Esther 6:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEsther 6:12 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 →
וַיָּ֥שָׁב
shûwb
H7725
to return
מָרְדֳּכַ֖י
Mordᵉkay
H4782
Mordecai
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
שַׁ֣עַר
shaʻar
H8179
gate
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
וְהָמָן֙
Hâmân
H2001
Haman
נִדְחַ֣ף
dâchaph
H1765
to hasten
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
בֵּית֔וֹ
bayith
H1004
house
אָבֵ֖ל
ʼâbêl
H57
mourning
וַחֲפ֥וּי
châphâh
H2645
to cover
רֹֽאשׁ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman hurried to his house, mourning and having his head covered.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman hasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Mordecai returned to the gate of the king, but Haman hurried to his house, mourning with a covering of head.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).