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BI Est 1:14 ©

OET (OET-RV) (His closest advisors were Karshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memukan. These seven officials were from various places in the empire of Persia and Media and they advised the king personally, thus making them the most powerful officials in the empire.)

OET-LV

And_the_next to_him/it[fn] [were]_Carshena Shethar Admatha Tarshish Meres Marsena Memucan the_seven the_officials of_Fāraş and_Maday [who]_saw (of)_the_face the_king the_sat foremost in/on/at/with_kingdom.

1:14 Note: We read one or more vowels in L differently from BHQ.

UHBוְ⁠הַ⁠קָּרֹ֣ב אֵלָ֗י⁠ו כַּרְשְׁנָ֤א שֵׁתָר֙ אַדְמָ֣תָא תַרְשִׁ֔ישׁ מֶ֥רֶס מַרְסְנָ֖א מְמוּכָ֑ן שִׁבְעַ֞ת שָׂרֵ֣י ׀ פָּרַ֣ס וּ⁠מָדַ֗י רֹאֵי֙ פְּנֵ֣י הַ⁠מֶּ֔לֶךְ הַ⁠יֹּשְׁבִ֥ים רִאשֹׁנָ֖ה בַּ⁠מַּלְכֽוּת׃ 
   (və⁠ha⁠qqāroⱱ ʼēlāy⁠v ⱪarəshənāʼ shētār ʼadəmātāʼ tarəshiysh mereş marəşənāʼ məmūkān shiⱱəˊat sārēy pāraş ū⁠māday roʼēy pənēy ha⁠mmelek ha⁠uoshəⱱiym riʼshonāh ba⁠mmaləkūt.)

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Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT and the ones near to him were Karshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Mersena, Memukan, seven officials of Persia and Media who were seers of the face of the king, the ones who sat first in the kingdom):

UST The king’s closest advisors were Karshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memukan. These seven officials were from various places in the kingdoms of Persia and Media. They advised the king personally. They were the most powerful officials in the empire.


BSB His closest advisors were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media who had personal access to the king and ranked highest in the kingdom.

OEB Those next to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena and Memucan, seven officials of Persia and Media who had access to the king and were highest in the kingdom.

WEB and next to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who saw the king’s face, and sat first in the kingdom),

NET Those who were closest to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan. These men were the seven officials of Persia and Media who saw the king on a regular basis and had the most prominent offices in the kingdom.

LSV and he who is near to him [is] Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, Memucan, seven heads of Persia and Media seeing the face of the king, who are sitting first in the kingdom—

FBV Those closest to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan. They were the seven nobles of Persia and Media who had frequent meetings with the king and had the highest positions in the kingdom.

T4T13-14 13-14Immediately he had a meeting with the seven men who were the most important officials in Persia and Media. They were the men whom he often asked for their advice/what he should do►. And they were men who knew all the customs and laws of Persia. Their names were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan.

LEB and those next to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, Memucan, the seven officials of Persia and Media who had access to the king and sat first in the kingdom—

BBE And second only to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven rulers of Persia and Media, who were friends of the king, and had the first places in the kingdom:)

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JPS and the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who saw the king's face, and sat the first in the kingdom:

ASV and the next unto him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who saw the king’s face, and sat first in the kingdom),

DRA (Now the chief and nearest him were, Charsena, and Sethar, and Admatha, and Tharsis, and Mares, and Marsana, and Mamuchan, seven princes of the Persians, and of the Medes, who saw the face of the king, and were used to sit first after him:)

YLT and he who is near unto him [is] Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, Memucan, seven heads of Persia and Media seeing the face of the king, who are sitting first in the kingdom —

DBY and the next to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, [and] Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who saw the king's face, and who sat first in the kingdom),

RV and the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, which saw the king’s face, and sat first in the kingdom:)

WBS and the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, which saw the king’s face, and sat first in the kingdom:)

KJB And the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, which saw the king’s face, and which sat the first in the kingdom;)

BB And the next vnto hym were, Carsena, Sethar, Admata, Thersis, Mares, Marsena, and Memuchan, the seuen princes of Persia and Media, whiche sawe the kinges face, and sate the first in the kingdome.)
  (And the next unto him were, Carsena, Sethar, Admata, Thersis, Mares, Marsena, and Memuchan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, which saw the kings face, and sat the first in the kingdom.))

GNV And the next vnto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan the seuen princes of Persia and Media, which sawe the Kings face, and sate the first in the kingdome)
  (And the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan the seven princes of Persia and Media, which saw the Kings face, and sat the first in the kingdom))

CB And the nexte vnto him were, Charsena, Sethar, Admatha, Tharsis, Meres, Marsena and Memuchan, the seuen prynces of the Persias, and Meedes, which sawe the kynges face, and satt aboue in the kyngdome)
  (And the next unto him were, Charsena, Sethar, Admatha, Tharsis, Meres, Marsena and Memuchan, the seven princes of the Persias, and Meedes, which saw the kings face, and satt above in the kingdom))

WYC forsothe the firste and the nexte weren Carsena, and Sechaaba, Admatha, and Tharsis, and Mares, and Marsana, and Manucha, seuene duykis of Persis and of Medeis, that sien the face of the kyng, and weren wont to sitte the firste aftir hym;
  (forsothe the first and the next were Carsena, and Sechaaba, Admatha, and Tharsis, and Mares, and Marsana, and Manucha, seven duykis of Persis and of Medeis, that sien the face of the king, and were wont to sit the first after him;)

LUT die Nächsten aber bei ihm waren Charsena, Sethar, Admatha, Tharsis, Meres, Marsena und Memuchan, die sieben Fürsten der Perser und Meder, die das Angesicht des Königs sahen und saßen obenan im Königreich),
  (die Nächsten but bei him waren Charsena, Sethar, Admatha, Tharsis, Meres, Marsena and Memuchan, the seven Fürsten the Perser and Meder, the the Angesicht the kings sahen and saßen obenan in_the kingreich),)

CLV (erant autem primi et proximi, Charsena, et Sethar, et Admatha, et Tharsis, et Mares, et Marsana, et Mamuchan, septem duces Persarum, atque Medorum, qui videbant faciem regis, et primi post eum residere soliti erant):
  ((erant however primi and proximi, Charsena, and Sethar, and Admatha, and Tharsis, and Mares, and Marsana, and Mamuchan, seven duces Persarum, atque Medorum, who videbant faciem regis, and primi after him residere soliti erant):)

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UTNuW Translation Notes:

וְ⁠הַ⁠קָּרֹ֣ב אֵלָ֗י⁠ו

and,the,next to=him/it

Alternate translation: “the king’s closest advisors”

Note 1 topic: translate-names

כַּרְשְׁנָ֤א שֵׁתָר֙ אַדְמָ֣תָא תַרְשִׁ֔ישׁ מֶ֥רֶס מַרְסְנָ֖א מְמוּכָ֑ן

Carshena Shethar Admatha Tarshish Meres Marsena Memucan

These are the names of seven men.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

רֹאֵי֙ פְּנֵ֣י הַ⁠מֶּ֔לֶךְ

access face/surface_of the=king

To see the face of is an idiom that means to be in the presence of a person. The phrase means that King Ahasuerus would regularly and personally consult with these seven advisors.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

הַ⁠יֹּשְׁבִ֥ים רִאשֹׁנָ֖ה בַּ⁠מַּלְכֽוּת

the,sat first in/on/at/with,kingdom

Here, sitting represents ruling or judging. The expression here means that these were the most powerful officials in the empire.

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