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href="/niv/esther/1.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />This is what happened during the time of Xerxes, the Xerxes who ruled over 127 provinces stretching from India to Cush:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/esther/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />These events happened in the days of King Xerxes, who reigned over 127 provinces stretching from India to Ethiopia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/esther/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Now in the days of Ahasuerus, the Ahasuerus who reigned from India to Ethiopia over 127 provinces,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/esther/1.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />This is what happened in the days of Xerxes, who reigned over 127 provinces from India to Cush.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/esther/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now it happened in the days of Ahasuerus, the Ahasuerus who reigned from India to Cush over 127 provinces,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/esther/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now it took place in the days of Ahasuerus, the Ahasuerus who reigned from India to Ethiopia over 127 provinces,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/esther/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now it took place in the days of Ahasuerus, the Ahasuerus who reigned from India to Ethiopia over 127 provinces,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/esther/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />It was in the days of Ahasuerus (Xerxes) who reigned from India to Ethiopia (Cush) over 127 provinces,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/esther/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />These events took place during the days of Ahasuerus, who ruled 127 provinces from India to Cush.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/esther/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />These events took place during the days of Ahasuerus, who ruled 127 provinces from India to Cush. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/esther/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />In the days of Xerxes the following events took place. This was the same Xerxes who ruled over 127 provinces from India to Sudan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/esther/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />This is a record of what happened during the reign of Ahasuerus, the Ahasuerus who ruled over 127 provinces from India to Cush.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/esther/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The following events happened in the days of Ahasuerus. (I am referring to that Ahasuerus who used to rule over a hundred and twenty-seven provinces extending all the way from India to Ethiopia.)</div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/esther/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this <i>is</i> Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, <i>over</i> an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/esther/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus (this <i>was</i> the Ahasuerus who reigned over one hundred and twenty-seven provinces, from India to Ethiopia),<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/esther/1.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus who reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over a hundred and seven and twenty provinces:)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/esther/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Now it happened in the days of Achshayarsh (this is Achshayarsh who reigned from India even to Ethiopia, over one hundred twenty-seven provinces),<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/esther/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Now it happened in the days of Ahasuerus (this is Ahasuerus who reigned from India even to Ethiopia, over one hundred twenty-seven provinces),<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/esther/1.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even to Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/esther/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus (this is Ahasuerus who reigned from India even unto Ethiopia, over a hundred and seven and twenty provinces),<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/esther/1.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus (this <i>is</i> the Ahasuerus who reigned from India even to Ethiopia, <i>over</i> a hundred and twenty-seven provinces),<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/esther/1.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />And it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus (that is, the Ahasuerus that reigned from India even to Ethiopia, over a hundred and twenty-seven provinces),<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/esther/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/esther/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus who reigned from India even to Cush, over a hundred and seven and twenty provinces:)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/esther/1.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br /><font color=#0000ff>(11:2) In the second yere of the reigne of great Artaxerxes in the first day of the moneth Nisan, Mardocheus the sonne of Iarus, the sonne of Semei, thesonne of Cis of the tribe of Beniamin had a dreame,<CM>(11:3) A Iewe dwelling in the citie of Susis, a noble man, that bare office in the Kings court.<CM>(11:4) Hee was also one of the captiuitie which Nabuchodonosor the King of Babylon brought from Ierusalem with Iechonias.<CM>(11:5) And this was his dreame, Beholde a noyse of a tempest with thunders, and earthquakes, and vproare in the land.<CM>(11:6) Beholde two great dragons came foorth ready to fight one against another.<CM>(11:7) Their cry was great, whereby all the heathen were ready to fight against the righteous people.<CM>(11:8) And the same day was full of darkenes and obscuritie, and trouble, and anguish: yea, aduersitie, and great affliction was vpon the earth.<CM>(11:9) For then ye righteous fearing their afflictions, were amased, & being ready to die, cried vnto God.<CM>(11:10) And while they were crying, ye litle well grew into a great riuer, and flowed ouer with great waters.<CM>(11:11) The light and the sunne rose vp, and the lowly were exalted, and deuoured the glorious.<CM>(11:12) Nowe when Mardocheus had seene this dreame, hee awoke and rose vp and thought in his heart vntill the night, what God would doe, and so he desired to knowe all the matter.<CM>(12:1) At the same time dwelt Mardocheus in the kings court with Bagathas, and Thara, the Kings eunuches and keepers of the palace.<CM>(12:2) But when hee heard their purpose, and their imaginations, he perceiued that they went about to laye their handes vpon the King Artaxerxes, and so he certified the King thereof.<CM>(12:3) Then caused the King to examine the two eunuches with torments, and when they had confessed it, they were put to death.<CM>(12:4) This the King caused to be put in the Chronicles. Mardocheus also wrote the same thing.<CM>(12:5) So the King commaunded that Mardocheus shoulde remaine in the court, and for the aduertisement, he gaue him a reward.<CM>(12:6) But Aman the sonne of Amadathus the Agagite, which was in great honour and reputation with the King, went about to hurt Mardocheus and his people, because of the two eunuches of the King that were put to death.</font><CM>In the dayes of Ahashuerosh (this is Ahashuerosh that reigned, from India euen vnto Ethiopia, ouer an hundreth, and seuen and twentie prouinces)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/esther/1.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />It came to passe that in the dayes of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus whiche raigned from India vnto Ethiopia, ouer an hundred and twentie and seuen prouinces)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/esther/1.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />In the tyme of Ahasuerus, which reigned from India vnto Ethiopia, ouer an hundreth and seuen and twentye londes,</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/esther/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And it comes to pass, in the days of Ahasuerus—he [is] Ahasuerus who is reigning from Hodu even to Cush, one hundred twenty-seven provinces—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/esther/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And it cometh to pass, in the days of Ahasuerus -- he is Ahasuerus who is reigning from Hodu even unto Cush, seven and twenty and a hundred provinces -- <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/esther/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And it will be in the days of Ahasuerus, (this Ahasuerus reigned from India and even to Cush; seven and twenty and one hundred provinces:)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/esther/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />In the days of Assuerus, who reigned from India to Ethiopia over a hundred and twenty-seven provinces: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/esther/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 3:1>In the days of Artaxerxes, who reigned from India to Ethiopia over one hundred twenty-seven provinces,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/esther/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And it was in the days of Akhshiresh, he was the son of Akhshiresh who was made king of India and unto Cush, over a hundred and twenty provinces.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/esther/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />NOW it came to pass in the days of Akhshirash, who reigned from India even to Ethiopia, over one hundred and twenty-seven provinces,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/esther/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />NOW IT came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus--this is Ahasuerus who reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over a hundred and seven and twenty provinces--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/esther/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And it came to pass after these things in the days of Artaxerxes, - (this Artaxerxes ruled over a hundred and twenty-seven provinces from India) -</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">This is what happened</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bî·mê (Prep-b:: N-mpc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">in the days</a> <a href="/hebrew/325.htm" title="325: ’ă·ḥaš·wê·rō·wōš (N-proper-ms) -- King of Persia. Or pachashrosh; of Persian origin; Achashverosh, the title of a Persian king.">of Xerxes,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/325.htm" title="325: ’ă·ḥaš·wê·rō·wōš (N-proper-ms) -- King of Persia. Or pachashrosh; of Persian origin; Achashverosh, the title of a Persian king."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4427.htm" title="4427: ham·mō·lêḵ (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence to take counsel.">who reigned over</a> <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651: še·ḇa‘ (Number-fs) -- Or shibrah; from shaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven; also seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number.">127</a> <a href="/hebrew/6242.htm" title="6242: wə·‘eś·rîm (Conj-w:: Number-cp) -- Twenty. From eser; twenty; also twentieth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: ū·mê·’āh (Conj-w:: Number-fs) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4082.htm" title="4082: mə·ḏî·nāh (N-fs) -- A province. From diyn; properly, a judgeship, i.e. Jurisdiction; by implication, a district; generally, a region.">provinces</a> <a href="/hebrew/1912.htm" title="1912: mê·hōd·dū (Prep-m:: N-proper-fs) -- India. Of foreign origin; Hodu.">from India</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: wə·‘aḏ- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3568.htm" title="3568: kūš (N-proper-fs) -- Probably of foreign origin; Cush, the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an Israelite.">Cush.</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/esther/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961. hayah (haw-yaw) -- to fall out, come to pass, become, be">And it cometh to pass</a><a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117. yowm (yome) -- day">, in the days</a><a href="/hebrew/325.htm" title="325. 'Achashverowsh (akh-ash-vay-rosh') -- king of Persia"> of Ahasuerus</a><a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931. huw' (hoo) -- he, she, it">—he</a><a href="/hebrew/325.htm" title="325. 'Achashverowsh (akh-ash-vay-rosh') -- king of Persia"> [is] Ahasuerus</a><a href="/hebrew/4427.htm" title="4427. malak (maw-lak') -- consult"> who is reigning</a><a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480. min (min) -- from"> from</a><a href="/hebrew/1912.htm" title="1912. Hoduw (ho'-doo) -- India"> Hodu</a><a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704. ad (ad) -- as far as, even to, up to, until, while"> even unto</a><a href="/hebrew/3568.htm" title="3568. Kuwsh (koosh) -- Cush"> Cush</a><a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651. sheba' (sheh'-bah) -- seven">, seven</a><a href="/hebrew/6242.htm" title="6242. esriym (es-reem') -- twenty"> and twenty</a><a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967. me'ah (may-aw') -- hundred"> and a hundred</a><a href="/hebrew/4082.htm" title="4082. mdiynah (med-ee-naw') -- a province"> provinces—</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/esther/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="היה vqw3msXa 1961">These events took place</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> during</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="יֹום_1 ncmpc 3117"> the days</a> <a href="/hebrew/325.htm" title="אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹושׁ np 325"> of Ahasuerus</a>, <a href="/hebrew/4427.htm" title="מלך_1 vqPmsa 4427"> who ruled</a> <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="שֶׁבַע_1 ucfsa 7651"> 127</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"></a> <a href="/hebrew/6242.htm" title="עֶשֶׂר ucbpa 6242"></a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"></a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="מֵאָה_1 ucfsa 3967"></a> <a href="/hebrew/4082.htm" title="מְדִינָה ncfsa 4082"> provinces</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> from</a> <a href="/hebrew/1912.htm" title="הֹדּוּ np 1912"> India</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="עַד_3 Pp 5704"> to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3568.htm" title="כּוּשׁ_1 np 3568"> Cush</a>. </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/esther/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961. hayah (haw-yaw) -- to fall out, come to pass, become, be">Now it took</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961. hayah (haw-yaw) -- to fall out, come to pass, become, be">place</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117. yowm (yome) -- day">in the days</a> <a href="/hebrew/325.htm" title="325. 'Achashverowsh (akh-ash-vay-rosh') -- king of Persia">of Ahasuerus,</a> <a href="/hebrew/325.htm" title="325. 'Achashverowsh (akh-ash-vay-rosh') -- king of Persia">the Ahasuerus</a> <a href="/hebrew/4427a.htm" title="4427a">who reigned</a> <a href="/hebrew/1912.htm" title="1912. Hoduw (ho'-doo) -- India">from India</a> <a href="/hebrew/3568a.htm" title="3568a">to Ethiopia</a> <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651. sheba' (sheh'-bah) -- seven">over 127</a> <a href="/hebrew/4082.htm" title="4082. mdiynah (med-ee-naw') -- a province">provinces,</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/esther/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117. yowm (yome) -- day">Now it came to pass in the days</a> <a href="/hebrew/325.htm" title="325. 'Achashverowsh (akh-ash-vay-rosh') -- king of Persia">of Ahasuerus,</a> <a href="/hebrew/325.htm" title="325. 'Achashverowsh (akh-ash-vay-rosh') -- king of Persia">(this [is] Ahasuerus</a> <a href="/hebrew/4427.htm" title="4427. malak (maw-lak') -- consult">which reigned,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1912.htm" title="1912. Hoduw (ho'-doo) -- India">from India</a> <a href="/hebrew/3568.htm" title="3568. Kuwsh (koosh) -- Cush">even unto Ethiopia,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967. me'ah (may-aw') -- hundred">[over] an hundred</a> <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651. sheba' (sheh'-bah) -- seven">and seven</a> <a href="/hebrew/6242.htm" title="6242. esriym (es-reem') -- twenty">and twenty</a> <a href="/hebrew/4082.htm" title="4082. mdiynah (med-ee-naw') -- a province">provinces:</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="Strong's">)</a> </span></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../nehemiah/13-31.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Nehemiah 13:31"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 13:31" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../esther/1-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Esther 1:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Esther 1:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <br /><br /> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>