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Esther Pleads for Her People

Esther 7:5

In 11 translations

BSB
Then King Xerxes spoke up and asked Queen Esther, “Who is this, and where is the one who would devise such a scheme?”Hebrew whose heart has filled him to do
KJV
¶ Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so?that…: Heb. whose heart hath filled him
WEB
Then King Ahasuerus said to Esther the queen, “Who is he, and where is he who dared presume in his heart to do so?” The king said, “Who has dared to do this thing?”
ASV
Then spake the king Ahasuerus and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so?
LSV
And King Ahasuerus says, indeed, he says to Esther the queen, “Who [is] he—this one? And where [is] this one whose heart has filled him to do so?”
YLT
And the king Ahasuerus saith, yea, he saith to Esther the queen, 'Who [is] he — this one? and where [is] this one? — he whose heart hath filled him to do so?'
DBY
And king Ahasuerus spoke and said to Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he that has filled his heart to do so?
DRC
And king Assuerus answered and said: Who is this, and of what power, that he should do these things?
GNV
Then King Ahashuerosh answered, and said vnto the Queene Ester, Who is he? and where is he that presumeth to doe thus?
JPS
Then spoke the king Ahasuerus and said unto Esther the queen: 'Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so?'
LXXE
And the king said, Who is this that has dared to do this thing?

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ וַיֹּ֖אמֶר לְאֶסְתֵּ֣ר הַמַּלְכָּ֑ה מִ֣י ה֥וּא זֶה֙ וְאֵֽי־זֶ֣ה ה֔וּא אֲשֶׁר־מְלָא֥וֹ לִבּ֖וֹ לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת כֵּֽן׃
LXX-Br
Εἶπε δὲ ὁ βασιλεὺς, τίς οὗτος, ὅστις ἐτόλμησε ποιῆσαι τὸ πρᾶγμα τοῦτο;

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  • Genesis 27:33Isaac began to tremble violently and said, “Who was it, then, who hunted the game and brought it to me? Before you came in, I ate it all and blessed him—and indeed, he will be blessed!”
  • Job 9:24The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He blindfolds its judges. If it is not He, then who is it?
  • Acts 5:3Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land?

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