Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
KJV
King James Version
On that day hath
the king Ahasuerus given
to
Esther
the
queen
the house of Haman ,
adversary
of
the Jews ,
and Mordecai hath
come
in
before the king ,
for Esther hath
declared
what he `is'
to
her ,
On that day did
the king Ahasuerus give
the house of Haman the Jews '
enemy
unto
Esther
the
queen.
And Mordecai came
before the king ;
for Esther had
told
what he was
unto
her .
and the king turneth
aside
his signet
, that
he hath
caused
to
pass
away
from Haman, and giveth
it to
Mordecai ,
and Esther setteth
Mordecai over the house of Haman.
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.
And Esther addeth,
and
speaketh
before the king, and falleth
before
his feet, and weepeth,
and
maketh
supplication
to
him ,
to cause
the evil
of Haman the Agagite to
pass
away
, and his device that he had devised against the Jews ;
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 .
and
the king holdeth
out to
Esther
the golden sceptre ,
and
Esther riseth
, and standeth
before the king,
Then
the king held
out the golden sceptre toward
Esther .
So
Esther
arose
, and stood
before the king,
and saith
, `
If to
the king `it
be'
good
, and if I have found
grace
before
him
, and the thing hath
been
right before the king, and I `
be '
good
in his eyes, let it be written to bring
back
the letters --
a
device
of
Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite --
that
he wrote to destroy the Jews who
`
are '
in all provinces
of
the king,
And said
, If it
please
the king, and if I have favour
in
his
sight
, and the thing seem
right before the king, and I be pleasing
in his eyes, let it be written to reverse
the letters devised
by
Haman the
son of Hammedatha the Agagite ,
which
he wrote to destroy the Jews which
are in all the king's
provinces:
for how do
I endure when
I
have
looked
on
the evil that doth
find
my people? and
how do
I endure when
I
have
looked
on
the destruction of my kindred? '
For how can
I endure to
see
the evil that shall
come
unto
my people? or
how can
I endure to
see
the destruction of my kindred?
And
the king Ahasuerus saith
to
Esther the queen ,
and to Mordecai the Jew, `Lo
, the
house
of
Haman
I have given to
Esther, and him they have hanged on
the tree
, because that
he put
forth
his hand on
the Jews ,
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 .
and
ye,
write ye for the Jews, as `
it is'
good
in
your
eyes
, in the name of
the
king
, and seal with the signet
of
the
king
--
for the writing that
is written in the name of
the
king
, and sealed with the signet
of
the
king
, there
is
none
to
turn
back
. '
Write ye also
for the Jews, as it liketh
you
, in the king's
name, and seal it
with the king's
ring:
for the writing which
is written in the king's
name, and sealed with the king's
ring
, may
no
man
reverse
.
And
the scribes of
the
king
are
called ,
at that time ,
in the third month --
it
`
is '
the month of
Sivan --
in
the three and twentieth of
it,
and it is
written ,
according to all that Mordecai hath
commanded ,
unto the Jews, and unto
the lieutenants, and the governors,
and the
heads
of the provinces ,
that
`
are '
from Hodu
even
unto Cush
, seven
and
twenty and a
hundred
provinces --
province
and
province according to its
writing, and people
and
people according
to
its
tongue
, and unto
the Jews according to their writing, and according to their tongue
.
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
.
And he writeth
in the name
of
the
king Ahasuerus, and sealeth
with the signet
of
the
king
, and sendeth
letters by the
hand
of
the
runners
with
horses
, riders of
the
dromedary,
the
mules, the
young
mares
,
And he wrote
in the king Ahasuerus '
name
, and sealed
it
with the king's
ring
, and sent
letters by posts
on
horseback
, and
riders on
mules, camels
, and
young
dromedaries:
that
the king hath
given
to
the Jews who
`are'
in every city and
city,
to be
assembled
, and to stand for their life, to cut
off
, to slay ,
and to destroy
the whole
force
of the people and province who
are
distressing
them, infants
and women, and their
spoil
to seize.
Wherein
the king granted
the Jews which
were
in every city to gather
themselves
together
, and to stand for their life, to destroy
, to slay and to cause
to
perish,
all
the power
of the people and province that
would
assault
them, both
little
ones
and women, and to take
the
spoil
of
them
for
a
prey,
In
one day ,
in all the provinces of the
king Ahasuerus, on
the thirteenth of the twelfth month --
it
`
is '
the month of
Adar --
Upon
one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, namely,
upon
the thirteenth day
of the twelfth month ,
which
is the month Adar .
a
copy of the writing to be made
law
in every province and
province
is
revealed
to
all the
peoples
, and for
the Jews being
ready at
this
day to be
avenged
of
their enemies.
The
copy of the writing for
a
commandment
to be given
in every province was
published
unto
all people
, and that
the Jews should
be
ready against
that
day to avenge
themselves
on
their enemies.
The
runners,
riding
on
the
dromedary,
`and'
the mules ,
have
gone
out, hastened and pressed by the word
of
the
king,
and the law
hath
been
given in
Shushan the palace.
So
the posts
that
rode
upon
mules and
camels
went
out, being
hastened and pressed on
by the king's
commandment.
And the decree
was
given at
Shushan the palace.
And Mordecai went out from before
the king ,
in royal clothing
of blue and white, and a great crown of gold, and a garment of fine linen and purple ,
and the city of Shushan hath
rejoiced and been
glad ;
And Mordecai went out from the presence
of
the
king in royal apparel
of blue and white, and with
a great crown of gold, and with
a garment of fine linen and purple :
and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was
glad .
to
the Jews hath
been
light, and gladness, and joy, and honour ,
The Jews had
light, and gladness, and joy, and honour .
and in every province and
province
, and in every city and
city
, the
place
where
the
word
of
the king,
even
his law,
is
coming
, gladness
and
joy
`are'
to
the Jews, a banquet,
and a good day ;
and many of the peoples
of the land are
becoming
Jews ,
for a
fear of the Jews hath
fallen
upon them.
And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever
the king's
commandment
and
his decree
came
, the Jews had
joy
and
gladness
, a feast
and a good day .
And many of the people
of the land became
Jews ;
for the
fear of the Jews fell
upon them.
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