Esther 5:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEsther 5:1 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 →
וַיְהִ֣י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בַּיּ֣וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗י
shᵉlîyshîy
H7992
third
וַתִּלְבַּ֤שׁ
lâbash
H3847
to clothe
אֶסְתֵּר֙
ʼEçtêr
H635
Esther
מַלְכ֔וּת
malkûwth
H4438
kingdom
וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֞ד
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
בַּחֲצַ֤ר
châtsêr
H2691
court
בֵּית
bayith
H1004
house
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙
melek
H4428
king
הַפְּנִימִ֔ית
pᵉnîymîy
H6442
inner
נֹ֖כַח
nôkach
H5227
opposite
בֵּ֣ית
bayith
H1004
house
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
וְ֠הַמֶּלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
יוֹשֵׁ֞ב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כִּסֵּ֤א
kiççêʼ
H3678
throne
מַלְכוּתוֹ֙
malkûwth
H4438
kingdom
בְּבֵ֣ית
bayith
H1004
house
הַמַּלְכ֔וּת
malkûwth
H4438
kingdom
נֹ֖כַח
nôkach
H5227
opposite
פֶּ֥תַח
pethach
H6607
doorway
הַבָּֽיִת
bayith
H1004
house
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World English Bible Public Domain
Now it happened on the third day, that Esther put on her royal clothing, and stood in the inner court of the king's house, over against the king's house: and the king sat on his royal throne in the royal house, over against the entrance of the house.
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King James Version Public Domain
Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king's house, over against the king's house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened on the third day that Esther put on royalty and stood in the inner court of the palace of the king, opposite to the house of the king. Now the king was sitting on the throne of his royalty in the palace of royalty opposite to the entrance of the palace.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).