Nehr · Esther 1

Esther 1:12

But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s commandment by his chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.

— Esther 1:12, King James Version
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World English Bible (WEB)

But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king's commandment by the chamberlains: therefore was the king very angry, and his anger burned in him.

American Standard Version (ASV)

But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s commandment by the chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and the queen Vashti refuseth to come in at the word of the king that <FI>is<Fi> by the hand of the eunuchs, and the king is very wroth, and his fury hath burned in him.

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