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Esther 1:21

And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:

KJV

Placuit consilium ejus regi et principibus : fecitque rex juxta consilium Mamuchan,

Vulgate

καὶ ἤρεσεν ὁ λόγος τῷ βασιλεῖ καὶ τοῖς ἄρχουσι· καὶ ἐποίησεν ὁ βασιλεὺς καθὰ ἐλάλησεν ὁ Μουχαῖος,

LXX

And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:

ASV

וַ/יִּיטַב֙ הַ/דָּבָ֔ר בְּ/עֵינֵ֥י הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ וְ/הַ/שָּׂרִ֑ים וַ/יַּ֥עַשׂ הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ כִּ/דְבַ֥ר מְמוּכָֽן

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

דְבַר
dbr
noun · 1449×
יִיטַ֥ב
yytb
verb · 111×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
ךָ
k
noun · 894×
מְמוּכָ֑ן
mmvkn
proper_noun · 4×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
שָׂרֵ֣י
shry
noun · 420×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Esth 2:4 — And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.