EST 7:4 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) because someone has turned me and my people over to our enemies and they’re going to completely destroy us. If someone had just sold the men and even the women to be slaves, I wouldn’t have said anything, because that wouldn’t have been important enough to bother your majesty with.”

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
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 For we have been sold, I and my people, for annihilation, for slaughter, and for destruction. Now if we had been sold as slaves and female servants, I would have kept silent, because the distress would not have been equal to a burden of the king.”

UST I am appealing to you because someone has turned my people and me over to our enemies, and they are going to destroy us completely. If someone had sold the men and even the women to be slaves, I would not have said anything about that to you, because that would not have been important enough to bother you, the king, with that.”

BSB For my people and I have been sold out to destruction, death, and annihilation. If we had merely been sold as menservants and maidservants, I would have remained silent, because no such distress would justify burdening the king.”

OEB for I and my people have been sold to be destroyed, killed, and completely annihilated! If we had been merely sold into slavery I would not have disturbed your peace, because such a fate would not have affected the interests of the king.’

WEBBE For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for male and female slaves, I would have held my peace, although the adversary could not have compensated for the king’s loss.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET For we have been sold – both I and my people – to destruction and to slaughter and to annihilation! If we had simply been sold as male and female slaves, I would have remained silent, for such distress would not have been sufficient for troubling the king.”

LSV for we have been sold, I and my people, to cut off, to slay, and to destroy; and if for menservants and for maidservants we had been sold I had kept silent—but the adversity is not equal to the loss of the king.”

FBV For my people and I have been sold[fn] to be destroyed, killed, and annihilated. If we had only been sold as slaves, I would have kept quiet, because our suffering would not have justified disturbing the king.”[fn]

7:4 “Sold”: or, “handed over.”

7:4 Or “although our suffering could not have compensated for what the king lost.”

T4T It is as though I and my people are cattle that have been sold to be slaughtered. It is as though we have been sold to people who want to completely destroy us. If we had only been sold to people to become their male and female slaves, I would not say anything, because that would have been a matter too small to bother you, the king.”

LEB No LEB EST book available

BBE For we are given up, I and my people, to destruction and death and to be cut off. If we had been taken as men-servants and women-servants for a price, I would have said nothing, for our trouble is little in comparison with the king's loss.

Moff No Moff EST book available

JPS for we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my peace, for the adversary is not worthy that the king be endamaged.'

ASV for we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my peace, although the adversary could not have compensated for the king’s damage.

DRA For we are given up, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. And would God we were sold for bondmen and bondwomen: the evil might be borne with, and I would have mourned in silence: but now we have an enemy, whose cruelty redoundeth upon the king.

YLT for we have been sold, I and my people, to cut off, to slay, and to destroy; and if for men-servants and for maid-servants we had been sold I had kept silent — but the adversity is not equal to the loss of the king.'

Drby for we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the adversary could not compensate the king's damage.

RV for we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my peace, although the adversary could not have compensated for the king’s damage.
(for we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain/killed, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my peace, although the adversary could not have compensated for the king’s damage. )

SLT For we were sold, I and my people, to cut off, to kill and to destroy. And if for servants and for maids we were sold, I was silent, but the enemy made not even for the loss of the king.

Wbstr For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bond-men and bond-women, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king's damage.

KJB-1769 For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king’s damage.[fn]
(For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain/killed, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king’s damage. )

7.4 to be destroyed…: Heb. that they should destroy, and kill, and cause to perish

KJB-1611 [fn]For we are sold, I, and my people, to be destroyed, to be slaine, and to perish: but if we had bene sold for bondmen, and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not counteruaile the kings dammage.
(For we are sold, I, and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain/killed, and to perish: but if we had been sold for bondmen, and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not counteruaile the kings damage.)

7:4 Hebr. that they should destroy and kil, and cause to perish.

Bshps No Bshps EST book available

Gnva For we are solde, I, and my people, to be destroyed, to be slayne and to perish: but if we were solde for seruants, and for handmaides, I woulde haue helde my tongue: although the aduersarie could not recompense the Kings losse.
(For we are sold, I, and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain/killed and to perish: but if we were sold for servants, and for handmaides, I would have held my tongue: although the adversary could not recompense the Kings losse. )

Cvdl No Cvdl EST book available

Wycl No Wycl EST book available

Luth No Luth EST book available

ClVg Traditi enim sumus ego et populus meus, ut conteramur, jugulemur, et pereamus. Atque utinam in servos et famulas venderemur: esset tolerabile malum, et gemens tacerem: nunc autem hostis noster est, cujus crudelitas redundat in regem.
(Traditi because we_are I and the_people mine, as I_will_breakur, yugulemur, and pereamus. Atque utinam in/into/on server/keepers and famulas venderemur: was tolerabile evil, and gemens to_be_silentm: now however the_enemy our it_is, whose crudelitas overflow in/into/on the_king. )

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UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

כִּ֤י נִמְכַּ֨רְנוּ֙

that/for/because/then/when sold

As Esther points out later in the verse, the Jews actually have not been exchanged for money. Rather, sell is a figurative way of saying “turn over to.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this meaning by saying something like “For someone has turned us over to our enemies.” Alternatively, you could use the same figure, but show that it is a comparison. Alternate translation: [it is as though I and my people are cattle that have been sold to be slaughtered]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

כִּ֤י נִמְכַּ֨רְנוּ֙

that/for/because/then/when sold

You can say this with an active form. Alternate translation: [for someone has sold us] or [for someone has put us in danger of our enemies]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

לְ⁠הַשְׁמִ֖יד לַ⁠הֲר֣וֹג וּ⁠לְ⁠אַבֵּ֑ד

to,destroyed to,killed and,to,annihilated

As in [3:13](../03/13.md), these words mean the same thing and are used together to emphasize the completeness of the destruction. If using three words would be difficult or confusing in your language, you could use one word for this and indicate that the destruction is extreme. Alternate translation: [and they are going to kill every one of us] (A “doublet” can involve the use of more than two words.)

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

לְ⁠הַשְׁמִ֖יד לַ⁠הֲר֣וֹג וּ⁠לְ⁠אַבֵּ֑ד

to,destroyed to,killed and,to,annihilated

If your language does not use abstract nouns such as these, you can replace them with one or more verbs. Alternate translation: [and they are going to kill every one of us]

וְ֠⁠אִלּוּ לַ⁠עֲבָדִ֨ים וְ⁠לִ⁠שְׁפָח֤וֹת נִמְכַּ֨רְנוּ֙

and,if as,male_slaves and,as,female_slaves sold

Alternate translation: [if the men and even the women had been sold into slavery]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

אֵ֥ין הַ⁠צָּ֛ר שֹׁוֶ֖ה בְּ⁠נֵ֥זֶק הַ⁠מֶּֽלֶךְ

not the,trouble compensate in/on/at/with,damage_of the,king

Esther is speaking very deferentially and with some exaggeration in order to impress on the king how important this is to her. She is saying that it would have been worth less to her to see her people rescued from slavery than it would have been to see the king spared the trouble of intervening on their behalf. (Haman uses the expression of “not equal” in this same sense in [5:13](../05/13.md).) Alternate translation: [that would have been a matter too small to bother you with] or [that would be a small matter to a king like you, but this is very much worse]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

הַ⁠מֶּֽלֶךְ

the,king

Esther addresses King Ahasuerus in the third person as a way of showing respect. Alternate translation: [you]

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