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Parallel EST 8:5

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BI Est 8:5 ©

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OET (OET-RV)“Your majesty,” she said, “if you think that it’s the right thing to do, and if you’re pleased with me, please write a new letter revoking the letters that Haman (the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite) sent out instructing the people to destroy all the Jews throughout your empire.

OET-LVAnd_she/it_said if is_on the_king good and_if I_have_found favour in_sight_of_him and_right the_matter to_(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the_king and_pleasing I in/on/at/with_eyes_of_his let_it_be_written to_revoke DOM the_letters the_plan_of Haman the_son_of Hammedatha the_Agagite which he_wrote to_destroy DOM the_Yəhūdī/(Jews) who in_all the_provinces_of the_king’s.

UHBוַ֠⁠תֹּאמֶר אִם־עַל־הַ⁠מֶּ֨לֶךְ ט֜וֹב וְ⁠אִם־מָצָ֧אתִי חֵ֣ן לְ⁠פָנָ֗י⁠ו וְ⁠כָשֵׁ֤ר הַ⁠דָּבָר֙ לִ⁠פְנֵ֣י הַ⁠מֶּ֔לֶךְ וְ⁠טוֹבָ֥ה אֲנִ֖י בְּ⁠עֵינָ֑י⁠ו יִכָּתֵ֞ב לְ⁠הָשִׁ֣יב אֶת־הַ⁠סְּפָרִ֗ים מַחֲשֶׁ֜בֶת הָמָ֤ן בֶּֽן־הַמְּדָ֨תָא֙ הָ⁠אֲגָגִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֣ר כָּתַ֗ב לְ⁠אַבֵּד֙ אֶת־הַ⁠יְּהוּדִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּ⁠כָל־מְדִינ֥וֹת הַ⁠מֶּֽלֶךְ׃
   (va⁠ttoʼmer ʼim-ˊal-ha⁠mmelek ţōⱱ və⁠ʼim-māʦāʼtī ḩēn lə⁠fānāy⁠v və⁠kāshēr ha⁠ddāⱱār li⁠fənēy ha⁠mmelek və⁠ţōⱱāh ʼₐniy bə⁠ˊēynāy⁠v yikkātēⱱ lə⁠hāshiyⱱ ʼet-ha⁠şşəfārim maḩₐsheⱱet hāmān ben-hammədātāʼ hā⁠ʼₐgāgiy ʼₐsher kātaⱱ lə⁠ʼabēd ʼet-ha⁠yyəhūdim ʼₐsher bə⁠kāl-mədīnōt ha⁠mmelek.)

Key: khaki:verbs.
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).

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ULTAnd she said, “If it is good to the king, and if I have found favor before his face, and the word is proper before the face of the king, and I am good in his eyes, let it be written to bring back the letters, the plot of Haman, the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews who are in all the provinces of the king.

USTThen Esther said, “Your majesty, if you think that it is the right thing to do, and if you are pleased with me, please write a new letter revoking the letters that Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, sent out. His letters said to destroy all the Jews everywhere in your empire.

BSB“If it pleases the king,” she said, “and if I have found favor in his sight, and the matter [seems] proper to the king, and I am pleasing in his sight, may an order be written to revoke the letters that the scheming Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, wrote to destroy the Jews in all the king’s provinces.

MSB (Same as above)


OEB‘If it seems best to the king,’ she said, ‘and if I have won his favour and he thinks it right, and if I please him, let written orders be given to revoke the dispatches devised by Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote ordering the destruction of the Jews who are in all the king’s provinces.

WEBBEShe said, “If it pleases the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seems right to the king, and I am pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews who are in all the king’s provinces.

WMBB (Same as above)

NETShe said, “If the king is so inclined and if I have met with his approval and if the matter is agreeable to the king and if I am attractive to him, let an edict be written rescinding those recorded intentions of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, which he wrote in order to destroy the Jews who are throughout all the king’s provinces.

LSVand says, “If to the king [it be] good, and if I have found grace before him, and the thing has been right before the king, and I [am] good in his eyes, let it be written to bring back the letters—a scheme of Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite—that he wrote to destroy the Jews who [are] in all provinces of the king,

FBVEsther said, “If it please Your Majesty, and if he looks on me favorably, and if the king believes it is the right thing to do, and if he is pleased with me, let an order be issued that revokes the letters sent out by Haman, son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, with his devious scheme to destroy the Jews in all the provinces of the king.

T4TShe said, “Your majesty, if you are pleased with me, and if you think that it is the right thing to do, make a new law to cancel what Haman decreed, that all the Jews in all the provinces in your empire should be killed.

LEBNo LEB EST book available

BBEAnd she said, If it is the king's pleasure and if I have his approval and this thing seems right to the king and I am pleasing to him, then let letters be sent giving orders against those which Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, sent out for the destruction of the Jews in all divisions of the kingdom:

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JPSAnd she said: 'If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews that are in all the king's provinces;

ASVAnd she said, If it please the king, and if I have found favor in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews that are in all the king’s provinces:

DRAAnd said: If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and my request be not disagreeable to him, I beseech thee, that the former letters of Aman the traitor and enemy of the Jews, by which he commanded that they should be destroyed in all the king’s provinces, may be reversed by new letters.

YLTand saith, 'If to the king [it be] good, and if I have found grace before him, and the thing hath been right before the king, and I [be] good in his eyes, let it be written to bring back the letters — a device of Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite — that he wrote to destroy the Jews who [are] in all provinces of the king,

Drbyand said, If it please the king and if I have found grace before him, and the thing seem right to the king, and I be pleasing in his sight, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews that are in all the king's provinces.

RVAnd she said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which are in all the king’s provinces:

SLTAnd she will say, If good to the king, and if I found favor before him, and the word be right before the king, and I good in his eyes, it shall be written to turn back the writings, the purposes of Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, that he wrote to destroy the Jews that were in all the king’s provinces:

WbstrAnd said, If it shall please the king, and if I have found favor in his sight, and the thing shall seem right before the king, and I am pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews who are in all the king's provinces:

KJB-1769And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which are in all the king’s provinces:[fn][fn]


8.5 devised: Heb. the device

8.5 which he…: or, who wrote

KJB-1611[fn][fn]And said, If it please the king, and if I haue found fauour in his sight, and the thing seeme right before the king, and I bee pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reuerse the letters deuised by Haman the sonne of Hammedatha the Agagite, which hee wrote to destroy the Iewes, which are in all the kings prouinces.
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes))


8:5 Heb. the deuice.

8:5 Or, who wrote.

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GnvaAnd sayd, If it please the King, and if I haue found fauour in his sight, and the thing be acceptable before the King, and I please him, let it be written, that the letters of the deuice of Haman the sonne of Ammedatha the Agagite may be called againe, which he wrote to destroy the Iewes, that are in all the Kings prouinces.
   (And said, If it please the King, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing be acceptable before the King, and I please him, let it be written, that the letters of the device of Haman the son of Ammedatha the Agagite may be called again, which he wrote to destroy the Yews, that are in all the Kings provinces. )

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ClVget ait: Si placet regi, et si inveni gratiam in oculis ejus, et deprecatio mea non ei videtur esse contraria, obsecro ut novis epistolis, veteres Aman litteræ, insidiatoris et hostis Judæorum, quibus eos in cunctis regis provinciis perire præceperat, corrigantur.[fn]
   (and he_said: When/But_if placet regi, and when/but_if I_found grace in/into/on eyes his, and deprecatio my not/no to_him it_seems to_be contraria, obsecro as news epistolis, old_people Aman litteræ, insidiatoris and the_enemy Yudæorum, to_whom them in/into/on to_all king provinciis perire had_ordered, corrigantur. )


8.5 Obsecro ut. Quia evangelica doctrina, quæ Christi nomine in toto orbe prædicatur, Spiritus sancti signaculo confirmata declaratur, cujus dono repleti ipsi prædicatores permanserunt insuperabiles, et hostium suorum gloriosi triumphatores.


8.5 Please ut. Because evangelica teaching/instruction, which of_Christ by_name in/into/on throughout orbe beforedicatur, Spirit sancti signaculo confirmed declaratur, whose dono filled themselves beforedicatores permanserunt moreoverabiles, and hostium of_his_own gloriosi triumphatores.

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HAPHebrew accents and phrasing: See Allan Johnson's Hebrew accents and phrasing analysis.

TSNTyndale Study Notes:

8:5 Esther was asking for the unusual favor of reversing a law signed with the king’s seal.
• the orders of Haman: Esther diplomatically avoided suggesting any responsibility on the king’s part.


UTNuW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

אִם־עַל־הַ⁠מֶּ֨לֶךְ ט֜וֹב & וְ⁠כָשֵׁ֤ר הַ⁠דָּבָר֙ לִ⁠פְנֵ֣י הַ⁠מֶּ֔לֶךְ

if on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the=king good & and,right the,matter to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the=king

These two phrases mean basically the same thing. Esther is saying very deferentially that she hopes that the king will think that her suggestion is a good idea and will, therefore, grant her request. Esther uses the repetition to emphasize the importance of what she is expressing. If it would be helpful in your language, you could combine the phrases. Alternate translation: [if what I am going to suggest seems like a good idea to you]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

וְ⁠אִם־מָצָ֧אתִי חֵ֣ן לְ⁠פָנָ֗י⁠ו & וְ⁠טוֹבָ֥ה אֲנִ֖י בְּ⁠עֵינָ֑י⁠ו

and=if found graciousness/kindness/favour/beauty in,sight_of,him & and,pleasing I in/on/at/with,eyes_of,his

These two phrases mean basically the same thing. Esther is saying very deferentially that she hopes that the king is positively disposed towards her, that he thinks well of her, and will, therefore, grant her request. Esther uses the repetition to emphasize the importance of what she is expressing. If it would be helpful in your language, you could combine the phrases. Alternate translation: [if you are pleased with me]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

אִם־עַל־הַ⁠מֶּ֨לֶךְ ט֜וֹב וְ⁠אִם־מָצָ֧אתִי חֵ֣ן לְ⁠פָנָ֗י⁠ו

if on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the=king good and=if found graciousness/kindness/favour/beauty in,sight_of,him

Here Esther addresses the king throughout in the third person as a way of showing respect. You could express the same meaning in the second person, as in the UST.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

אִם־עַל־הַ⁠מֶּ֨לֶךְ ט֜וֹב

if on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the=king good

This is an idiom that also appears in [1:19](../01/19.md), [3:9](../03/09.md), [5:4](../05/04.md), and [5:8](../05/08.md). A suggested translation in those cases was, “If it seems like a good idea to you, O king.” That was suitable for the deferential tone the speakers were using. But in another place, [7:3](../07/03.md), when Esther was pleading urgently for the survival of her whole people, the suggested alternate translation was, “I hope you will be willing to do what I ask” Here, Esther is also pleading, so you could use that phrase here in your translation as well. Alternate translation: [if what I ask for seems right in the king’s evaluation]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וְ⁠אִם־מָצָ֧אתִי חֵ֣ן

and=if found graciousness/kindness/favour/beauty

This expression also appears many times in the story. It means to gain the approval or acceptance of another person. Alternate translation: [if you are pleased with me]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לְ⁠פָנָ֗י⁠ו & לִ⁠פְנֵ֣י הַ⁠מֶּ֔לֶךְ

in,sight_of,him & to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the=king

Here, face means the presence of a person. These phrases could mean “as I stand here before you.” But “face” could also be referring to the king himself by naming one part of him. What he thought and felt about Esther’s request would become evident in his face first, so it would be an appropriate part of him to use to represent all of him. Alternate translation: [you]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בְּ⁠עֵינָ֑י⁠ו

in/on/at/with,eyes_of,his

Here, eyes represent the action of seeing, and seeing is a metaphor for knowledge, notice, attention, or judgment. Alternate translation: [if you evaluate me and I please you] or [if you are pleased with me]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

יִכָּתֵ֞ב לְ⁠הָשִׁ֣יב אֶת־הַ⁠סְּפָרִ֗ים

written to,revoke DOM the,letters

The first letters that told of the plan to destroy the Jews would not be brought back to Susa physically. Rather, bring back is an idiom that means “cancel” or “revoke.” Alternate translation: [make a new law to cancel what Haman decreed]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

יִכָּתֵ֞ב לְ⁠הָשִׁ֣יב אֶת־הַ⁠סְּפָרִ֗ים

written to,revoke DOM the,letters

You can say this with an active form. Alternate translation: [write a new letter] or [make a new law]

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