Esther 7:4

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New American Standard Bible (©1995)
for we have been sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be killed and to be annihilated. Now if we had only been sold as slaves, men and women, I would have remained silent, for the trouble would not be commensurate with the annoyance to the king."

King James Bible
For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king's damage.

American King James Version
For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for slaves and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king's damage.

American Standard Version
for we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my peace, although the adversary could not have compensated for the king's damage.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For we are given up, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. And would God we were sold for bondmen and bondwomen: the evil might be borne with, and I would have mourned in silence: but now we have an enemy, whose cruelty redoundeth upon the king.

Darby Bible Translation
for we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the adversary could not compensate the king's damage.

English Revised Version
for we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my peace, although the adversary could not have compensated for the king's damage.

Webster's Bible Translation
For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bond-men and bond-women, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king's damage.

World English Bible
For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondservants and bondmaids, I would have held my peace, although the adversary could not have compensated for the king's loss."

Young's Literal Translation
for we have been sold, I and my people, to cut off, to slay, and to destroy; and if for men-servants and for maid-servants we had been sold I had kept silent -- but the adversity is not equal to the loss of the king.'

אסתר 7:4 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
כִּ֤י נִמְכַּ֙רְנוּ֙ אֲנִ֣י וְעַמִּ֔י לְהַשְׁמִ֖יד לַהֲרֹ֣וג וּלְאַבֵּ֑ד וְ֠אִלּוּ לַעֲבָדִ֨ים וְלִשְׁפָחֹ֤ות נִמְכַּ֙רְנוּ֙ הֶחֱרַ֔שְׁתִּי כִּ֣י אֵ֥ין הַצָּ֛ר שֹׁוֶ֖ה בְּנֵ֥זֶק הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ ס

אסתר 7:4 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
כי נמכרנו אני ועמי להשמיד להרוג ולאבד ואלו לעבדים ולשפחות נמכרנו החרשתי כי אין הצר שוה בנזק המלך׃ ס

אסתר 7:4 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants & Vowels)
כִּי נִמְכַּרְנוּ אֲנִי וְעַמִּי לְהַשְׁמִיד לַהֲרֹוג וּלְאַבֵּד וְאִלּוּ לַעֲבָדִים וְלִשְׁפָחֹות נִמְכַּרְנוּ הֶחֱרַשְׁתִּי כִּי אֵין הַצָּר שֹׁוֶה בְּנֵזֶק הַמֶּלֶךְ׃ ס

אסתר 7:4 Hebrew Bible
כי נמכרנו אני ועמי להשמיד להרוג ולאבד ואלו לעבדים ולשפחות נמכרנו החרשתי כי אין הצר שוה בנזק המלך׃

Apocalypsis 22:21 Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
traditi enim sumus ego et populus meus ut conteramur iugulemur et pereamus atque utinam in servos et famulas venderemur esset tolerabile malum et gemens tacerem nunc autem hostis noster est cuius crudelitas redundat in regem

Ester 7:4 Spanish: La Biblia de las Américas (©1997)
porque hemos sido vendidos, yo y mi pueblo, para el exterminio, para la matanza y para la destrucción. Y si sólo hubiéramos sido vendidos como esclavos o esclavas, hubiera permanecido callada, porque el mal no se podría comparar con el disgusto del rey.

Ester 7:4 Spanish: La Nueva Biblia de los Hispanos (©2005)
porque hemos sido vendidos, yo y mi pueblo, para el exterminio, para la matanza y para la destrucción. Y si sólo hubiéramos sido vendidos como esclavos o esclavas, hubiera permanecido callada, porque el mal no se podría comparar con el disgusto del rey."

Ester 7:4 Spanish: Reina Valera (1909)
Porque vendidos estamos yo y mi pueblo, para ser destruídos, para ser muertos y exterminados. Y si para siervos y siervas fuéramos vendidos, callárame, bien que el enemigo no compensara el daño del rey.

Ester 7:4 Spanish: Sagradas Escrituras (1569)
Porque vendidos estamos yo y mi pueblo, para ser destruidos, para ser muertos y echados a perder. Si para siervos y siervas fuéramos vendidos, me callaría, aunque el enemigo no compensara el daño al rey.

Ester 7:4 Spanish: Modern
Porque yo y mi pueblo hemos sido vendidos para ser destruidos, muertos y exterminados. Si hubiéramos sido vendidos para ser esclavos y esclavas, yo habría callado; pues tal desgracia no justificaría la molestia al rey...

Esther 7:4 French: Louis Segond (1910)
Car nous sommes vendus, moi et mon peuple, pour être détruits, égorgés, anéantis. Encore si nous étions vendus pour devenir esclaves et servantes, je me tairais, mais l'ennemi ne saurait compenser le dommage fait au roi.

Esther 7:4 French: Darby
Car nous sommes vendus, moi et mon peuple, pour être détruits et tués, et pour périr. Or si nous avions été vendus pour être serviteurs et servantes, j'aurais gardé le silence, bien que l'ennemi ne pût compenser le dommage fait au roi.

Esther 7:4 French: Martin (1744)
Car nous avons été vendus, moi et mon peuple, pour être exterminés, tués et détruits. Que si nous avions été vendus pour être serviteurs et servantes, je me fusse tue; bien que l'oppresseur ne récompenserait point le dommage que le Roi en recevrait.

Esther 7:4 French: Ostervald (1744)
Car nous avons été vendus, moi et mon peuple, pour être exterminés, égorgés et détruits. Que si nous n'avions été vendus que pour être esclaves et servantes, je me fusse tue, bien que l'oppresseur ne pût dédommager de la perte qui en reviendrait au roi.

Ester 7:4 German: Luther (1912)
Denn wir sind verkauft, ich und mein Volk, daß wir vertilgt, erwürgt und umgebracht werden. Und wären wir doch nur zu Knechten und Mägden verkauft, so wollte ich schweigen; so würde der Feind doch dem König nicht schaden.

Ester 7:4 German: Luther (1545)
Denn wir sind verkauft, ich und mein Volk, daß wir vertilget, erwürget und umgebracht werden; und wollte Gott, wir würden doch zu Knechten und Mägden verkauft, so wollte ich schweigen, so würde der Feind doch dem Könige nicht schaden.

Ester 7:4 German: Elberfelder (1871)
Denn wir sind verkauft, ich und mein Volk, um vertilgt, ermordet und umgebracht zu werden; und wenn wir zu Knechten und Mägden verkauft worden wären, so hätte ich geschwiegen, obgleich der Bedränger nicht imstande wäre, (O. aber der Bedränger ist nicht usw.) den Schaden des Königs zu ersetzen.

以 斯 帖 記 7:4 Chinese Bible: Union (Traditional)
因 我 和 我 的 本 族 被 賣 了 , 要 剪 除 殺 戮 滅 絕 我 們 。 我 們 若 被 賣 為 奴 為 婢 , 我 也 閉 口 不 言 ; 但 王 的 損 失 , 敵 人 萬 不 能 補 足 。 」

以 斯 帖 記 7:4 Chinese Bible: Union (Simplified)
因 我 和 我 的 本 族 被 卖 了 , 要 剪 除 杀 戮 灭 绝 我 们 。 我 们 若 被 卖 为 奴 为 婢 , 我 也 闭 口 不 言 ; 但 王 的 损 失 , 敌 人 万 不 能 补 足 。 」

以 斯 帖 記 7:4 Chinese Bible: NCV (Simplified)
因为我和我的族人被人出卖,快要毁灭,被杀尽、灭绝了。我们若是只被卖为奴婢,我也必闭口不言,但王的损失是敌人不能补偿的。”

以 斯 帖 記 7:4 Chinese Bible: NCV (Traditional)
因為我和我的族人被人出賣,快要毀滅,被殺盡、滅絕了。我們若是只被賣為奴婢,我也必閉口不言,但王的損失是敵人不能補償的。”

For we are sold I and my people to be destroyed to be slain and to perish But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen I had held my tongue although the enemy could not countervail the king's damage
For we are sold
makar  (maw-kar')
to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender) -- at all, sell (away, -er, self).
I and my people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
to be destroyed
shamad  (shaw-mad')
to desolate -- destory(-uction), bring to nought, overthrow, perish, pluck down, utterly.
to be slain
harag  (haw-rag')
to smite with deadly intent -- destroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), surely.
and to perish
'abad  (aw-bad')
to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
But if
'illuw  (il-loo')
nay, i.e. (softened) if -- but if, yea though.
we had been sold
makar  (maw-kar')
to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender) -- at all, sell (away, -er, self).
for bondmen
`ebed  (eh'-bed)
a servant -- bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.
and bondwomen
shiphchah  (shif-khaw')
a female slave (as a member of the household) -- (bond-, hand-)maid(-en, -servant), wench, bondwoman, womanservant.
I had held my tongue
charash  (khaw-rash')
to scratch, i.e. (by implication) to engrave, plough; hence (from the use of tools) to fabricate (of any material)
although the enemy
tsar  (tsar)
adversary, afflicted(-tion), anguish, close, distress, enemy, flint, foe, narrow, small, sorrow, strait, tribulation, trouble.
could not countervail
shavah  (shaw-vaw')
to level, i.e. equalize; figuratively, to resemble; by implication, to adjust (i.e. counterbalance, be suitable, compose, place, yield, etc.)
the king's
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
damage
nezeq  (nay'zek)
loss -- damage.

Adversary Adversity Affliction Although Annihilated Annihilation Annoyance Bondmaids Bondmen Bond-men Bondservants Bondwomen Bond-women Commensurate Compared Comparison Compensate Compensated Countervail Cut Damage Death Destroy Destroyed Destruction Distress Disturbing Endamaged Enemy Equal Female Held Justify Kept Killed King's Loss Maid-servants Male Men-servants Merely Nothing Peace Perish Price Quiet Silent Slain Slaughter Slaves Slay Sold Tongue Trouble Women Women-servants Worthy

Adversary Although Annihilated Annihilation Bondmaids Bondmen Bond-Men Bondservants Bondwomen Bond-Women Cut Damage Death Destroyed Destruction Distress Disturbing Enemy Female Held Justify Kept Killed King's Loss Male Men-Servants Peace Perish Price Quiet Silent Slain Slaughter Slaves Sold Tongue Trouble Women Women-Servants Worthy

Adversary Although Annihilated Annihilation Bondmaids Bondmen Bond-Men Bondservants Bondwomen Bond-Women Cut Damage Death Destroyed Destruction Distress Disturbing Enemy Female Held Justify Kept Killed King's Loss Male Men-Servants Peace Perish Price Quiet Silent Slain Slaughter Slaves Sold Tongue Trouble Women Women-Servants Worthy

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