Verse List for EST 1:1

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B I Est 1:1 ↓ → ► ═ ©

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OET (OET-RV) The following events happened during the reign of Emperor Ahasuerus. (Also known as King Xerxes, he ruled the 127 provinces of Persia extending from India to Ethiopia.)

OET-LV And_he/it _was in_the _days _of ʼAḩashvērōsh that ʼAḩashvērōsh who_reigned from_Hodū/(India) and_unto Kūsh/(Cush) seven and_twenty and_one _hundred province[s].

ULT Now it happened in the days of Ahasuerus (he was Ahasuerus, the one who ruled from India even as far as Ethiopia, 127 provinces);

UST This is the story of something that happened during the time that a king named Ahasuerus ruled the land of Persia. The empire of this King Ahasuerus had 127 provinces and included all of the territory between India in the east and Ethiopia in the west.

BSB & MSB This is what happened in the days of Xerxes,[fn] who reigned over 127 provinces from India to Cush.[fn]

OEB These events happened in the time of Ahasuerus, who ruled over a hundred and twenty-seven provinces from India to Ethiopia

LSB Now it happened in the days of Ahasuerus, the Ahasuerus who reigned from India to Ethiopia over 127 provinces,

WEBBE & WMBB Now in the days of Ahasuerus (this is Ahasuerus who reigned from India even to Ethiopia, over one hundred and twenty-seven provinces),

MSG ^(1-3)This is the story of something that happened in the time of Xerxes, the Xerxes who ruled from India to Ethiopia—127 provinces in all. King Xerxes ruled from his royal throne in the palace complex of Susa. In the third year of his reign he gave a banquet for all his officials and ministers. The military brass of Persia and Media were also there, along with the princes and governors of the provinces.

NET The following events happened in the days of Ahasuerus. (I am referring to that Ahasuerus who used to rule over a hundred and twenty-seven provinces extending all the way from India to Ethiopia. )

LSV And it comes to pass, in the days of Ahasuerus—he [is] Ahasuerus who is reigning from Hodu even to Cush, one hundred twenty-seven provinces—

FBV This is an account of what happened during the time of King Xerxes, the Xerxes[fn] who ruled over 127 provinces from India to Ethiopia.

T4T King Xerxes ruled a very big empire which had 127 provinces. It extended from India in the east to Ethiopia in the west.

LEB And it happened in the days of Ahasuerus, the Ahasuerus who reigned from India to Cush[fn]—over one hundred and twenty-seven provinces.[fn]

NAB During the reign of Ahasuerus—the same Ahasuerus who ruled over a hundred and twenty-seven provinces from India to Ethiopia—

BBE Now it came about in the days of Ahasuerus, (that Ahasuerus who was ruler of a hundred and twenty-seven divisions of the kingdom, from India as far as Ethiopia:)

Moff It was in the reign of Xerxes, the Xerxes who reigned from India to Ethiopia, over a hundred and twenty-seven provinces.

JPS NOW IT came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus — this is Ahasuerus who reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over a hundred and seven and twenty provinces —

ASV Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus (this is Ahasuerus who reigned from India even unto Ethiopia, over a hundred and seven and twenty provinces),

DRA In the days of Assuerus, who reigned from India to Ethiopia over a hundred and twenty-seven provinces:

YLT And it cometh to pass, in the days of Ahasuerus — he [is] Ahasuerus who is reigning from Hodu even unto Cush, seven and twenty and a hundred provinces —

Drby And it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus (that is, the Ahasuerus that reigned from India even to Ethiopia, over a hundred and twenty-seven provinces),

RV Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:)

SLT And it will be in the days of Ahasuerus, (this Ahasuerus reigned from India and even to Cush; seven and twenty and one hundred provinces:)

Wbstr Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus who reigned from India even to Cush, over a hundred and seven and twenty provinces:)

KJB-1769 Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:)

KJB-1611 ¶ Now it came to passe in the dayes of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned from India, euen vnto Ethiopia, ouer an hundred, and seuen and twentie prouinces.)
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps

Gnva In the dayes of Ahashuerosh (this is Ahashuerosh that reigned, from India euen vnto Ethiopia, ouer an hundreth, and seuen and twentie prouinces)
(In the days of Ahashuerosh (this is Ahashuerosh that reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundredth, and seven and twenty provinces))

Cvdl In the tyme of Ahasuerus, which reigned from India vnto Ethiopia, ouer an hundreth and seuen and twentye londes,
(In the time of Ahasuerus, which reigned from India unto Ethiopia, over an hundredth and seven and twenty lands,)

Wycl In the daies of kyng Assuerus, that regnede fro Ynde `til to Ethiopie, on an hundrid and seuene and twenti prouynces, whanne he sat in the seete of his rewme,
(In the days of king Assuerus, that reigned from Ynde till to Ethiopie, on an hundred and seven and twenty provinces, when he sat in the seat of his realm,)

Luth Zu den Zeiten Ahasveros, der da König war von Indien bis an die Mohren, über hundertundsiebenundzwanzig Länder,
(To/For the times/periods Ahasveros, the/of_the there king what/which from Indien until at/to the Mohren, above one_hundred_and_twenty-seven countries/lands,)

ClVg In diebus Assueri, qui regnavit ab India usque Æthiopiam super centum viginti septem provincias,[fn]
(In days Assueri, who/which reigned away India until Æthiopiam over hundred twenty seven provinces,)

UHB וַ⁠יְהִ֖י בִּ⁠ימֵ֣י אֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ ה֣וּא אֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ הַ⁠מֹּלֵךְ֙ מֵ⁠הֹ֣דּוּ וְ⁠עַד־כּ֔וּשׁ שֶׁ֛בַע וְ⁠עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וּ⁠מֵאָ֖ה מְדִינָֽה׃ ‡

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