EST 6:6 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) When Haman came in, the king asked him, “What should I do for a man that I would really like to honour?”
¶ Haman thought to himself, “Surely it must be me that the king would like to honour more than anyone else?”

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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 Haman came, and the king said to him, “What is one to do for the man in whose honor the king is delighted?” Then Haman said in his heart, “For whom would the king delight to do honor more than me?”

UST When Haman came in, the king asked him, “What should I do for the man whom I would really like to honor?” Haman thought to himself, “Certainly I am the person whom the king would like to honor more than anyone else!”

BSB § Haman entered, and the king asked him, “What should be done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor?”
§ Now Haman thought to himself, “Whom would the king be delighted to honor more than me?”

OEB So Haman entered, and the king said to him, ‘What should be done for the man whom the king wishes to honour?’ Haman said to himself, ‘Whom besides me could the king wish to honour?’

WEBBE So Haman came in. The king said to him, “What shall be done to the man whom the king delights to honour?”
¶ Now Haman said in his heart, “Who would the king delight to honour more than myself?”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET So Haman came in, and the king said to him, “What should be done for the man whom the king wishes to honor?” Haman thought to himself, “Who is it that the king would want to honor more than me?”

LSV And Haman comes in, and the king says to him, “What should [I] do with the man in whose honor the king has delighted?” And Haman says in his heart, “To whom does the king delight to do honor more than myself?”

FBV When Haman came in, the king asked him, “What should be done for a man the king wants to honor?” Haman said to himself, “Who would the king want to honor except me?”

T4T When Haman came in, the king asked him, “What should I do for a man whom I want to honor?” Haman thought to himself, “◄Whom would the king like to honor more than me?/I think there is no one whom the king would like to honor more than me!►” [RHQ]

LEB And Haman came, and the king said to him, “What is to be done for the man whom the king wishes to honor?” And Haman thought to himself, “Whom would the king wish to honor more than me?”

BBE So Haman came in. And the king said to him, What is to be done to the man whom the king has delight in honouring? Then the thought came into Haman's mind, Whom, more than myself, would the king have pleasure in honouring?

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JPS So Haman came in. And the king said unto him: 'What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour?' — Now Haman said in his heart: 'Whom would the king delight to honour besides myself?' —

ASV So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honor? Now Haman said in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honor more than to myself?

DRA And when he was come in, he said to him: What ought to be done to the man whom the king is desirous to honour? But Aman thinking in his heart, and supposing that the king would honour no other but himself,

YLT And Haman cometh in, and the king saith to him, 'What — to do with the man in whose honour the king hath delighted?' And Haman saith in his heart, 'To whom doth the king delight to do honour more than myself?'

Drby So Haman came in. And the king said to him, What is to be done with the man whom the king delights to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to me?

RV So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman said in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself?

Wbstr So Haman came in. And the king said to him, What shall be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honor? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honor more than to myself?

KJB-1769 So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself?[fn]

6.6 whom the king…: Heb. in whose honour the king delighteth

KJB-1611 [fn]So Haman came in, and the king said vnto him, What shall be done vnto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? (now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to doe honour, more then to my selfe?)
(So Haman came in, and the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? (now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour, more then to myself?))

6:6 Hebr. in whose honour the King delighteth.

Bshps And when Haman came in, the king saide vnto him: what shalbe done vnto the man whom the king would faine bring vnto worship? (Haman thought in his heart: Whom desireth the king to bring vnto worship more then me?)
(And when Haman came in, the king said unto him: what shall be done unto the man whom the king would feign bring unto worship? (Haman thought in his heart: Whom desires the king to bring unto worship more then me?))

Gnva And when Haman came in, the King saide vnto him, What shalbe done vnto ye man, whom the King will honour? Then Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the King do honour more then to me?
(And when Haman came in, the King said unto him, What shall be done unto ye/you_all man, whom the King will honour? Then Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the King do honour more then to me? )

Cvdl And wha Ama came in, ye kinge saide vnto him: What shal be done vnto ye ma, whom the kynge wolde fayne brynge vnto worshippe? But Hama thought in his hert: Whom shulde the kynge els be glad to brynge vnto worshippe, but me?
(And wha Ama came in, ye/you_all king said unto him: What shall be done unto ye/you_all ma, whom the king would fayne bring unto worshippe? But Hama thought in his hert: Whom should the king else be glad to bring unto worshippe, but me?)

Wycl And the kyng seide, Entre he. And whanne he was comun yn, the kyng seide to hym, What owith to be don to the man, whom the kyng desirith onoure? Aaman thouyte in his herte, and gesside, that the kyng wolde onoure noon othere man no but hym silf;
(And the king said, Entre he. And when he was comun yn, the king said to him, What owith to be done to the man, whom the king desires honour? Aaman thought in his heart, and gesside, that the king would honour noon other man no but himself;)

Luth Und da Haman hineinkam, sprach der König zu ihm: Was soll man dem Manne tun, den der König gerne wollte ehren? Haman aber gedachte in seinem Herzen: Wem sollte der König anders gerne wollen Ehre tun denn mir?
(And there Haman hineinkam, spoke the/of_the king to him: What should man to_him man do/put, the the/of_the king gerne wanted ehren? Haman but thought in his hearts: Wem sollte the/of_the king anders gerne wollen Ehre do/put because mir?)

ClVg Cumque esset ingressus, ait illi: Quid debet fieri viro, quem rex honorare desiderat? Cogitans autem in corde suo Aman, et reputans quod nullum alium rex, nisi se, vellet honorare,
(And_when was ingressus, he_said them: What debet to_be_done viro, which king honorare desiderat? Cogitans however in corde his_own Aman, and reputans that nullum alium rex, nisi se, vellet honorare, )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

וַ⁠יָּבוֹא֮ הָמָן֒ וַ⁠יֹּ֤אמֶר ל⁠וֹ֙ הַ⁠מֶּ֔לֶךְ

and,came_in Haman and=he/it_said to=him/it the=king

Alternate translation: “when Haman came in, the king said”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

מַה־לַ⁠עֲשׂ֕וֹת בָּ⁠אִ֕ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר הַ⁠מֶּ֖לֶךְ חָפֵ֣ץ בִּ⁠יקָר֑⁠וֹ

what? for=doing in/on/at/with,man which/who the=king wishes in/on/at/with,honor,him

Here the king speaks of himself in the third person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use the first person instead. Alternate translation: “what should I do for the man whom I would really like to honor”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

אֲשֶׁ֥ר הַ⁠מֶּ֖לֶךְ חָפֵ֣ץ בִּ⁠יקָר֑⁠וֹ

which/who the=king wishes in/on/at/with,honor,him

To delight in doing something means to be glad to do it and to really want to do it. Alternate translation: “whom I am glad to honor” or “whom I want to honor”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וַ⁠יֹּ֤אמֶר הָמָן֙ בְּ⁠לִבּ֔⁠וֹ

and=he/it_said and=he/it_said Haman in/on/at/with,self_of,him

Here, heart could mean two different things: (1) Heart could represent the action of thinking or feeling. In that case, the phrase would mean “then Haman said in his thoughts.” (2) Heart could also be a metaphor meaning to be inside someone or something. In that case, the phrase would mean “then Haman said inside himself.” Either way, the phrase means that Haman was not saying this out loud, but saying it to himself in his thoughts. Alternate translation: “Haman thought to himself”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

לְ⁠מִ֞י יַחְפֹּ֥ץ הַ⁠מֶּ֛לֶךְ לַ⁠עֲשׂ֥וֹת יְקָ֖ר יוֹתֵ֥ר מִמֶּֽ⁠נִּי

to,who wish the=king for=doing honour more than,me

Haman is actually making a statement to himself rather than asking a question and trying to figure out the answer. He uses a question form to emphasize how true he believes the statement to be. If it would be helpful in your language, instead of a question, you could use a statement such as, “Surely there is no one whom the king would take pleasure in honoring more than me!” Alternate translation: “whom would the king like to honor more than me”

Parallel EST 6:6