Esther 2:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEsther 2:4 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 →
וְהַֽנַּעֲרָ֗ה
naʻărâh
H5291
girl
אֲשֶׁ֤ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
תִּיטַב֙
yâṭab
H3190
to be good
בְּעֵינֵ֣י
ʻayin
H5869
eye
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
תִּמְלֹ֖ךְ
mâlak
H4427
to reign
תַּ֣חַת
tachath
H8478
under
וַשְׁתִּ֑י
Vashtîy
H2060
Vashti
וַיִּיטַ֧ב
yâṭab
H3190
to be good
הַדָּבָ֛ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
בְּעֵינֵ֥י
ʻayin
H5869
eye
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
וַיַּ֥עַשׂ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
כֵּֽן
kên
H3651
thus
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World English Bible Public Domain
and let the maiden who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti. The thing pleased the king; and he did so.
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King James Version Public Domain
And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And let the young woman who is pleasing in the eyes of the king become queen instead of Vashti.” And the word was pleasing in the eyes of the king, so he did thus.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).