Esther 2:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEsther 2:3 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 →
וְיַפְקֵ֨ד
pâqad
H6485
to visit
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
פְּקִידִים֮
pâqîyd
H6496
officer
בְּכָל
kôl
H3605
all
מְדִינ֣וֹת
mᵉdîynâh
H4082
province
מַלְכוּתוֹ֒
malkûwth
H4438
kingdom
וְיִקְבְּצ֣וּ
qâbats
H6908
to gather
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
נַעֲרָֽה
naʻărâh
H5291
girl
בְ֠תוּלָה
bᵉthûwlâh
H1330
virgin
טוֹבַ֨ת
ṭôwb
H2896
good
מַרְאֶ֜ה
marʼeh
H4758
sight
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
שׁוּשַׁ֤ן
Shûwshan
H7800
Shushan
הַבִּירָה֙
bîyrâh
H1002
palace
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
בֵּ֣ית
bayith
H1004
house
הַנָּשִׁ֔ים
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יַ֥ד
yâd
H3027
hand
הֵגֶ֛א
Hêgêʼ
H1896
Hegai
סְרִ֥יס
çârîyç
H5631
eunuch
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
שֹׁמֵ֣ר
shâmar
H8104
to keep
הַנָּשִׁ֑ים
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
וְנָת֖וֹן
nâthan
H5414
to give
תַּמְרוּקֵיהֶֽן
tamrûwq
H8562
remedy
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World English Bible Public Domain
and let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the beautiful young virgins to Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, to the custody of Hegai the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them;
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King James Version Public Domain
And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hege the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And let the king appoint administrators in all the provinces of his kingdom. Then let them gather every young woman who is a virgin and pleasing of appearance to Susa the citadel, to the house of women into the hand of Hegai (the eunuch of the king who is overseer of the women). Then give their ointments.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).