3 verses · English Standard Version · Essentially literal
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Esther Chapter 10 contains 3 verses and is presented here in the English Standard Version (ESV), which uses a essentially literal approach. Read the full text below, compare with other translations, or navigate to any of the 10 chapters in Esther.
1King Ahasuerus imposed tax on the land and on the coastlands of the sea.
2And all the acts of his power and might, and the full account of the high honor of Mordecai, to which the king advanced him, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?
3For Mordecai the Jew was second in rank to King Ahasuerus, and he was great among the Jews and popular with the multitude of his brothers, for he sought the welfare of his people and spoke peace to all his people.
Esther 10 in the English Standard Version (ESV) contains 3 verses. The ESV uses a essentially literal approach, first published in 2001 (rev. 2016).
The English Standard Version uses essentially literal, balancing accuracy with modern readability. Compare this with the NIV (dynamic equivalence) version of Esther 10 for a different perspective.
Esther Chapter 10 contains 3 verses in the English Standard Version. The book of Esther has 10 chapters total.