Esther 5:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEsther 5:2 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 →
וַיְהִי֩
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כִרְא֨וֹת
râʼâh
H7200
to see
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אֶסְתֵּ֣ר
ʼEçtêr
H635
Esther
הַמַּלְכָּ֗ה
malkâh
H4436
queen
עֹמֶ֨דֶת֙
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
בֶּֽחָצֵ֔ר
châtsêr
H2691
court
נָשְׂאָ֥ה
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
חֵ֖ן
chên
H2580
grace
בְּעֵינָ֑יו
ʻayin
H5869
eye
וַיּ֨וֹשֶׁט
yâshaṭ
H3447
to extend
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
לְאֶסְתֵּ֗ר
ʼEçtêr
H635
Esther
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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שַׁרְבִ֤יט
sharbîyṭ
H8275
scepter
הַזָּהָב֙
zâhâb
H2091
gold
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בְּיָד֔וֹ
yâd
H3027
hand
וַתִּקְרַ֣ב
qârab
H7126
to approach
אֶסְתֵּ֔ר
ʼEçtêr
H635
Esther
וַתִּגַּ֖ע
nâgaʻ
H5060
to touch
בְּרֹ֥אשׁ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
הַשַּׁרְבִֽיט
sharbîyṭ
H8275
scepter
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World English Bible Public Domain
It was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favor in his sight; and the king held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the scepter.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened that, as soon as the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, she lifted favor in his eyes. And the king held out to Esther the scepter of gold that was in his hand, so Esther approached and touched the head of the scepter.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).