Esther 4:11
ContextNET © | “All the servants of the king and the people of the king’s provinces know that there is only one law applicable 1 to any man or woman who comes uninvited to the king in the inner court – that person will be put to death, unless the king extends to him the gold scepter, permitting him to be spared. 2 Now I have not been invited to come to the king for some thirty days!” |
NIV © | "All the king’s officials and the people of the royal provinces know that for any man or woman who approaches the king in the inner court without being summoned the king has but one law: that he be put to death. The only exception to this is for the king to extend the gold sceptre to him and spare his life. But thirty days have passed since I was called to go to the king." |
NASB © | "All the king’s servants and the people of the king’s provinces know that for any man or woman who comes to the king to the inner court who is not summoned, he has but one law, that he be put to death, unless the king holds out to him the golden scepter so that he may live. And I have not been summoned to come to the king for these thirty days." |
NLT © | "The whole world knows that anyone who appears before the king in his inner court without being invited is doomed to die unless the king holds out his gold scepter. And the king has not called for me to come to him in more than a month." |
MSG © | "Everyone who works for the king here, and even the people out in the provinces, knows that there is a single fate for every man or woman who approaches the king without being invited: death. The one exception is if the king extends his gold scepter; then he or she may live. And it's been thirty days now since I've been invited to come to the king." |
BBE © | It is common knowledge among all the king’s servants and the people of every part of the kingdom, that if anyone, man or woman, comes to the king in his inner room without being sent for, there is only one law for him, that he is to be put to death; only those to whom the king’s rod of gold is stretched out may keep their lives: but I have not been sent for to come before the king these thirty days. |
NRSV © | "All the king’s servants and the people of the king’s provinces know that if any man or woman goes to the king inside the inner court without being called, there is but one law—all alike are to be put to death. Only if the king holds out the golden scepter to someone, may that person live. I myself have not been called to come in to the king for thirty days." |
NKJV © | "All the king’s servants and the people of the king’s provinces know that any man or woman who goes into the inner court to the king, who has not been called, he has but one law: put all to death, except the one to whom the king holds out the golden scepter, that he may live. Yet I myself have not been called to go in to the king these thirty days." |
KJV | All the king's <04428> servants <05650>_, and the people <05971> of the king's <04428> provinces <04082>_, that whosoever, whether man <0376> or woman <0802>_, unto the king <04428> into the inner <06442> court <02691>_, [there is] one <0259> law <01881> except <0905> such to whom the king <04428> the golden <02091> sceptre <08275>_, unto the king <04428> these thirty <07970> days <03117>_. |
NASB © | "All <03605> the king's <04428> servants <05650> and the people <05971> of the king's <04428> provinces <04082> know <03045> that for any <03605> man <0376> or woman <0802> who <0834> comes <0935> to the king <04428> to the inner <06442> court <02691> who <0834> is not summoned <07121> , he has but one <0259> law <01881> , that he be put <04191> to death <04191> , unless <0905> the king <04428> holds <03447> out to him the golden <02091> scepter <08275> so that he may live <02421> . And I have not been summoned <07121> to come <0935> to the king <04428> for these <02088> thirty <07970> days ."<03117> |
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NET © [draft] ITL | “All <03605> the servants <05650> of the king <04428> and the people <05971> of the king’s <04428> provinces <04082> know <03045> that <0834> there is only <07121> one <0259> law <01881> applicable <04191> to any <03605> man <0376> or woman <0802> who <0834> comes <0935> uninvited <03447> to <0413> the king <04428> in the inner <06442> court <02691> – that <0834> person will be put to death, unless the king <04428> extends to him the gold <02091> scepter <08275> , permitting him to be spared <02421> . Now I <0589> have not <03808> been invited <07121> to come <0935> to <0413> the king <04428> for some thirty <07970> days !”<03117> |
NET © | “All the servants of the king and the people of the king’s provinces know that there is only one law applicable 1 to any man or woman who comes uninvited to the king in the inner court – that person will be put to death, unless the king extends to him the gold scepter, permitting him to be spared. 2 Now I have not been invited to come to the king for some thirty days!” |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “one is his law”; NASB “he (the king NIV) has but one law” 2 tn Heb “and he will live”; KJV, ASV “that he may live”; NIV “and spare his life.” |