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Esther 7:4

NETBible	For we have been sold¹ – both I and my people – to destruction and to slaughter and to annihilation! If we had simply been sold as male and female slaves, I would have remained silent, for such distress would not have been sufficient for troubling the king.”
NIV © biblegateway Est 7:4	For I and my people have been sold for destruction and slaughter and annihilation. If we had merely been sold as male and female slaves, I would have kept quiet, because no such distress would justify disturbing the king."
NASB © biblegateway Est 7:4	for we have been sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be killed and to be annihilated. Now if we had only been sold as slaves, men and women, I would have remained silent, for the trouble would not be commensurate with the annoyance to the king."
NLT © biblegateway Est 7:4	For my people and I have been sold to those who would kill, slaughter, and annihilate us. If we had only been sold as slaves, I could remain quiet, for that would have been a matter too trivial to warrant disturbing the king."
MSG © biblegateway Est 7:4	"We've been sold, I and my people, to be destroyed--sold to be massacred, eliminated. If we had just been sold off into slavery, I wouldn't even have brought it up; our troubles wouldn't have been worth bothering the king over."
BBE © SABDAweb Est 7:4	For we are given up, I and my people, to destruction and death and to be cut off. If we had been taken as men-servants and women-servants for a price, I would have said nothing, for our trouble is little in comparison with the king’s loss.
NRSV © bibleoremus Est 7:4	For we have been sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be killed, and to be annihilated. If we had been sold merely as slaves, men and women, I would have held my peace; but no enemy can compensate for this damage to the king."
NKJV © biblegateway Est 7:4	"For we have been sold, my people and I, to be destroyed, to be killed, and to be annihilated. Had we been sold as male and female slaves, I would have held my tongue, although the enemy could never compensate for the king’s loss."
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KJV	For we are sold <04376> (8738)_, I and my people <05971>_, to be destroyed <08045> (8687)_, to be slain <02026> (8800)_, and to perish <06> (8763)_. But if <0432> we had been sold <04376> (8738) for bondmen <05650> and bondwomen <08198>_, I had held my tongue <02790> (8689)_, although the enemy <06862> could not countervail <07737> (8802) the king's <04428> damage <05143>_. {to be destroyed...: Heb. that they should destroy, and kill, and cause to perish}
NASB © biblegateway Est 7:4	for we have been sold <04376> , I and my people <05971> , to be destroyed <08045> , to be killed <02026> and to be annihilated <06> . Now if <0432> we had only been sold <04376> as slaves <08198> <5650>, men and women <08198> , I would have remained <02790> silent <02790> , for the trouble <06862> would not be commensurate <07737> with the annoyance <05143> to the king <04428> ."
LXXM	eprayhmen <4097> V-API-1P gar <1063> PRT egw <1473> P-NS te <5037> PRT kai <2532> CONJ o <3588> T-NSM laov <2992> N-NSM mou <1473> P-GS eiv <1519> PREP apwleian <684> N-ASF kai <2532> CONJ diarpaghn {N-ASF} kai <2532> CONJ douleian <1397> N-ASF hmeiv <1473> P-NP kai <2532> CONJ ta <3588> T-NPN tekna <5043> N-NPN hmwn <1473> P-GP eiv <1519> PREP paidav <3816> N-APM kai <2532> CONJ paidiskav <3814> N-APF kai <2532> CONJ parhkousa {V-AAI-1S} ou <3364> ADV gar <1063> PRT axiov <514> A-NSM o <3588> T-NSM diabolov <1228> N-NSM thv <3588> T-GSF aulhv <833> N-GSF tou <3588> T-GSM basilewv <935> N-GSM
NET [draft] ITL	For <03588> we have been sold <04376> – both I <0589> and my people <05971> – to destruction <08045> and to slaughter <02026> and to annihilation <06> ! If <0432> we had simply been sold <04376> as male and female <08198> slaves <05650> , I would have remained silent <02790> , for <03588> such distress <06862> would not <0369> have been sufficient <07737> for troubling <05143> the king <04428> .”
HEBREW	o Klmh <04428> qznb <05143> hws <07737> ruh <06862> Nya <0369> yk <03588> ytsrxh <02790> wnrkmn <04376> twxpslw <08198> Mydbel <05650> wlaw <0432> dbalw <06> gwrhl <02026> dymshl <08045> ymew <05971> yna <0589> wnrkmn <04376> yk (7:4) <03588>


NETBible	For we have been sold¹ – both I and my people – to destruction and to slaughter and to annihilation! If we had simply been sold as male and female slaves, I would have remained silent, for such distress would not have been sufficient for troubling the king.”
NET Notes	¹sn The passive verb (“have been sold”) is noncommittal and nonaccusatory with regard to the king’s role in the decision to annihilate the Jews.