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OET (OET-RV) Three days later, the Queen Esther put on her royal robes and went and stood in the inner courtyard of the palace, across from the king’s house. He was in the royal palace, sitting on the royal throne and facing the room’s entrance.

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ULT And it happened on the third day that Esther put on royalty and stood in the inner court of the palace of the king, opposite to the house of the king. Now the king was sitting on the throne of his royalty in the palace of royalty opposite to the entrance of the palace.

UST Three days later, Esther and her servants prepared a grand banquet. Then she put on her royal robes, and she went and stood in the inner courtyard of the palace, across from the king’s house. He was in the royal palace, sitting on the royal throne and facing the entrance of the room.

BSB § On the third day, Esther put on her royal attire and stood in the inner court of the palace across from the king’s quarters. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the royal courtroom, facing the entrance.

OEB On the third day, Esther put on her regalia and stood in the inner court of the royal palace opposite the king’s house. The king was sitting on his throne in the palace, opposite the entrance.

WEB Now on the third day, Esther put on her royal clothing and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, next to the king’s house. The king sat on his royal throne in the royal house, next to the entrance of the house.

NET It so happened that on the third day Esther put on her royal attire and stood in the inner court of the palace, opposite the king’s quarters. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the palace, opposite the entrance.

LSV And it comes to pass on the third day, that Esther puts on royalty, and stands in the inner-court of the house of the king in front of the house of the king, and the king is sitting on his royal throne, in the royal-house, opposite the opening of the house,

FBV Three days later Esther put on her royal robes and went and stood in the inner court of the king's palace, opposite the king's hall. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the king's hall, facing the entrance.

T4T Three days later, Esther prepared a big banquet/feast. Then she put on the robes that showed that she was queen, and she went to the inner courtyard of the palace, across from the room where the king was. He was sitting on the throne, facing the entrance of the room.

LEB And it happened, on the third day, and Esther put on royal clothes, and she stood in the inner courtyard of the king’s palace, opposite theking’s palace; the kingwas sitting on his royal throne in the throne room opposite the doorway of the palace.

BBE Now on the third day, Esther put on her queen's robes, and took her place in the inner room of the king's house, facing the king's house: and the king was seated on his high seat in the king's house, facing the doorway of the house.

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JPS Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king's house, over against the king's house; and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the entrance of the house.

ASV Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, over against the king’s house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the entrance of the house.

DRA And on the third day Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, over against the king’s hall: now he sat upon his throne in the hall of the palace, over against the door of the house.

YLT And it cometh to pass on the third day, that Esther putteth on royalty, and standeth in the inner-court of the house of the king over-against the house of the king, and the king is sitting on his royal throne, in the royal-house, over-against the opening of the house,

DBY And it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king's house, over against the king's house. And the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the entrance to the house.

RV Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, over against the king’s house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the entrance of the house.

WBS Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, over against the king’s house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the entrance of the house.

KJB Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, over against the king’s house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house.

BB And on the third day it came to passe, that Esther put on her royall apparell, and stoode in the court of the kinges palace within, ouer against ye kinges house: and the king sat vpon his royall seate in the kinges palace ouer against the gate of the house.
(And on the third day it came to passe, that Esther put on her royall apparell, and stood in the court of the kings palace within, over against ye/you_all kings house: and the king sat upon his royall seat in the kings palace over against the gate of the house.)

GNV And on the third day Ester put on her royal apparel, and stood in the court of the Kings palace within, ouer against the Kings house: and the King sate vpon his royal throne in the Kings palace ouer against the gate of the house.
(And on the third day Ester put on her royal apparel, and stood in the court of the Kings palace within, over against the Kings house: and the King sat upon his royal throne in the Kings palace over against the gate of the house.)

CB And on the thirde daye put Hester on hir royall apparell, and stode in the courte of ye kinges palace within ouer agaynst the kynges house. And ye kynge sat vpo his royall seate in ye kynges palace ouer agaynst ye dore of the house.
(And on the third day put Esther on her royall apparell, and stood in the courte of ye/you_all kings palace within over against the kings house. And ye/you_all king sat upo his royall seat in ye/you_all kings palace over against ye/you_all door of the house.)

WYC Forsothe in the thridde dai Hester was clothid in `the kyngis clothis, and stood in the porche of the kyngis hows, that was `the ynnere ayens the kyngis halle; and he sat on his trone, in the consistorie of the paleis, ayens the dore of the hows.
(Forsothe in the third day Esther was clothid in `the kings clothes, and stood in the porche of the kings hows, that was `the ynnere against the kings halle; and he sat on his trone, in the consistorie of the paleis, against the door of the hows.)

LUT Und am dritten Tage zog sich Esther königlich an und trat in den Hof am Hause des Königs inwendig gegen dem Hause des Königs. Und der König saß auf seinem königlichen Stuhl im königlichen Hause, gegen der Tür des Hauses.
(And in/at/on_the dritten days pulled itself/yourself/themselves Esther königlich at and stepped in the Hof in/at/on_the Hause the kings inwendig gegen to_him Hause the kings. And the king sat on seinem königlichen Stuhl in_the königlichen Hause, gegen the Tür the houses.)

CLV Die autem tertio induta est Esther regalibus vestimentis, et stetit in atrio domus regiæ, quod erat interius, contra basilicam regis: at ille sedebat super solium suum in consistorio palatii contra ostium domus.
(Die however tertio induta it_is Esther regalibus vestimentis, and stetit in atrio domus regiæ, that was interius, contra basilicam regis: at ille sedebat super solium his_own in consistorio palatii contra ostium domus.)

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UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-newevent

וַ⁠יְהִ֣י ׀ בַּ⁠יּ֣וֹם הַ⁠שְּׁלִישִׁ֗י

and=he/it_was in_the=day the=third

This introduces a new event in the story. Alternate translation: “three days later” or “when Esther had been fasting for three days”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

וַ⁠תִּלְבַּ֤שׁ אֶסְתֵּר֙ מַלְכ֔וּת

and,put_on_~_robes ʼEşəttēr royal

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word royalty, you can express the same idea with an adjective and a concrete noun. Alternate translation: “Esther put on the robes that showed that she was the queen”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וַ⁠תִּלְבַּ֤שׁ אֶסְתֵּר֙ מַלְכ֔וּת

and,put_on_~_robes ʼEşəttēr royal

It is clear from the story that before she went to see the king, Esther got a banquet ready so that she could invite him and Haman to come to it right away. If it is confusing to leave that out, you can explain that here. Alternate translation, add: “Esther prepared a grand banquet and then put on her royal robes”

בַּ⁠חֲצַ֤ר בֵּית־הַ⁠מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ הַ⁠פְּנִימִ֔ית

in/on/at/with,court house_of the=king the,inner

See how you translated this in 4:11. Alternate translation: “the inner courtyard of the palace”

נֹ֖כַח בֵּ֣ית הַ⁠מֶּ֑לֶךְ

in_front_of house_of the=king

Alternate translation: “across from the room where the king was”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

וְ֠⁠הַ⁠מֶּלֶךְ יוֹשֵׁ֞ב עַל־כִּסֵּ֤א מַלְכוּת⁠וֹ֙ בְּ⁠בֵ֣ית הַ⁠מַּלְכ֔וּת

and,the,king sitting on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in throne his/its=kingdom in=house_of the,throne

Royalty is an abstract noun that refers to those things that belonged only to the king. You can translate this idea with a verb, “the throne he ruled from” and “the palace where he reigned,” or with an adjective, “his royal throne” and “his royal palace.” Alternate translation: “in the throne room of the palace, sitting on the king’s throne”

נֹ֖כַח פֶּ֥תַח הַ⁠בָּֽיִת

in_front_of opposite entrance the,palace

Alternate translation: “facing the entrance of the room”

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