Esther 6:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEsther 6:1 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 →
בַּלַּ֣יְלָה
layil
H3915
night
הַה֔וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
נָדְדָ֖ה
nâdad
H5074
to flee
שְׁנַ֣ת
shênâh
H8142
sleep
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לְהָבִ֞יא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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סֵ֤פֶר
çêpher
H5612
book
הַזִּכְרֹנוֹת֙
zikrôwn
H2146
memorial
דִּבְרֵ֣י
dâbâr
H1697
word
הַיָּמִ֔ים
yôwm
H3117
day
וַיִּהְי֥וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
נִקְרָאִ֖ים
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
לִפְנֵ֥י
pânîym
H6440
face
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
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World English Bible Public Domain
On that night the king couldn't sleep; and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles, and they were read before the king.
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King James Version Public Domain
On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
That night the sleep of the king fled away. And he said to bring the book of records of the events of days, and they were being called out before the face of the king.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).