EST 1:11 Parallel Verse View

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ULT to bring Vashti the queen to the face of the king in a crown of royalty in order to show the people and the officials her beauty, for she was pleasing of appearance.

UST Queen Vashti was a very beautiful woman. Ahasuerus wanted the people and officials who served in the royal court to see how beautiful she was. So the king told his seven personal servants to bring Queen Vashti to him. He told them to have her wear her royal crown.

BSB to bring Queen Vashti before him, wearing her royal crown, to display her beauty to the people and officials. For she was beautiful to behold.

OEB to bring Queen Vashti before him with the royal diadem on her head, to show her beauty to the people and the officials, for she was very beautiful.

WEBBE to bring Vashti the queen before the king wearing the royal crown, to show the people and the princes her beauty; for she was beautiful.

WMBB (Same as above)

MSG ^(10-11)On the seventh day of the party, the king, high on the wine, ordered the seven eunuchs who were his personal servants (Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas) to bring him Queen Vashti resplendent in her royal crown. He wanted to show off her beauty to the guests and officials. She was extremely good-looking.

NET to bring Queen Vashti into the king’s presence wearing her royal high turban. He wanted to show the people and the officials her beauty, for she was very attractive.

LSV to bring in Vashti the queen before the king, with a royal crown, to show the peoples and the heads her beauty, for she [is] of good appearance,

FBV to bring Queen Vashti to him wearing her royal headdress,[fn] so he could show her beauty to the people and officials, for she was very good-looking.

1:11 The word here is only used in Esther and refers to the Persian royal headdress, not what is usually thought of as a crown. However, it served the same purpose as a crown in that was worn by royalty. The word is probably borrowed from the Persian language.

T4T He told them to bring Queen Vashti to him, wearing her crown. He wanted his guests to see that she was very beautiful.

LEB to bring Queen Vashti before the king with her royal crown[fn] to show the people and the officials her beauty, for she was very attractive.[fn]

1:11 Literally “with her headdress of the kingdom”

1:11 Literally “for she was of good appearance”

BBE That Vashti the queen was to come before him, crowned with her crown, and let the people and the captains see her: for she was very beautiful.

Moff No Moff EST book available

JPS to bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to show the peoples and the princes her beauty; for she was fair to look on.

ASV to bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to show the peoples and the princes her beauty; for she was fair to look on.

DRA To bring in queen Vasthi before the king, with the crown set upon her head, to shew her beauty to all the people and the princes: for she was exceeding beautiful.

YLT to bring in Vashti the queen before the king, with a royal crown, to shew the peoples and the heads her beauty, for she [is] of good appearance,

Drby to bring Vashti the queen before the king with the royal crown to shew the peoples and the princes her beauty; for she was of beautiful countenance.

RV to bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the peoples and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look on.

Wbstr To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to show the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look on.

KJB-1769 To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look on.[fn]
(To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to show the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look on. )

1.11 fair…: Heb. good of countenance

KJB-1611 To bring Uasthi the Queene before the king, with the Crowne royall, to shew the people, and the Princes her beautie: for she was [fn]faire to looke on.
(To bring Uasthi the Queen before the king, with the Crowne royall, to show the people, and the Princes her beauty: for she was fair to look on.)

1:11 Hebr. good of countenance.

Bshps To fetch the queene Uasthi with the crowne regall into the kinges presence, that he might shewe the people & princes her fairenesse: for she was beautifull.
(To fetch the queen Uasthi with the crown regall into the kings presence, that he might show the people and princes her fairenesse: for she was beautifull.)

Gnva To bring Queene Vashti before the King with the crowne royall, that he might shewe the people and the princes her beautie: for shee was fayre to looke vpon.
(To bring Queen Vashti before the King with the crown royall, that he might show the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look upon. )

Cvdl to fetch the quene Vasthi with the crowne regall, that he might shewe ye people and prynces hir fairnesse: for she was bewtifull.
(to fetch the queen Vasthi with the crown regall, that he might show ye/you_all people and princes her fairnesse: for she was bewtifull.)

Wycl that thei schulden brynge in bifor the kyng the queen Vasti, with a diademe set on hir heed, to schewe hir fairnesse to alle the puplis and prynces; for sche was ful fair.
(that they should bring in before the king the queen Vasti, with a diademe set on her heed, to show her fairnesse to all the peoples and princes; for she was full fair.)

Luth daß sie die Königin Vasthi holeten vor den König mit der königlichen Krone, daß er den Völkern und Fürsten zeigete ihre Schöne; denn sie war schön.
(daß they/she/them the queen Vasthi holeten before/in_front_of the king with the/of_the königlichen Krone, that he the peoplesn and prince(s) zeigete their/her Schöne; because they/she/them what/which schön.)

ClVg ut introducerent reginam Vasthi coram rege, posito super caput ejus diademate, ut ostenderet cunctis populis et principibus pulchritudinem illius: erat enim pulchra valde.[fn]
(ut introducerent reginam Vasthi before rege, posito over caput his diademate, as ostenderet cunctis of_the_peoples and principibus pulchritudinem illius: was because pulchra valde. )

1.11 Ut ostenderet, etc. Ubi venit plenitudo temporis, misit Deus Filium Gal. 4., etc. Tunc enim Dei Filius incarnatus legis mysteria quibus ante fideles paverat, abundantiori gratia manifestavit.

1.11 Ut ostenderet, etc. Where he_came plenitudo temporis, he_sent God Son Gal. 4., etc. Tunc because of_God Son incarnatus legis mysteria to_whom before fideles paverat, abundantiori gratia manifestavit.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

לְ֠⁠הָבִיא

to=bring

This is the beginning of the instructions that King Ahasuerus gave to the seven eunuchs he summoned in verse 10. You can make this explicit by saying, “He told them to bring.”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לִ⁠פְנֵ֥י הַ⁠מֶּ֖לֶךְ

to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the=king

Here, face means the presence of a person. The phrase means that King Ahasuerus wanted Queen Vashti to come personally into his presence.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בְּ⁠כֶ֣תֶר מַלְכ֑וּת

in/on/at/with,crown royal

You can translate the abstract noun royalty with an adjective by saying, “wearing her royal crown.”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

בְּ⁠כֶ֣תֶר מַלְכ֑וּת

in/on/at/with,crown royal

Ahasuerus likely wanted Vashti to wear her queen’s crown so that everyone would know that she was his wife. You could say that explicitly. (For the possible reasons why he wanted them to know this, see the next note.)

Note 5 topic: writing-background

לְ⁠הַרְא֨וֹת הָֽ⁠עַמִּ֤ים וְ⁠הַ⁠שָּׂרִים֙ אֶת־יָפְיָ֔⁠הּ

in_order_to,show the,people and,the,officials DOM beauty,her

Everything Ahasuerus did at his banquets was to show how rich and powerful he was. He seems to have believed that having a very beautiful wife was one more thing that proved he was a great man. So he wanted everyone to see how beautiful Vashti was. You can put this second in the verse, after explaining that Vashti was a very beautiful woman, because it accounts for what happens afterwards, when the king sends his seven personal servants to bring her in to his banquet.

הָֽ⁠עַמִּ֤ים וְ⁠הַ⁠שָּׂרִים֙

the,people and,the,officials

This might mean “his guests, especially the officials.”

Note 6 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

כִּֽי־טוֹבַ֥ת מַרְאֶ֖ה הִֽיא

that/for/because/then/when fair appearance she/it

If it would be helpful in your language, you could place this first in the verse because it is the reason that explains everything else that happens afterward in the verse.

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

כִּֽי־טוֹבַ֥ת מַרְאֶ֖ה הִֽיא

that/for/because/then/when fair appearance she/it

Alternate translation: “she was very beautiful”

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