EST 1:16 Parallel Verse View

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1:16 OSHB variant note: מומכן: (x-qere) ’מְמוּכָ֗ן’: lemma=4462 n=1.2.1 morph=HNp id=172tG מְמוּכָ֗ן

UHB וַ⁠יֹּ֣אמֶר מְמוּכָ֗ן [fn] לִ⁠פְנֵ֤י הַ⁠מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ וְ⁠הַ⁠שָּׂרִ֔ים לֹ֤א עַל־הַ⁠מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ לְ⁠בַדּ֔⁠וֹ עָוְתָ֖ה וַשְׁתִּ֣י הַ⁠מַּלְכָּ֑ה כִּ֤י עַל־כָּל־הַ⁠שָּׂרִים֙ וְ⁠עַל־כָּל־הָ֣⁠עַמִּ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֕ר בְּ⁠כָל־מְדִינ֖וֹת הַ⁠מֶּ֥לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃ ‡
(va⁠yyoʼmer məmūkān li⁠fənēy ha⁠mmelek və⁠ha⁠ssārim loʼ ˊal-ha⁠mmelek lə⁠ⱱadd⁠ō ˊāvətāh vashtiy ha⁠mmalkāh kiy ˊal-kāl-ha⁠ssārīm və⁠ˊal-kāl-hā⁠ˊammim ʼₐsher bə⁠kāl-mədīnōt ha⁠mmelek ʼₐḩashvērōsh.)

Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX (ESG 1:16) καὶ εἶπεν ὁ Μουχαῖος πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα καὶ τοὺς ἄρχοντας, οὐ τὸν βασιλέα μόνον ἠδίκησεν Ἀστὶν ἡ βασίλισσα, ἀλλὰ καὶ πάντας τοὺς ἄρχοντας καὶ τοὺς ἡγουμένους τοῦ βασιλέως·
(kai eipen ho Mouⱪaios pros ton basilea kai tous arⱪontas, ou ton basilea monon aʸdikaʸsen Astin haʸ basilissa, alla kai pantas tous arⱪontas kai tous haʸgoumenous tou basileōs;)

BrTr (ESG 1:16) And Muchæus said to the king and to the princes, Queen Astin has not wronged the king only, but also all the king's rulers and princes:

ULT And Memukan replied before the face of the king and the officials, “Not toward the king alone has Vashti the queen done wrong, but toward all the officials and toward all the peoples who are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.

UST Then Memukan answered the king, speaking loud enough that both he and his officials could hear. He said, “Queen Vashti has done wrong, and not only against the king. She has also done wrong against all the officials and people groups in all the provinces that King Ahasuerus rules!

BSB & MSB And in the presence of the king and his princes, Memucan replied, “Queen Vashti has wronged not only the king, but all the princes and the peoples in all the provinces of King Xerxes.

OEB Memucan replied before the king and the officials, ‘Queen Vashti has done wrong not only to the king but also to all the officials and to all the peoples in all of the king’s provinces.

WEBBE & WMBB Memucan answered before the king and the princes, “Vashti the queen has not done wrong to just the king, but also to all the princes, and to all the people who are in all the provinces of the King Ahasuerus.

NET Memucan then replied to the king and the officials, “The wrong of Queen Vashti is not against the king alone, but against all the officials and all the people who are throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus.

LSV And Memucan says before the king and the heads, “Queen Vashti has not done perversely against the king by himself, but against all the heads, and against all the peoples that [are] in all provinces of King Ahasuerus;

FBV Memucan gave his answer before the king and the nobles, “Queen Vashti hasn't just insulted the king but all the nobles and all the people of all the provinces of King Xerxes.

T4T While the other officials were present, Memucan told the king, “Your majesty, Queen Vashti has ◄insulted/done wrong against► you, but she has also insulted all your officials and everyone else ◄in your empire/that you rule over►.

LEB And Memucan said before the king and the officials, “Not only has Queen Vashti done wrong to the king, but to all the officials and all of the people who are in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus.

BBE And before the king and the captains, Memucan gave his answer: Vashti the queen has done wrong, not only to the king, but to all the captains and to all the peoples in all the divisions of the kingdom of King Ahasuerus;

Moff Memucan replied, in presence of the king and the viziers, “Queen Vashti has wronged not only the king but all the officials and all men in every province of king Xerxes.

JPS And Memucan answered before the king and the princes: 'Vashti the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the peoples, that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.

ASV And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the peoples that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.

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YLT And Memucan saith before the king and the heads, 'Not against the king by himself hath Vashti the queen done perversely, but against all the heads, and against all the peoples that [are] in all provinces of the king Ahasuerus;

Drby Then said Memucan before the king and the princes, The queen Vashti has not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the peoples that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.

RV And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the peoples that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.
(And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen hath/has not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the peoples that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.)

SLT And Memucan will say before the king, Not against the king alone did Vashti the queen do evil, but against all the chiefs and against all the peoples that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.

Wbstr And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the people that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.

KJB-1769 And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the people that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.
(And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen hath/has not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the people that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.)

KJB-1611 And Memucan answered before the king and the Princes; Uasthi the Queene hath not done wrong to the king onely, but also to all the Princes, and to all the people that are in all the prouinces of the king Ahasuerus.
(And Memucan answered before the king and the Princes; Uasthi the Queen hath/has not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the Princes, and to all the people that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.)

Bshps And Memuchan aunswered before the king & the princes: The queene Uasthi hath not onely done euyll against the king, but also against all the princes, and against all the people that are in all the prouinces of king Ahasuerus.
(And Memuchan answered before the king and the princes: The queen Uasthi hath/has not only done evil against the king, but also against all the princes, and against all the people that are in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus.)

Gnva Then Memucan answered before the King and the Princes, The Queene Vashti hath not only done euill against the King, but against all the princes, and against all the people that are in all the prouinces of King Ahashuerosh.
(Then Memucan answered before the King and the Princes, The Queen Vashti hath/has not only done evil against the King, but against all the princes, and against all the people that are in all the provinces of King Ahashuerosh.)

Cvdl The saide Memucha before the kynge & the prynces: The quene Vasthi hath not onely done euell agaynst the kinge but also agaynst all the prynces and all the people in all the londes of kynge Ahasuerus
(The said Memucha before the king and the princes: The queen Vasthi hath/has not only done evil against the king but also against all the princes and all the people in all the lands of king Ahasuerus)

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Luth Da sprach Memuchan vor dem Könige und Fürsten: Die Königin Vasthi hat nicht allein an dem Könige übel getan, sondern auch an allen Fürsten und an allen Völkern in allen Landen des Königs Ahasveros.
(So spoke Memucan before/in_front_of to_him king(s) and prince(s)/ruler(s): The queen Vashti has not alone/only at/to to_him king(s) bad/evil did, rather also at/to all/everyone prince(s)/ruler(s) and at/to all/everyone peoples in all/everyone land(n) the kings Ahasuerus.)

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SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 1:10–22: Queen Vashti disobeyed the king and he removed her from her position as queen

Towards the end of the feast, when he had drunk too much wine, the king sent a message, ordering the queen to come to him so that he could show off her beauty to his guests. But she probably did not wish to be seen by a crowd of drunken, leering men, and so she refused. The king was very angry about the queen’s disobedience and asked his advisors what the law said about how she should be punished. The advisors said that the king should divorce the queen, in order to show all wives in the empire that they must obey their husbands. The king was pleased with this advice and issued a decree to inform everyone about it.

1:16a

And in the presence of the king and his princes, Memucan replied,

¶ Then Memucan said to the king in front of the other important men,

princes: See note on 1:3b.

1:16b

“Queen Vashti has wronged not only the king, but all the princes and the peoples in all the provinces of King Xerxes.

“Vashti, the queen, has done wrong. She has insulted not only you, the king, but she has also insulted all your officials and the people in every part of your kingdom.

wronged not only the king: Memucan did not refer to the king as “you” although he was speaking directly to him. You need to decide whether you can do this or whether you need to say “you.” If you have a special way of addressing a chief, you need to consider if you should use it here. For example, the CEV has:

Your Majesty, Queen Vashti has not only embarrassed you

princes: See note on 1:3b.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וַ⁠יֹּ֣אמֶר מְמוּכָ֗ן לִ⁠פְנֵ֤י הַ⁠מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Memucan to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the=king and,the,officials not on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the=king for=him/it=being_alone done_wrong Vashti the,queen that/for/because/then/when on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in all/each/any/every the,officials and,on all/each/any/every the,peoples which/who in=all provinces_of the=king ʼAḩashvērōsh )

Here, face represents the presence of a person. The phrase means that Memukan was speaking in the presence of the king and of the other officials. Alternate translation: [then Memukan spoke so that both the king and the officials could hear]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

כָּל־הָ֣⁠עַמִּ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֕ר בְּ⁠כָל־מְדִינ֖וֹת הַ⁠מֶּ֥לֶךְ

This means all the different people groups that were living in the empire. You could say, “all the people groups in all the provinces that King Ahasuerus rules” or more generally, “every person who lives in the entire empire of King Ahasuerus.”

Note 3 topic: translate-names

מְמוּכָ֗ן

See how you translated this man’s name in [1:14](../01/14.md).

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

הַ⁠מֶּ֥לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ

Memukan speaks of the king in third person as a form of respect. If you want to portray him as speaking primarily to the king because he is answering the king’s question, you could have him say, “in all the provinces that you rule” or “every person who lives in your entire empire.”

Parallel EST 1:16

Section 1:10–22: Queen Vashti disobeyed the king and he removed her from her position as queen

1:16a

1:16b