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Esther 8:9 — compare English translations

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Esther 8:9 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 →

וַיִּקָּרְא֣וּ qârâʼ H7121 to call סֹפְרֵֽי çâphar H5608 to count הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ melek H4428 king בָּֽעֵת ʻêth H6256 time הַ֠הִיא hûwʼ H1931 he בַּחֹ֨דֶשׁ chôdesh H2320 month הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜י shᵉlîyshîy H7992 third הוּא hûwʼ H1931 he חֹ֣דֶשׁ chôdesh H2320 month סִיוָ֗ן Çîyvân H5510 Sivan בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֣ה shâlôwsh H7969 three וְעֶשְׂרִים֮ ʻesrîym H6242 twenty בּוֹ֒ וַיִּכָּתֵ֣ב kâthab H3789 to write כְּֽכָל kôl H3605 all אֲשֶׁר ʼăsher H834 which צִוָּ֣ה tsâvâh H6680 to command מָרְדֳּכַ֣י Mordᵉkay H4782 Mordecai אֶל ʼêl H413 to הַיְּהוּדִ֡ים Yᵉhûwdîy H3064 Jew וְאֶ֣ל ʼêl H413 to הָאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִֽים ʼăchashdarpan H323 satrap וְהַפַּחוֹת֩ pechâh H6346 governor וְשָׂרֵ֨י sar H8269 prince הַמְּדִינ֜וֹת mᵉdîynâh H4082 province אֲשֶׁ֣ר ʼăsher H834 which מֵהֹ֣דּוּ Hôdûw H1912 India וְעַד ʻad H5704 until כּ֗וּשׁ Kûwsh H3568 Cush שֶׁ֣בַע shebaʻ H7651 seven וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים ʻesrîym H6242 twenty וּמֵאָה֙ mêʼâh H3967 hundred מְדִינָ֔ה mᵉdîynâh H4082 province מְדִינָ֤ה mᵉdîynâh H4082 province וּמְדִינָה֙ mᵉdîynâh H4082 province כִּכְתָבָ֔הּ kâthâb H3791 writing וְעַ֥ם ʻam H5971 people וָעָ֖ם ʻam H5971 people כִּלְשֹׁנ֑וֹ lâshôwn H3956 tongue וְאֶ֨ל ʼêl H413 to הַיְּהוּדִ֔ים Yᵉhûwdîy H3064 Jew כִּכְתָבָ֖ם kâthab H3789 to write וְכִלְשׁוֹנָֽם lâshôwn H3956 tongue

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  • World English Bible Public Domain
    Then were the king's scribes called at that time, in the third month Sivan, on the three and twentieth [day] of it; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded to the Jews, and to the satraps, and the governors and princes of the provinces which are from India to Ethiopia, one hundred twenty-seven provinces, to every province according to the writing of it, and to every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.
  • King James Version Public Domain
    Then were the king's scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.
  • unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
    And the scribes of the king were called at that time, in the third month, which is the month of Sivan, on the twenty-third of it. And according to all that Mordecai commanded, it was written to the Jews, and to the satraps, and the governors and officials of the provinces that were from India even as far as Ethiopia: 127 provinces, province by province according to its writing, and people by people according to its tongue, and to the Jews according to their writing and according to their tongue.

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