Esther 8:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEsther 8:7 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 →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ֙
ʼĂchashvêrôwsh
H325
Ahasuerus
לְאֶסְתֵּ֣ר
ʼEçtêr
H635
Esther
הַמַּלְכָּ֔ה
malkâh
H4436
queen
וּֽלְמָרְדֳּכַ֖י
Mordᵉkay
H4782
Mordecai
הַיְּהוּדִ֑י
Yᵉhûwdîy
H3064
Jew
הִנֵּ֨ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
בֵית
bayith
H1004
house
הָמָ֜ן
Hâmân
H2001
Haman
נָתַ֣תִּי
nâthan
H5414
to give
לְאֶסְתֵּ֗ר
ʼEçtêr
H635
Esther
וְאֹתוֹ֙
ʼêth
H853
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תָּל֣וּ
tâlâh
H8518
to hang
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הָעֵ֔ץ
ʻêts
H6086
tree
עַ֛ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
שָׁלַ֥ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
יָד֖וֹ
yâd
H3027
hand
ביהודיים
Yᵉhûwdîy
H3064
Jew
בַּיְּהוּדִֽים
Yᵉhûwdîy
H3064
Jew
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then the king Ahasuerus said to Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, See, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged on the gallows, because he laid his hand on the Jews.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the Jews.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the king Ahasuerus said to Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, “Behold, I have given the house of Haman to Esther, and they have hanged him on the pole on account of this, that he stretched out his hand against the Jews.
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