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Bible in Basic English
Then the king put out the rod of gold to Esther, and she got up before the king.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king,
Holman Bible
The king extended the gold scepter
International Standard Version
The king extended the golden scepter to Esther, and she got up and stood before the king.
A Conservative Version
Then the king held out to Esther the golden scepter. So Esther arose, and stood before the king.
American Standard Version
Then the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre. So Esther arose, and stood before the king.
Amplified
Then the king held out to Esther the golden scepter. So Esther arose and stood before the king.
Darby Translation
And the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. And Esther arose and stood before the king,
Julia Smith Translation
And the king will stretch out to Esther the scepter of gold: and Esther will rise and stand before the king,
King James 2000
Then the king held out the golden scepter toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king,
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the king held out to Esther the scepter of gold, and Esther rose and stood before the king,
Modern King James verseion
Then the king held out the golden scepter toward Esther. And Esther arose and stood before the king,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the king held out the golden scepter unto Esther. Then rose Esther, and stood before the king,
NET Bible
When the king extended to Esther the gold scepter, she arose and stood before the king.
New Heart English Bible
Then the king held out to Esther the golden scepter. So Esther arose, and stood before the king.
The Emphasized Bible
And the king held out unto Esther, the golden sceptre, - so Esther arose, and stood before the king;
Webster
Then the king held out the golden scepter towards Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king,
World English Bible
Then the king held out to Esther the golden scepter. So Esther arose, and stood before the king.
Youngs Literal Translation
and the king holdeth out to Esther the golden sceptre, and Esther riseth, and standeth before the king,
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Esther 8:4
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Mordecai Is Promoted
3 Then Esther again came before the king, falling down at his feet, and made request to him with weeping, that he would put a stop to the evil purposes of Haman the Agagite and the designs which he had made against the Jews. 4 Then the king put out the rod of gold to Esther, and she got up before the king. 5 And she said, If it is the king's pleasure and if I have his approval and this thing seems right to the king and I am pleasing to him, then let letters be sent giving orders against those which Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, sent out for the destruction of the Jews in all divisions of the kingdom:
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Esther 4:11
It is common knowledge among all the king's servants and the people of every part of the kingdom, that if anyone, man or woman, comes to the king in his inner room without being sent for, there is only one law for him, that he is to be put to death; only those to whom the king's rod of gold is stretched out may keep their lives: but I have not been sent for to come before the king these thirty days.
Esther 5:2
And when the king saw Esther the queen waiting in the inner room, looking kindly on her he put out the rod of gold in his hand to her. So Esther came near and put her fingers on the top of the rod.