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KJV
King James Version
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
After these things, when
the wrath
of king Ahasuerus was
appeased
, he remembered Vashti, and what
she had
done
, and what
was
decreed against
her .
After these things, at
the ceasing
of the
fury
of
the
king Ahasuerus, he hath
remembered Vashti, and that
which
she did
, and that
which
hath
been
decreed concerning
her ;
Then
said
the
king's
servants that
ministered
unto
him
, Let there
be
fair
young
virgins
sought
for the king :
and
servants of
the
king
, his
ministers,
say,
`
Let them
seek
for the king young
women,
virgins,
of
good
appearance,
And let
the king appoint officers
in all the
provinces of his kingdom, that
they may
gather together
all
the
fair
young virgins
unto Shushan the palace, to
the house of the women, unto the custody
of Hege the king's
chamberlain
, keeper of the women ;
and let
their things
for
purification
be
given
them:
and the king doth
appoint inspectors
in all provinces of his kingdom, and
they gather every
young woman
--
virgin,
of
good
appearance
--
unto Shushan the palace, unto
the house of the women, unto the hand
of Hege eunuch
of
the king
, keeper of the women ,
and to
give
their purifications,
And let
the maiden
which
pleaseth
the king be
queen
instead of Vashti .
And the thing pleased
the king ;
and he did
so.
and the young
woman
who
is
good
in
the eyes
of
the
king doth
reign
instead of Vashti ;'
and the thing is
good
in
the eyes
of
the
king ,
and he doth
so.
Now
in Shushan the palace there
was
a
certain
Jew
, whose
name was
Mordecai ,
the
son of Jair, the
son of Shimei, the
son of Kish, a Benjamite ;
A
man,
a
Jew,
there
hath
been
in Shushan the palace, and
his
name `is'
Mordecai son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, a Benjamite --
Who had been carried
away
from Jerusalem with the captivity
which
had
been
carried
away
with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the
king of Babylon had
carried
away.
who had been removed
from Jerusalem with the removal
that
was
removed
with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon removed
--
And he brought
up
Hadassah ,
that
is ,
Esther ,
his
uncle's
daughter :
for she had
neither father nor mother, and the maid
was
fair and beautiful;
whom
Mordecai
, when
her father and mother were
dead,
took
for his
own
daughter.
and he is
supporting
Hadassah --
she
`
is '
Esther --
daughter of
his
uncle,
for she hath
neither father nor mother, and the young
woman
`is'
of
fair form,
and of
good
appearance
, and
at
the
death
of
her father and her
mother hath
Mordecai
taken
her
to
him
for a
daughter.
So
it came
to pass, when
the king's
commandment
and
his decree
was
heard, and when
many maidens
were
gathered together
unto Shushan the palace, to
the custody
of Hegai, that Esther was
brought
also
unto the king's
house, to
the custody
of Hegai, keeper of the women .
And
it cometh
to pass, in
the word
of
the
king,
even
his law,
being
heard, and in
many young
women
being
gathered unto Shushan the palace, unto
the hand
of Hegai, that Esther is
taken
unto the house of
the
king
, unto
the hand
of Hegai, keeper of the women ,
And the maiden
pleased
him
, and she obtained
kindness of
him ;
and he speedily
gave
her her things
for
purification,
with
such
things
as
belonged
to her, and seven maidens,
which
were
meet
to be
given
her, out
of
the king's
house :
and he preferred
her and her maids
unto
the
best
place of
the house of the women.
and the young
woman
is
good
in
his
eyes
, and she receiveth
kindness before
him ,
and he hasteneth
her purifications
and
her portions
--
to give
to
her, and the
seven young
women
who
are
provided
--
to give
to
her, from
the house of
the
king,
and he changeth
her and her young
women
to
a
good
`
place in'
the house of the women.
Esther had
not shewed
her people nor
her kindred :
for Mordecai had
charged
her that she should
not shew
it .
Esther hath
not declared
her people ,
and
her kindred ,
for Mordecai hath
laid
a
charge
on
her that she doth
not declare
`
it ';
And Mordecai
walked
every day before the court of the women's
house ,
to know how
Esther did
, and what should
become
of
her.
and during
every day Mordecai
is
walking
up
and
down
before the court of the house of
the
women
to know the
welfare
of
Esther, and what is
done
with
her.
Now
when
every
maid's
turn was
come
to go
in to
king Ahasuerus, after
that
she
had
been
twelve
months,
according to the manner
of the women, (
for so were
the days of their purifications accomplished,
to
wit,
six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet
odours
, and with other
things
for
the purifying
of the
women ;)
And
in
the
drawing
nigh
of
the
turn of
each
young
woman
to come
in unto
the
king Ahasuerus, at
the
end
of
there
being
to
her
--
according to the law
of the women --
twelve
months
, for so they
fulfil
the days of their purifications ;
six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with spices
, and with the purifications
of women ,
Then
thus
came
every
maiden
unto the king ;
whatsoever
she desired
was
given her to go with her out of the house of the women unto the king's
house .
and
with
this
the
young
woman
hath
come
in
unto the king ,
all
that
she saith
is
given to
her ,
to go in
with her ,
out of the house of the women ,
unto the house of
the
king;
In the evening she went
, and on
the morrow
she returned
into
the second house of the women, to
the custody
of Shaashgaz ,
the king's
chamberlain
, which
kept
the concubines :
she came
in unto the king no
more,
except the king delighted in her, and that
she were
called by name.
in the evening she hath
gone
in
, and in
the morning
she hath
turned
back
unto
the second house of the women, unto
the hand
of Shaashgaz eunuch
of
the king
, keeper
of
the concubines ;
she cometh
not
in any
more
unto the king except the king hath
delighted in her, and she hath
been
called by name.
Now
when
the turn of Esther ,
the
daughter of Abihail the
uncle of Mordecai, who
had taken her
for his
daughter ,
was
come
to go
in unto the king, she required
nothing
but
what
Hegai the king's
chamberlain
, the
keeper of the women, appointed.
And Esther obtained
favour
in the sight
of all them
that
looked
upon
her.
And
in
the drawing
nigh
of
the
turn of Esther --
daughter of Abihail ,
uncle of Mordecai, whom
he
had taken to
him
for a
daughter --
to come
in unto the king, she hath
not
sought
a
thing
except
that
which
Hegai eunuch
of
the king
, keeper of the women, saith,
and Esther is
receiving
grace
in the eyes
of all seeing
her.
So
Esther was
taken unto king Ahasuerus into
his house
royal in the tenth month ,
which
is the month Tebeth ,
in the seventh year of his reign .
And
Esther is
taken unto the
king Ahasuerus ,
unto
his royal house,
in the tenth month --
it
`
is '
the month of
Tebeth --
in the seventh year of his reign ,
And the king loved
Esther above all the women, and she obtained
grace and favour
in
his
sight
more
than
all the virgins ;
so
that
he set
the
royal crown upon
her head, and made
her queen
instead of Vashti .
and the king loveth
Esther above all the women, and she receiveth
grace and kindness
before
him
above
all the virgins ,
and
he setteth
a
royal crown on
her head, and causeth
her to
reign
instead of Vashti ,
Then
the king made
a great feast
unto
all his princes
and his servants ,
even
Esther's
feast;
and he
made
a release to the provinces, and gave
gifts ,
according
to
the
state
of the king.
and
the king maketh
a great banquet
to
all his heads
and his servants --
the
banquet
of
Esther
--
and a release to the provinces hath
made
, and giveth
gifts as
a
memorial
of the king.
And when
the virgins were
gathered together
the
second time, then Mordecai sat
in the king's
gate .
And in
the virgins being
gathered a
second time, then Mordecai is
sitting
in the gate of
the
king;
Esther had
not yet
shewed
her kindred nor
her people ;
as Mordecai had
charged
her :
for
Esther
did
the commandment
of Mordecai ,
like
as when she was brought
up
with him.
Esther is
not declaring
her kindred and
her people ,
as Mordecai hath
laid
a
charge
upon
her ,
and
the saying
of Mordecai Esther
is
doing
as when she was truly
with him.
In those days, while
Mordecai sat
in the king's
gate ,
two
of the king's
chamberlains
, Bigthan and Teresh, of those
which
kept
the door
, were
wroth
, and sought
to lay
hands
on the
king Ahasuerus .
In those days, when
Mordecai is
sitting
in the gate of the king
, hath
Bigthan been
wroth,
and Teresh, (two
of the eunuchs
of
the
king
, the
keepers
of
the
threshold
, )
and they
seek
to put
forth
a
hand
on king Ahasuerus ,
And the thing was
known to Mordecai, who
told
it unto
Esther the queen ;
and Esther certified
the king thereof
in Mordecai's
name .
and the thing is
known to Mordecai, and
he
declareth
`
it '
to
Esther the queen ,
and Esther speaketh
to
the king in the
name of
Mordecai,
And when
inquisition
was
made
of
the matter
, it
was
found out;
therefore
they were
both
hanged on a tree :
and it was
written in the book of the chronicles before the king.
and the thing
is
sought
out
, and
found ,
and
they are
hanged both
of
them
on a tree ,
and it is
written in the book of the Chronicles before the king.
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