Esther 3:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEsther 3:2 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 →
וְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
עַבְדֵ֨י
ʻebed
H5650
servant
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בְּשַׁ֣עַר
shaʻar
H8179
gate
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
כֹּרְעִ֤ים
kâraʻ
H3766
to bow
וּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִים֙
shâchâh
H7812
to bow down
לְהָמָ֔ן
Hâmân
H2001
Haman
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
כֵ֖ן
kên
H3651
thus
צִוָּה
tsâvâh
H6680
to command
ל֣וֹ
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
וּמָ֨רְדֳּכַ֔י
Mordᵉkay
H4782
Mordecai
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִכְרַ֖ע
kâraʻ
H3766
to bow
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶֽה
shâchâh
H7812
to bow down
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World English Bible Public Domain
All the king's servants, who were in the king's gate, bowed down, and did reverence to Haman; for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai didn't bow down, nor did him reverence.
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King James Version Public Domain
And all the king's servants, that were in the king's gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And all the servants of the king who were at the gate of the king were bowing down and prostrating themselves to Haman, for thus the king had commanded concerning him. But Mordecai would neither bow down nor would he prostrate himself.
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