב
kâthab
H3789
to write
בְּסֵ֛פֶר
çêpher
H5612
book
דִּבְרֵ֥י
dâbâr
H1697
word
הַיָּמִ֖ים
yôwm
H3117
day
לִפְנֵ֥י
pânîym
H6440
face
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
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World English Bible Public Domain
When inquisition was made of the matter, and it was found to be so, they were both hanged on a tree: and it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king.
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King James Version Public Domain
And when inquisition was made of the matter, it was found out; therefore they were both hanged on a tree: and it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the matter was sought out and was found out, and the two of them were hanged on a pole. And it was written in the book of the events of days before the face of the king.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).