Esther 8:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEsther 8:1 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 →
בַּיּ֣וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
הַה֗וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
נָתַ֞ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ֙
ʼĂchashvêrôwsh
H325
Ahasuerus
לְאֶסְתֵּ֣ר
ʼEçtêr
H635
Esther
הַמַּלְכָּ֔ה
malkâh
H4436
queen
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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בֵּ֥ית
bayith
H1004
house
הָמָ֖ן
Hâmân
H2001
Haman
צֹרֵ֣ר
tsârar
H6887
to bind
היהודיים
Yᵉhûwdîy
H3064
Jew
הַיְּהוּדִ֑ים
Yᵉhûwdîy
H3064
Jew
וּמָרְדֳּכַ֗י
Mordᵉkay
H4782
Mordecai
בָּ֚א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
לִפְנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
הִגִּ֥ידָה
nâgad
H5046
to make known
אֶסְתֵּ֖ר
ʼEçtêr
H635
Esther
מַ֥ה
mâh
H4100
what
הוּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
לָֽהּ
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World English Bible Public Domain
On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews' enemy to Esther the queen. Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was to her.
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King James Version Public Domain
On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews' enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was unto her.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
On that day, the king Ahasuerus gave to Esther the queen the house of Haman, the adversary of the Jews. And Mordecai came before the face of the king because Esther told what he was to her.
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