| 1:5 |
When these days were over, the king gave a banquet, lasting seven days, in the enclosed garden of the kings palace, for all the people from the least to the greatest, who were in the citadel of Susa. |
When these days were over, the king gave a banquet, lasting seven days, in the enclosed garden of the kings palace, for all the people from the least to the greatest who were in the citadel of Susa. |
| 1:8 |
By the kings command each guest was allowed to drink in his own way, for the king instructed all the wine stewards to serve each man what he wished. |
By the kings command each guest was allowed to drink with no restrictions, for the king instructed all the wine stewards to serve each man what he wished. |
| 1:10 |
On the seventh day, when King Xerxes was in high spirits from wine, he commanded the seven eunuchs who served him—Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar and Carcas— |
On the seventh day, when King Xerxes was in high spirits from wine, he commanded the seven eunuchs who served him—Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar and Karkas— |
| 1:14 |
and were closest to the king—Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena and Memucan, the seven nobles of Persia and Media who had special access to the king and were highest in the kingdom. |
and were closest to the king—Karshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena and Memukan, the seven nobles of Persia and Media who had special access to the king and were highest in the kingdom. |
| 1:16 |
Then Memucan replied in the presence of the king and the nobles, Queen Vashti has done wrong, not only against the king but also against all the nobles and the peoples of all the provinces of King Xerxes. |
Then Memukan replied in the presence of the king and the nobles, Queen Vashti has done wrong, not only against the king but also against all the nobles and the peoples of all the provinces of King Xerxes. |
| 1:21 |
The king and his nobles were pleased with this advice, so the king did as Memucan proposed. |
The king and his nobles were pleased with this advice, so the king did as Memukan proposed. |
| 1:22 |
He sent dispatches to all parts of the kingdom, to each province in its own script and to each people in its own language, proclaiming in each peoples tongue that every man should be ruler over his own household. |
He sent dispatches to all parts of the kingdom, to each province in its own script and to each people in their own language, proclaiming that every man should be ruler over his own household, using his native tongue. |
| 2:1 |
Later when the anger of King Xerxes had subsided, he remembered Vashti and what she had done and what he had decreed about her. |
Later when King Xerxes fury had subsided, he remembered Vashti and what she had done and what he had decreed about her. |
| 2:3 |
Let the king appoint commissioners in every province of his realm to bring all these beautiful girls into the harem at the citadel of Susa. Let them be placed under the care of Hegai, the kings eunuch, who is in charge of the women; and let beauty treatments be given to them. |
Let the king appoint commissioners in every province of his realm to bring all these beautiful young women into the harem at the citadel of Susa. Let them be placed under the care of Hegai, the kings eunuch, who is in charge of the women; and let beauty treatments be given to them. |
| 2:4 |
Then let the girl who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti. This advice appealed to the king, and he followed it. |
Then let the young woman who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti. This advice appealed to the king, and he followed it. |
| 2:7 |
Mordecai had a cousin named Hadassah, whom he had brought up because she had neither father nor mother. This girl, who was also known as Esther, was lovely in form and features, and Mordecai had taken her as his own daughter when her father and mother died. |
Mordecai had a cousin named Hadassah, whom he had brought up because she had neither father nor mother. This young woman, who was also known as Esther, had a lovely figure and was beautiful. Mordecai had taken her as his own daughter when her father and mother died. |
| 2:8 |
When the kings order and edict had been proclaimed, many girls were brought to the citadel of Susa and put under the care of Hegai. Esther also was taken to the kings palace and entrusted to Hegai, who had charge of the harem. |
When the kings order and edict had been proclaimed, many young women were brought to the citadel of Susa and put under the care of Hegai. Esther also was taken to the kings palace and entrusted to Hegai, who had charge of the harem. |
| 2:9 |
The girl pleased him and won his favor. Immediately he provided her with her beauty treatments and special food. He assigned to her seven maids selected from the kings palace and moved her and her maids into the best place in the harem. |
She pleased him and won his favor. Immediately he provided her with her beauty treatments and special food. He assigned to her seven female attendants selected from the kings palace and moved her and her attendants into the best place in the harem. |
| 2:12 |
Before a girls turn came to go in to King Xerxes, she had to complete twelve months of beauty treatments prescribed for the women, six months with oil of myrrh and six with perfumes and cosmetics. |
Before a young womans turn came to go in to King Xerxes, she had to complete twelve months of beauty treatments prescribed for the women, six months with oil of myrrh and six with perfumes and cosmetics. |
| 2:15 |
When the turn came for Esther the girl Mordecai had adopted, the daughter of his uncle Abihail to go to the king, she asked for nothing other than what Hegai, the kings eunuch who was in charge of the harem, suggested. And Esther won the favor of everyone who saw her. |
When the turn came for Esther the young woman Mordecai had adopted, the daughter of his uncle Abihail to go to the king, she asked for nothing other than what Hegai, the kings eunuch who was in charge of the harem, suggested. And Esther won the favor of everyone who saw her. |
| 2:23 |
And when the report was investigated and found to be true, the two officials were hanged on a gallows. All this was recorded in the book of the annals in the presence of the king. |
And when the report was investigated and found to be true, the two officials were impaled on poles. All this was recorded in the book of the annals in the presence of the king. |
| 3:7 |
In the twelfth year of King Xerxes, in the first month, the month of Nisan, they cast the pur that is, the lot in the presence of Haman to select a day and month. And the lot fell on the twelfth month, the month of Adar. |
In the twelfth year of King Xerxes, in the first month, the month of Nisan, the pur that is, the lot was cast in the presence of Haman to select a day and month. And the lot fell on the twelfth month, the month of Adar. |
| 3:8 |
Then Haman said to King Xerxes, There is a certain people dispersed and scattered among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom whose customs are different from those of all other people and who do not obey the kings laws; it is not in the kings best interest to tolerate them. |
Then Haman said to King Xerxes, There is a certain people dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom who keep themselves separate. Their customs are different from those of all other people, and they do not obey the kings laws; it is not in the kings best interest to tolerate them. |
| 3:9 |
If it pleases the king, let a decree be issued to destroy them, and I will put ten thousand talents of silver into the royal treasury for the men who carry out this business. |
If it pleases the king, let a decree be issued to destroy them, and I will give ten thousand talents of silver to the kings administrators for the royal treasury. |
| 3:13 |
Dispatches were sent by couriers to all the kings provinces with the order to destroy, kill and annihilate all the Jews—young and old, women and little children—on a single day, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, and to plunder their goods. |
Dispatches were sent by couriers to all the kings provinces with the order to destroy, kill and annihilate all the Jews—young and old, women and children—on a single day, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, and to plunder their goods. |
| 3:15 |
Spurred on by the kings command, the couriers went out, and the edict was issued in the citadel of Susa. The king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was bewildered. |
The couriers went out, spurred on by the kings command, and the edict was issued in the citadel of Susa. The king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was bewildered. |
| 4:4 |
When Esthers maids and eunuchs came and told her about Mordecai, she was in great distress. She sent clothes for him to put on instead of his sackcloth, but he would not accept them. |
When Esthers eunuchs and female attendants came and told her about Mordecai, she was in great distress. She sent clothes for him to put on instead of his sackcloth, but he would not accept them. |
| 4:5 |
Then Esther summoned Hathach, one of the kings eunuchs assigned to attend her, and ordered him to find out what was troubling Mordecai and why. |
Then Esther summoned Hathak, one of the kings eunuchs assigned to attend her, and ordered him to find out what was troubling Mordecai and why. |
| 4:6 |
So Hathach went out to Mordecai in the open square of the city in front of the kings gate. |
So Hathak went out to Mordecai in the open square of the city in front of the kings gate. |
| 4:8 |
He also gave him a copy of the text of the edict for their annihilation, which had been published in Susa, to show to Esther and explain it to her, and he told him to urge her to go into the kings presence to beg for mercy and plead with him for her people. |
He also gave him a copy of the text of the edict for their annihilation, which had been published in Susa, to show to Esther and explain it to her, and he told him to instruct her to go into the kings presence to beg for mercy and plead with him for her people. |
| 4:9 |
Hathach went back and reported to Esther what Mordecai had said. |
Hathak went back and reported to Esther what Mordecai had said. |
| 4:11 |
All the kings officials and the people of the royal provinces know that for any man or woman who approaches the king in the inner court without being summoned the king has but one law: that he be put to death. The only exception to this is for the king to extend the gold scepter to him and spare his life. But thirty days have passed since I was called to go to the king. |
All the kings officials and the people of the royal provinces know that for any man or woman who approaches the king in the inner court without being summoned the king has but one law: that they be put to death unless the king extends the gold scepter to them and spares their lives. But thirty days have passed since I was called to go to the king. |
| 4:14 |
For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your fathers family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to royal position for such a time as this? |
For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your fathers family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this? |
| 4:16 |
Go, gather together all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my maids will fast as you do. When this is done, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish. |
Go, gather together all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my attendants will fast as you do. When this is done, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish. |
| 5:14 |
His wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, Have a gallows built, seventy five feet high, and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai hanged on it. Then go with the king to the dinner and be happy. This suggestion delighted Haman, and he had the gallows built. |
His wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, Have a pole set up, reaching to a height of fifty cubits, and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai impaled on it. Then go with the king to the banquet and enjoy yourself. This suggestion delighted Haman, and he had the pole set up. |
| 6:4 |
The king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman had just entered the outer court of the palace to speak to the king about hanging Mordecai on the gallows he had erected for him. |
The king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman had just entered the outer court of the palace to speak to the king about impaling Mordecai on the pole he had set up for him. |
| 7:1 |
So the king and Haman went to dine with Queen Esther, |
So the king and Haman went to Queen Esthers banquet, |
| 7:2 |
and as they were drinking wine on that second day, the king again asked, Queen Esther, what is your petition? It will be given you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be granted. |
and as they were drinking wine on the second day, the king again asked, Queen Esther, what is your petition? It will be given you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be granted. |
| 7:3 |
Then Queen Esther answered, If I have found favor with you, O king, and if it pleases your majesty, grant me my life—this is my petition. And spare my people—this is my request. |
Then Queen Esther answered, If I have found favor with you, Your Majesty, and if it pleases you, grant me my life—this is my petition. And spare my people—this is my request. |
| 7:4 |
For I and my people have been sold for destruction and slaughter and annihilation. If we had merely been sold as male and female slaves, I would have kept quiet, because no such distress would justify disturbing the king. |
For I and my people have been sold to be destroyed, killed and annihilated. If we had merely been sold as male and female slaves, I would have kept quiet, because no such distress would justify disturbing the king. |
| 7:5 |
King Xerxes asked Queen Esther, Who is he? Where is the man who has dared to do such a thing? |
King Xerxes asked Queen Esther, Who is he? Where is he—the man who has dared to do such a thing? |
| 7:6 |
Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this vile Haman. Then Haman was terrified before the king and queen. |
Esther said, An adversary and enemy! This vile Haman! Then Haman was terrified before the king and queen. |
| 7:9 |
Then Harbona, one of the eunuchs attending the king, said, A gallows seventy five feet high stands by Hamans house. He had it made for Mordecai, who spoke up to help the king. The king said, Hang him on it! |
Then Harbona, one of the eunuchs attending the king, said, A pole reaching to a height of fifty cubits stands by Hamans house. He had it set up for Mordecai, who spoke up to help the king. The king said, Impale him on it! |
| 7:10 |
So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the kings fury subsided. |
So they impaled Haman on the pole he had set up for Mordecai. Then the kings fury subsided. |
| 8:7 |
King Xerxes replied to Queen Esther and to Mordecai the Jew, Because Haman attacked the Jews, I have given his estate to Esther, and they have hanged him on the gallows. |
King Xerxes replied to Queen Esther and to Mordecai the Jew, Because Haman attacked the Jews, I have given his estate to Esther, and they have impaled him on the pole he set up. |
| 8:11 |
The kings edict granted the Jews in every city the right to assemble and protect themselves; to destroy, kill and annihilate any armed force of any nationality or province that might attack them and their women and children; and to plunder the property of their enemies. |
The kings edict granted the Jews in every city the right to assemble and protect themselves; to destroy, kill and annihilate the armed men of any nationality or province who might attack them and their women and children, and to plunder the property of their enemies. |
| 8:14 |
The couriers, riding the royal horses, raced out, spurred on by the kings command. And the edict was also issued in the citadel of Susa. |
The couriers, riding the royal horses, went out, spurred on by the kings command, and the edict was issued in the citadel of Susa. |
| 8:15 |
Mordecai left the kings presence wearing royal garments of blue and white, a large crown of gold and a purple robe of fine linen. And the city of Susa held a joyous celebration. |
When Mordecai left the kings presence, he was wearing royal garments of blue and white, a large crown of gold and a purple robe of fine linen. And the city of Susa held a joyous celebration. |
| 8:17 |
In every province and in every city, wherever the edict of the king went, there was joy and gladness among the Jews, with feasting and celebrating. And many people of other nationalities became Jews because fear of the Jews had seized them. |
In every province and in every city to which the edict of the king came, there was joy and gladness among the Jews, with feasting and celebrating. And many people of other nationalities became Jews because fear of the Jews had seized them. |
| 9:2 |
The Jews assembled in their cities in all the provinces of King Xerxes to attack those seeking their destruction. No one could stand against them, because the people of all the other nationalities were afraid of them. |
The Jews assembled in their cities in all the provinces of King Xerxes to attack those determined to destroy them. No one could stand against them, because the people of all the other nationalities were afraid of them. |
| 9:11 |
The number of those slain in the citadel of Susa was reported to the king that same day. |
The number of those killed in the citadel of Susa was reported to the king that same day. |
| 9:13 |
If it pleases the king, Esther answered, give the Jews in Susa permission to carry out this days edict tomorrow also, and let Hamans ten sons be hanged on gallows. |
If it pleases the king, Esther answered, give the Jews in Susa permission to carry out this days edict tomorrow also, and let Hamans ten sons be impaled on poles. |
| 9:14 |
So the king commanded that this be done. An edict was issued in Susa, and they hanged the ten sons of Haman. |
So the king commanded that this be done. An edict was issued in Susa, and they impaled the ten sons of Haman. |
| 9:25 |
But when the plot came to the kings attention, he issued written orders that the evil scheme Haman had devised against the Jews should come back onto his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows. |
But when the plot came to the kings attention, he issued written orders that the evil scheme Haman had devised against the Jews should come back onto his own head, and that he and his sons should be impaled on poles. |
| 9:27 |
the Jews took it upon themselves to establish the custom that they and their descendants and all who join them should without fail observe these two days every year, in the way prescribed and at the time appointed. |
the Jews took it on themselves to establish the custom that they and their descendants and all who join them should without fail observe these two days every year, in the way prescribed and at the time appointed. |
| 9:28 |
These days should be remembered and observed in every generation by every family, and in every province and in every city. And these days of Purim should never cease to be celebrated by the Jews, nor should the memory of them die out among their descendants. |
These days should be remembered and observed in every generation by every family, and in every province and in every city. And these days of Purim should never fail to be celebrated by the Jews—nor should the memory of these days die out among their descendants. |
| 9:30 |
And Mordecai sent letters to all the Jews in the 127 provinces of the kingdom of Xerxes—words of goodwill and assurance— |
And Mordecai sent letters to all the Jews in the 127 provinces of Xerxes kingdom—words of goodwill and assurance— |
| 10:2 |
And all his acts of power and might, together with a full account of the greatness of Mordecai to which the king had raised him, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Media and Persia? |
And all his acts of power and might, together with a full account of the greatness of Mordecai, whom the king had promoted, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Media and Persia? |