NETBible | The king’s servants who attended him said, “Let a search be conducted in the king’s behalf for attractive young women. 1 |
NIV © |
Then the king’s personal attendants proposed, "Let a search be made for beautiful young virgins for the king. |
NASB © |
Then the king’s attendants, who served him, said, "Let beautiful young virgins be sought for the king. |
NLT © |
So his attendants suggested, "Let us search the empire to find beautiful young virgins for the king. |
MSG © |
the king's young attendants stepped in and got the ball rolling: "Let's begin a search for beautiful young virgins for the king. |
BBE © |
Then the servants who were waiting on the king said to him, Let search be made for some fair young virgins for the king: |
NRSV © |
Then the king’s servants who attended him said, "Let beautiful young virgins be sought out for the king. |
NKJV © |
Then the king’s servants who attended him said: "Let beautiful young virgins be sought for the king; |
KJV | Then said <0559> (8799) the king's <04428> servants <05288> that ministered <08334> (8764) unto him, Let there be fair <02896> <04758> young <05291> virgins <01330> sought <01245> (8762) for the king <04428>_: |
NASB © |
Then the king's <4428> attendants <5288> , who served <8334> him, said <559> , "Let beautiful <2896> young <5291> virgins <1330> be sought <1245> for the king .<4428> |
LXXM | kai <2532> CONJ eipan {V-AAI-3P} oi <3588> T-NPM diakonoi <1249> N-NPM tou <3588> T-GSM basilewv <935> N-GSM zhthyhtw <2212> V-APD-3S tw <3588> T-DSM basilei <935> N-DSM korasia <2877> N-APN afyora {A-APN} kala <2570> A-APN tw <3588> T-DSN eidei <1491> N-DSN |
NET [draft] ITL | The king’s <04428> servants <05288> who attended <08334> him said <0559> , “Let a search <01245> be conducted in the king’s <04428> behalf for attractive <04758> <02896> young women <01330> <05291> |
HEBREW | harm <04758> twbwj <02896> twlwtb <01330> twren <05291> Klml <04428> wsqby <01245> wytrsm <08334> Klmh <04428> yren <05288> wrmayw (2:2) <0559> |
NETBible | The king’s servants who attended him said, “Let a search be conducted in the king’s behalf for attractive young women. 1 |
NET Notes |
1 tn Heb “young women, virgins, good of form.” The same phrase also occurs in v. 3. |