Esther 6:1 
Context| NET © | Throughout that night the king was unable to sleep, 1 so he asked for the book containing the historical records 2 to be brought. As the records 3 were being read in the king’s presence, |
| NIV © | That night the king could not sleep; so he ordered the book of the chronicles, the record of his reign, to be brought in and read to him. |
| NASB © | During that night the king could not sleep so he gave an order to bring the book of records, the chronicles, and they were read before the king. |
| NLT © | That night the king had trouble sleeping, so he ordered an attendant to bring the historical records of his kingdom so they could be read to him. |
| MSG © | That night the king couldn't sleep. He ordered the record book, the day-by-day journal of events, to be brought and read to him. |
| BBE © | That night the king was unable to get any sleep; and he sent for the books of the records; and while some one was reading them to the king, |
| NRSV © | On that night the king could not sleep, and he gave orders to bring the book of records, the annals, and they were read to the king. |
| NKJV © | That night the king could not sleep. So one was commanded to bring the book of the records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king. |
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| NET © [draft] ITL | Throughout that <01931> night <03915> the king <04428> was unable <05074> to sleep <08142> , so he asked <0559> for the <0853> book <05612> containing the historical <03117> <01697> records <02146> to be brought <0935> . As the records were <01961> being read <07121> in the king’s <04428> presence ,<06440> |
| NET © | Throughout that night the king was unable to sleep, 1 so he asked for the book containing the historical records 2 to be brought. As the records 3 were being read in the king’s presence, |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “and the sleep of the king fled.” In place of the rather innocuous comment of the Hebrew text, the LXX reads here, “And the Lord removed the sleep from the king.” The Greek text thus understands the statement in a more overtly theological way than does the Hebrew text, although even in the Hebrew text there may be a hint of God’s providence at work in this matter. After all, this event is crucial to the later reversal of Haman’s plot to destroy the Jewish people, and a sympathetic reader is likely to look beyond the apparent coincidence. 2 tn Heb “the book of the remembrances of the accounts of the days”; NAB “the chronicle of notable events.” 3 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the records) has been specified in the translation for clarity. |
