Esther 10 Comparison: Catholic Public Domain vs KJV with Apocrypha
Esther 10
1Truly, king Artaxerxes made all the land, and all the islands of the sea, tributaries.
2And his strength and his authority, and the dignity and supremacy with which he exalted Mordecai, have been written in the books of the Medes and the Persians,
3and how Mordecai of Jewish birth, was second after king Artaxerxes, and great among the Jews, and acceptable to the people of his brethren, seeking the good of his people, and speaking about things which pertained to peace for their descendants.
4And Mordecai said, “By God have these things been done.
5I remember a dream that I saw, which signified these same things, and nothing of this whatsoever has failed to occur.
6The little fountain which grew into a river, and had turned into light and into the sun, and overflowed into many waters, is Esther, whom the king received as wife and whom he preferred to be queen.
7But the two dragons are I and Haman.
8The peoples who gathered together are those who had attempted to erase the name of the Jews.
9And my people is Israel, who cried out to the Lord, and the Lord brought salvation to his people, and he freed us from all evils, and he created great signs and portents among the nations.
10And he commanded there to be two lots, one for the people of God and the other for all the nations.
11And both lots arrived at the day appointed before God, even from that past time, for all peoples.
12And the Lord remembered his people and had mercy on his inheritance.
13And these days shall be observed in the month of Adar, on the fourteenth and fifteenth day of the same month, with all zealousness and joy, by the people gathered together into one union, throughout all the generations hereafter of the people of Israel.”
Esther 10
1And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea.
2And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the declaration of the greatness of Mordecai, whereunto the king advanced him, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?
3For Mordecai the Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the wealth of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.
Understanding Catholic Public Domain vs KJV with Apocrypha in Esther 10
Catholic Public Domain (CPDV)
Modern Catholic translation in the public domain with deuterocanonical books. Clear, contemporary English while preserving a formal tone. A strong option for Catholic reading plans and study.
KJV with Apocrypha (KJVA)
The complete King James Version (1611) including the 14 Apocrypha books interlaced between the Old and New Testaments. Essential for studying the text as it was originally published and for exploring deuterocanonical literature.
You are viewing a side-by-side comparison of Esther 10 in the Catholic Public Domain and KJV with Apocrypha. Comparing these two versions can help shed light on the nuances of the original text.
Key Comparison: Esther 10:1
"Truly, king Artaxerxes made all the land, and all the islands of the sea, tributaries."
"And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea."
