Verse List for EST 6:1

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OET (OET-RV) That night the king was unable to sleep so he ordered the royal records to be fetched and to be read to him.

OET-LV in_night (the)_that the _sleep _of it _fled the_king and_he/it _said to_bring DOM the _book _of the _memorials the _words/messages _of the_days and_they _were being_read _aloud to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the_king.

ULT That night the sleep of the king fled away. And he said to bring the book of records of the events of days, and they were being called out before the face of the king.

UST That night the king was unable to sleep. So he told the young men who attended him to bring in the royal chronicles. One of the young men got the chronicles and began to read them out loud to the king.

BSB & MSB That night sleep escaped the king; so he ordered the Book of Records, the Chronicles,[fn] to be brought in and read to him.

OEB On that night the king was unable to sleep, so he gave orders to bring the books that recorded memorable deeds, and they were read before the king.

WEBBE & WMBB On that night, the king couldn’t sleep. He commanded the book of records of the chronicles to be brought, and they were read to the king.

NET Throughout that night the king was unable to sleep, so he asked for the book containing the historical records to be brought. As the records were being read in the king’s presence,

LSV On that night the sleep of the king has fled away, and he commands to bring in the scroll of memorials of the chronicles, and they are read before the king,

FBV That night the king wasn't able to sleep, so he ordered the Book of Records of the King's Reign brought in so it could be read to him.

T4T That night the king was unable to sleep, so he summoned a servant and told him to bring the records of what had happened during all the time he had been king. So the servant brought the records and read some of them to the king.

LEB During that night the king’s sleep escaped him, and he gave orders to bring the _⌊scroll of records and chronicles_⌋,[fn] and they were read before the king.

BBE That night the king was unable to get any sleep; and he sent for the books of the records; and while some one was reading them to the king,

Moff But that very night sleep left the king; so he had the book of annals brought and read aloud in his presence,

JPS On that night could not the king sleep; and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles, and they were read before the king.

ASV On that night could not the king sleep; and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles, and they were read before the king.

DRA That night the king passed without sleep, and he commanded the histories and chronicles of former times to be brought him. And when they were reading them before him,

YLT On that night hath the sleep of the king fled away, and he saith to bring in the book of memorials of the Chronicles, and they are read before the king,

Drby On that night sleep fled from the king. And he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.

RV On that night could not the king sleep; and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles, and they were read before the king.

SLT In that night the king’s sleep fled away, and he will say to bring in the book of memorials of the words of the days; and they will be read before the king.

Wbstr In that night the king could not sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.

KJB-1769 On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.[fn]

KJB-1611 ¶ On that night [fn]could not the King sleepe, and hee commaunded to bring the booke of Records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes)

Bshps The same night coulde not the king sleepe, and he commaunded to bring the chronicles and stories: and they were read before the king.
(The same night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the chronicles and stories: and they were read before the king.)

Gnva The same night the King slept not, and he comanded to bring ye booke of the records, and the chronicles: and they were read before ye King.
(The same night the King slept not, and he commanded to bring ye/you_all book of the records, and the chronicles: and they were read before ye/you_all King.)

Cvdl The same night coulde not the kynge slepe, and he commaunded to brynge ye Chronicles and storyes: which wha they were red before ye kinge,
(The same night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring ye/you_all Chronicles and storyes: which what they were red before ye/you_all king,)

Wycl The kyng ledde that nyyt with out sleep, and he comaundide the stories and the bookis of yeeris `of formere tymes to be brouyt to hym. And whanne tho weren red in his presense,
(The king led that night with out sleep, and he commanded the stories and the books of years of former times to be brought to him. And when those were red in his presense,)

Luth In derselben Nacht konnte der König nicht schlafen und hieß die Chronik und die Historien bringen. Da die wurden vor dem Könige gelesen,
(In the_same night could the/of_the king not sleep and was_called the Chronik and the Historien bring/get. So the became before/in_front_of to_him king(s) read,)

ClVg Noctem illam duxit rex insomnem, jussitque sibi afferri historias et annales priorum temporum. Quæ cum illo præsente legerentur,[fn]
(Night her led king insomnem, orderedque to_himself to_be_brought historys and annales of_the_former times. Which when/with that/there present to_readntur,)

UHB בַּ⁠לַּ֣יְלָה הַ⁠ה֔וּא נָדְדָ֖ה שְׁנַ֣ת הַ⁠מֶּ֑לֶךְ וַ⁠יֹּ֗אמֶר לְ⁠הָבִ֞יא אֶת־סֵ֤פֶר הַ⁠זִּכְרֹנוֹת֙ דִּבְרֵ֣י הַ⁠יָּמִ֔ים וַ⁠יִּהְי֥וּ נִקְרָאִ֖ים לִ⁠פְנֵ֥י הַ⁠מֶּֽלֶךְ׃ ‡

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