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Bible in Basic English

Then the king's servants who were in the king's house said to Mordecai, Why do you go against the king's order?

New American Standard Bible

Then the king’s servants who were at the king’s gate said to Mordecai, “Why are you transgressing the king’s command?”

King James Version

Then the king's servants, which were in the king's gate, said unto Mordecai, Why transgressest thou the king's commandment?

Holman Bible

The members of the royal staff at the King’s Gate asked Mordecai, “Why are you disobeying the king’s command?”

International Standard Version

The king's ministers who were in the king's gate asked Mordecai, "Why are you disobeying the king's command?"

A Conservative Version

Then the king's servants, who were in the king's gate, said to Mordecai, Why do thou transgress the king's commandment?

American Standard Version

Then the king's servants, that were in the king's gate, said unto Mordecai, Why transgressest thou the king's commandment?

Amplified

Then the king’s servants who were at the king’s gate said to Mordecai, “Why are you disregarding the king’s command?”

Darby Translation

Then the king's servants, who were in the king's gate, said to Mordecai, Why transgressest thou the king's commandment?

Julia Smith Translation

And the king's servants that were in the king's gate will say to Mordecai, Wherefore dost thou pass by the king's Command?

King James 2000

Then the king's servants, who were in the king's gate, said unto Mordecai, Why transgress you the king's commandment?

Lexham Expanded Bible

And the king's servants who [were] at the gate of the king said to Mordecai, "Why [are] you transgressing the command of the king?"

Modern King James verseion

And the king's servants in the king's gate said to Mordecai, Why do you transgress the king's command?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Then the king's servants which were in the king's gate, said unto Mordecai, "Why transgressest thou the king's commandment?"

NET Bible

Then the servants of the king who were at the king's gate asked Mordecai, "Why are you violating the king's commandment?"

New Heart English Bible

Then the king's servants, who were in the king's gate, said to Mordecai, "Why do you disobey the king's commandment?"

The Emphasized Bible

Then said the king's servants who were in the king's gate unto Mordecai, -

Webster

Then the king's servants who were in the king's gate, said to Mordecai, Why dost thou transgress the king's commandment?

World English Bible

Then the king's servants, who were in the king's gate, said to Mordecai, "Why do you disobey the king's commandment?"

Youngs Literal Translation

And the servants of the king, who are in the gate of the king, say to Mordecai, 'Wherefore art thou transgressing the command of the king?'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Then the king's
מלך 
melek 
Usage: 2521

עבד 
`ebed 
Usage: 800

which were in the king's
מלך 
melek 
Usage: 2521

שׁער 
Sha`ar 
Usage: 374

מרדּכּי 
Mord@kay 
Usage: 60

עבר 
`abar 
over, pass, through, pass by, go, away, pass on,
Usage: 557

thou the king's
מלך 
melek 
Usage: 2521

References

Fausets

Morish

Watsons

Context Readings

Haman Is Promoted

2 And all the king's servants who were in the king's house went down to the earth before Haman and gave him honour: for so the king had given orders. But Mordecai did not go down before him or give him honour. 3 Then the king's servants who were in the king's house said to Mordecai, Why do you go against the king's order? 4 Now when they had said this to him day after day and he gave no attention, they let Haman have news of it, to see if Mordecai's behaviour would be overlooked: for he had said to them that he was a Jew.


Cross References

Esther 3:2

And all the king's servants who were in the king's house went down to the earth before Haman and gave him honour: for so the king had given orders. But Mordecai did not go down before him or give him honour.

Exodus 1:17

But the women had the fear of God, and did not do as the king of Egypt said, but let the male children go on living.

Esther 2:19

And when the virgins came together in the second house of the women, Mordecai took his seat in the doorway of the king's house.

Matthew 15:2-3

Why do your disciples go against the teaching of the fathers? for they take food with unwashed hands.

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