Esther 8:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEsther 8:2 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 →
וַיָּ֨סַר
çûwr
H5493
to turn aside
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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טַבַּעְתּ֗וֹ
ṭabbaʻath
H2885
signet ring
אֲשֶׁ֤ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
הֶֽעֱבִיר֙
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
מֵֽהָמָ֔ן
Hâmân
H2001
Haman
וַֽיִּתְּנָ֖הּ
nâthan
H5414
to give
לְמָרְדֳּכָ֑י
Mordᵉkay
H4782
Mordecai
וַתָּ֧שֶׂם
sûwm
H7760
to put
אֶסְתֵּ֛ר
ʼEçtêr
H635
Esther
אֶֽת
ʼêth
H853
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מָרְדֳּכַ֖י
Mordᵉkay
H4782
Mordecai
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
בֵּ֥ית
bayith
H1004
house
הָמָֽן
Hâmân
H2001
Haman
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World English Bible Public Domain
The king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai. Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the king removed his signet ring, which he had caused to pass from Haman, and he gave it to Mordecai. And Esther placed Mordecai over the house of Haman.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).