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Esther 8:4

Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king,

KJV

At ille ex more sceptrum aureum protendit manu, quo signum clementiæ monstrabatur : illaque consurgens stetit ante eum,

Vulgate

ἐξέτεινεν δὲ ὁ βασιλεὺς Ἐσθὴρ τὴν ῥάβδον τὴν χρυσῆν· ἐξηγέρθη δὲ Ἐσθὴρ παρεστηκέναι τῷ βασιλεῖ.

LXX

Then the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre. So Esther arose, and stood before the king.

ASV

וַ/יּ֤וֹשֶׁט הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ לְ/אֶסְתֵּ֔ר אֵ֖ת שַׁרְבִ֣ט הַ/זָּהָ֑ב וַ/תָּ֣קָם אֶסְתֵּ֔ר וַֽ/תַּעֲמֹ֖ד לִ/פְנֵ֥י הַ/מֶּֽלֶךְ

Hebrew

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In this verse

People Esther

In the original Hebrew

9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶסְתֵּ֣ר
'str
proper_noun · 55×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
זָהָ֖ב
zhb
noun · 388×
יָּ֣קָם
yqm
verb · 626×
יֽוֹשִׁיט
yvshyt
verb · 3×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
עֹמְדִ֖ים
'mdym
verb · 526×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
שַׁרְבִ֥יט
shrbyt
noun · 4×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • Esth 4:11 — All the king’s servants, and the people of the king’s provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of hi
  • Esth 4:11 — All the king’s servants, and the people of the king’s provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of hi
  • Esth 5:2 — And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew
  • Esth 5:2 — And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew