Esther 8:4

Hebrew	וַיּ֤וֹשֶׁט הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ לְאֶסְתֵּ֔ר אֵ֖תplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת hebrew The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence. For example, in Genesis 1:1 the word is preceded by בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים ( שַׁרְבִ֣ט הַזָּהָ֑ב וַתָּ֣קָם אֶסְתֵּ֔ר וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖ד לִפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ
ESV	When the king held out the golden scepter to Esther,
NIV	Then the king extended the gold scepter to Esther and she arose and stood before him.
NLT	Again the king held out the gold scepter to Esther. So she rose and stood before him.
LXX	ἐξέτεινεν δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ greek δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English. ὁplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article βασιλεὺς Εσθηρ τὴνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ῥάβδον τὴνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article χρυσῆν ἐξηγέρθη δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ greek δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English. Εσθηρ παρεστηκέναι τῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article βασιλεῖ
KJV	Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king,

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