Esther 4:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEsther 4:5 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 →
וַתִּקְרָא֩
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
אֶסְתֵּ֨ר
ʼEçtêr
H635
Esther
לַהֲתָ֜ךְ
Hăthâk
H2047
Hatach
מִסָּרִיסֵ֤י
çârîyç
H5631
eunuch
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙
melek
H4428
king
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
הֶעֱמִ֣יד
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
לְפָנֶ֔יהָ
pânîym
H6440
face
וַתְּצַוֵּ֖הוּ
tsâvâh
H6680
to command
עַֽל
ʻal
H5921
upon
מָרְדֳּכָ֑י
Mordᵉkay
H4782
Mordecai
לָדַ֥עַת
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
מַה
mâh
H4100
what
זֶּ֖ה
zeh
H2088
this
וְעַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
מַה
mâh
H4100
what
זֶּֽה
zeh
H2088
this
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then called Esther for Hathach, one of the king's chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend on her, and charged him to go to Mordecai, to know what this was, and why it was.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then called Esther for Hatach, one of the king's chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and gave him a commandment to Mordecai, to know what it was, and why it was.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Esther called for Hathak, from the eunuchs of the king whom he had caused to stand before her face. She commanded him concerning Mordecai to know what this was and on account of what this was.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).