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Esther 1:14

NETBible	Those who were closest to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan. These men were the seven officials of Persia and Media who saw the king on a regular basis¹ and had the most prominent offices² in the kingdom.
NIV © biblegateway Est 1:14	and were closest to the king—Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena and Memucan, the seven nobles of Persia and Media who had special access to the king and were highest in the kingdom.
NASB © biblegateway Est 1:14	and were close to him: Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media who had access to the king’s presence and sat in the first place in the kingdom—
NLT © biblegateway Est 1:14	The names of these men were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan––seven high officials of Persia and Media. They were his closest associates and held the highest positions in the empire.
MSG © biblegateway Est 1:14	Those closest to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven highest-ranking princes of Persia and Media, the inner circle with access to the king's ear.
BBE © SABDAweb Est 1:14	And second only to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven rulers of Persia and Media, who were friends of the king, and had the first places in the kingdom:)
NRSV © bibleoremus Est 1:14	and those next to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven officials of Persia and Media, who had access to the king, and sat first in the kingdom):
NKJV © biblegateway Est 1:14	those closest to him being Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who had access to the king’s presence, and who ranked highest in the kingdom):
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KJV	And the next <07138> unto him [was] Carshena <03771>_, Shethar <08369>_, Admatha <0133>_, Tarshish <08659>_, Meres <04825>_, Marsena <04826>_, [and] Memucan <04462>_, the seven <07651> princes <08269> of Persia <06539> and Media <04074>_, which saw <07200> (8802) the king's <04428> face <06440>_, [and] which sat <03427> (8802) the first <07223> in the kingdom <04438>;)
NASB © biblegateway Est 1:14	and were close <07138> to him: Carshena <03771> , Shethar <08369> , Admatha <0133> , Tarshish <08659> , Meres <04825> , Marsena <04826> and Memucan <04462> , the seven <07651> princes <08269> of Persia <06539> and Media <04074> who had access <07200> to the king's <04428> presence <06440> and sat <03427> in the first <07223> place in the kingdom <04438> --
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ proshlyen <4334> V-AAI-3S autw <846> D-DSM arkesaiov {N-PRI} kai <2532> CONJ sarsayaiov {N-PRI} kai <2532> CONJ malhsear {N-PRI} oi <3588> T-NPM arcontev <758> N-NPM perswn {N-GPM} kai <2532> CONJ mhdwn {N-GPM} oi <3588> T-NPM egguv <1451> ADV tou <3588> T-GSM basilewv <935> N-GSM oi <3588> T-NPM prwtoi <4413> A-NPMS parakayhmenoi {V-PMPNP} tw <3588> T-DSM basilei <935> N-DSM
NET [draft] ITL	Those who were closest <07138> to <0413> him were Carshena <03771> , Shethar <08369> , Admatha <0133> , Tarshish <08659> , Meres <04825> , Marsena <04826> , and Memucan <04462> . These men were the seven <07651> officials <08269> of Persia <06539> and Media <04074> who saw <07200> the king <04428> on a regular basis <06440> and had the most prominent <07223> offices <03427> in the kingdom <04438> .
HEBREW	twklmb <04438> hnsar <07223> Mybsyh <03427> Klmh <04428> ynp <06440> yar <07200> ydmw <04074> orp <06539> yrv <08269> tebs <07651> Nkwmm <04462> anorm <04826> orm <04825> sysrt <08659> atmda <0133> rts <08369> ansrk <03771> wyla <0413> brqhw (1:14) <07138>

NETBible

Those who were closest to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan. These men were the seven officials of Persia and Media who saw the king on a regular basis¹ and had the most prominent offices² in the kingdom.

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “seers of the face of the king”; NASB “who had access to the king’s presence.”

²tn Heb “were sitting first”; NAB “held first rank in the realm.”