Esther 8:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEsther 8:3 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 →
וַתּ֣וֹסֶף
yâçaph
H3254
to add
אֶסְתֵּ֗ר
ʼEçtêr
H635
Esther
וַתְּדַבֵּר֙
dâbar
H1696
to speak
לִפְנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
וַתִּפֹּ֖ל
nâphal
H5307
to fall
לִפְנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
רַגְלָ֑יו
regel
H7272
foot
וַתֵּ֣בְךְּ
bâkâh
H1058
to weep
וַתִּתְחַנֶּן
chânan
H2603
to be gracious
ל֗וֹ
לְהַֽעֲבִיר֙
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
רָעַת֙
raʻ
H7451
evil
הָמָ֣ן
Hâmân
H2001
Haman
הָֽאֲגָגִ֔י
ʼĂgâgîy
H91
Agagite
וְאֵת֙
ʼêth
H853
-
מַֽחֲשַׁבְתּ֔וֹ
machăshâbâh
H4284
thought
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
חָשַׁ֖ב
châshab
H2803
to think
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַיְּהוּדִֽים
Yᵉhûwdîy
H3064
Jew
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World English Bible Public Domain
Esther spoke yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and begged him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Esther repeated her action, and she spoke before the face of the king. She fell before the face of his feet and wept and implored favor from him to take away the evil of Haman the Agagite and his plot that he had plotted against the Jews.
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