Esther 2:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Mordecai walked every day before the court of the women’s house, to know how Esther did, and what should become of her.”
Esther 2:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Esther 2:11 in 6 Bible Translations
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Esther 2:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Mordecai walked every day in front of the court of the women’s house, to find out how Esther was doing, and what would become of her.”
Esther 2:11 — World English Bible
Esther 2:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Mordecai walked every day before the court of the women’s house, to know how Esther did, and what would become of her. ”
Esther 2:11 — American Standard Version
Esther 2:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and during every day Mordecai is walking up and down before the court of the house of the women to know the welfare of Esther, and what is done with her.”
Esther 2:11 — Young's Literal Translation
Esther 2:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Mordecai walked every day before the court of the women's house, to know how Esther did, and what should become of her. ”
Esther 2:11 — Darby Translation
Esther 2:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Aud Mordecai walked euery day before the court of the womens house, to knowe if Ester did well, and what should be done with her.”
Esther 2:11 — Geneva Bible
Esther 2:11 in Context — Esther 2
9 And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness of him; and he speedily gave her her things for purification, with such things as belonged to her, and seven maidens, which were meet to be given her, out of the king’s house: and he preferred her and her maids unto the best place of the house of the women.
10 Esther had not shewed her people nor her kindred: for Mordecai had charged her that she should not shew it.
11 And Mordecai walked every day before the court of the women’s house, to know how Esther did, and what should become of her.
12 Now when every maid’s turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months, according to the manner of the women, (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, to wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, and with other things for the purifying of the women;)
13 Then thus came every maiden unto the king; whatsoever she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the women unto the king’s house.
What Does Esther 2:11 Mean?
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