Esther 1:21

In 11 translations

BSB

The king and his princes were pleased with this counsel; so the king did as Memucan had advised.

KJV

And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:pleased…: Heb. was good in the eyes of the king

WEB

This advice pleased the king and the princes, and the king did according to the word of Memucan: This advice pleased the king and the princes; and the king did as Memucan had said,

ASV

And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:

LSV

And the thing is good in the eyes of the king, and of the princes, and the king does according to the word of Memucan,

YLT

And the thing is good in the eyes of the king, and of the princes, and the king doth according to the word of Memucan,

DBY

And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan.

DRC

His counsel pleased the king, and the princes: and the king did according to the counsel of Mamuchan.

GNV

And this saying pleased the King and the princes, and the King did according to the worde of Memucan.

JPS

And the word pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan;

LXXE

And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did as Muchæus had said,

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WLC

וַיִּיטַב֙ הַדָּבָ֔ר בְּעֵינֵ֥י הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וְהַשָּׂרִ֑ים וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ כִּדְבַ֥ר מְמוּכָֽן׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ ἤρεσεν ὁ λόγος τῷ βασιλεῖ καὶ τοῖς ἄρχουσι· καὶ ἐποίησεν ὁ βασιλεὺς καθὰ ἐλάλησεν ὁ Μουχαῖος,

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• Esther 2:4Then let the young woman who pleases the king become queen in place of Vashti.” This suggestion pleased the king, and he acted accordingly.
• Genesis 41:37This proposal pleased Pharaoh and all his officials.
• Esther 1:19So if it pleases the king, let him issue a royal decree, and let it be recorded in the laws of Persia and Media so that it cannot be repealed, that Vashti shall never again enter the presence of King Xerxes, and that…

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