Esther 9:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman; what have they done in the rest of the king’s provinces? now what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: or what is thy request further? and it shall be done.”

Esther 9:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Esther 9:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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Esther 9:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The king said to Esther the queen, “The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in the citadel of Susa, including the ten sons of Haman; what then have they done in the rest of the king’s provinces! Now what is your petition? It shall be granted you. What is your further request? It shall be done.””

Esther 9:12 — World English Bible

Esther 9:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman; what then have they done in the rest of the king’s provinces! Now what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: or what is thy request further? and it shall be done.”

Esther 9:12 — American Standard Version

Esther 9:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and the king saith to Esther the queen, `In Shushan the palace have the Jews slain and destroyed five hundred men, and the ten sons of Haman; in the rest of the provinces of the king what have they done? and what <FI>is<Fi> thy petition? and it is given to thee; and what thy request again? and it is done.'”

Esther 9:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Esther 9:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the king said to Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the fortress, and the ten sons of Haman; what have they done in the rest of the king's provinces? And what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee; and what is thy request further? and it shall be done.”

Esther 9:12 — Darby Translation

Esther 9:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And the King sayd vnto the Queene Ester, The Iewes haue slayne in Shushan the palace and destroyed fiue hundreth men, and the ten sonnes of Haman: what haue they done in the rest of the Kings prouinces? and what is thy petition, that it may be giuen thee? or what is thy request moreouer, that it may be performed?”

Esther 9:12 — Geneva Bible

Esther 9:12 in Context — Esther 9

10 les dix fils d’Haman, fils d’Hammedatha, l’ennemi des Juifs. Mais ils ne mirent pas la main au pillage.

11 Ce jour-là, le nombre de ceux qui avaient été tués dans Suse, la capitale, parvint à la connaissance du roi.

12 Et le roi dit à la reine Esther: Les Juifs ont tué et fait périr dans Suse, la capitale, cinq cents hommes et les dix fils d’Haman; qu’auront-ils fait dans le reste des provinces du roi? Quelle est ta demande? Elle te sera accordée. Que désires-tu encore? Tu l’obtiendras.

13 Esther répondit: Si le roi le trouve bon, qu’il soit permis aux Juifs qui sont à Suse d’agir encore demain selon le décret d’aujourd’hui, et que l’on pende au bois les dix fils d’Haman.

14 Et le roi ordonna de faire ainsi. L’édit fut publié dans Suse. On pendit les dix fils d’Haman;

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