Esther 8:14 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEsther 8:14 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 →
הָרָצִ֞ים
rûwts
H7323
to run
רֹכְבֵ֤י
râkab
H7392
to ride
הָרֶ֨כֶשׁ֙
rekesh
H7409
horses
הָֽאֲחַשְׁתְּרָנִ֔ים
ʼăchashtârân
H327
royal
יָֽצְא֛וּ
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
מְבֹהָלִ֥ים
bâhal
H926
to terrify
וּדְחוּפִ֖ים
dâchaph
H1765
to hasten
בִּדְבַ֣ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
וְהַדָּ֥ת
dâth
H1881
decree
נִתְּנָ֖ה
nâthan
H5414
to give
בְּשׁוּשַׁ֥ן
Shûwshan
H7800
Shushan
הַבִּירָֽה
bîyrâh
H1002
palace
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World English Bible Public Domain
So the posts who rode on swift steeds that were used in the king's service went out, being hurried and pressed on by the king's commandment; and the decree was given out in Shushan the palace.
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King James Version Public Domain
So the posts that rode upon mules and camels went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king's commandment. And the decree was given at Shushan the palace.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
The runners, the riders of the royal pack horses, went out hastened and hurried by the word of the king. And the law was given in Susa the citadel.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).