Esther 4:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEsther 4:16 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 →
לֵךְ֩
yâlak
H3212
to walk
כְּנ֨וֹס
kânaç
H3664
to gather
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הַיְּהוּדִ֜ים
Yᵉhûwdîy
H3064
Jew
הַֽנִּמְצְאִ֣ים
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
בְּשׁוּשָׁ֗ן
Shûwshan
H7800
Shushan
וְצ֣וּמוּ
tsûwm
H6684
to fast
עָ֠לַי
ʻal
H5921
upon
וְאַל
ʼal
H408
not
תֹּאכְל֨וּ
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
וְאַל
ʼal
H408
not
תִּשְׁתּ֜וּ
shâthâh
H8354
to drink
שְׁלֹ֤שֶׁת
shâlôwsh
H7969
three
יָמִים֙
yôwm
H3117
day
לַ֣יְלָה
layil
H3915
night
וָי֔וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
גַּם
gam
H1571
also
אֲנִ֥י
ʼănîy
H589
I
וְנַעֲרֹתַ֖י
naʻărâh
H5291
girl
אָצ֣וּם
tsûwm
H6684
to fast
כֵּ֑ן
kên
H3651
thus
וּבְכֵ֞ן
kên
H3651
thus
אָב֤וֹא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙
melek
H4428
king
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
כַדָּ֔ת
dâth
H1881
decree
וְכַאֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אָבַ֖דְתִּי
ʼâbad
H6
to perish
אָבָֽדְתִּי
ʼâbad
H6
to perish
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World English Bible Public Domain
Go, gather together all the Jews who are present in Shushan, and fast you for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast in like manner; and so will I go in to the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.
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King James Version Public Domain
Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
“Go, gather all the Jews who are found in Susa. And fast on account of me, neither eating nor drinking for three days, both night and day. Also, I myself and my young female attendants will fast likewise. Then, in such circumstances, I will go to the king, which is not according to the law. And if I perish, I perish.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).