Esther 8:6 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

for how do I endure when I have looked on the evil that doth find my people? and how do I endure when I have looked on the destruction of my kindred?`

English ASV

for how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?

English Amplified

For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come upon my people? Or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come upon my people? Or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

For how could I bear to see the disaster that would befall my people? How could I bear to see the destruction of my kindred?”

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

For how could I bear to see the disaster that would come on my people? How could I bear to see the destruction of my relatives?”

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

For how shall I endure to see the evil that shall befall my people? and how shall I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?

English EASY 2024

I cannot let this evil thing happen to my relatives. I have to do something to stop it.’

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

I am begging the king because I could not bear to see these terrible things happen to my people. I could not bear to see my family killed."

For how can I bear to see the calamity that is coming to my people? Or how can I bear to see the destruction of my kindred?"

English GNT (Good News Translation)

How can I endure it if this disaster comes on my people, and my own relatives are killed?”

English God's Word - GW 1995

I cannot bear to see my people suffer such evil. And I simply cannot bear to see the destruction of my relatives."

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

For how could I bear to see the evil that would come on my people? How could I bear to see the destruction of my relatives?"

English KJV 1611

For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?

English LSB

For how can I endure to see the calamity which will befall my people, and how can I endure to see the perishing of my kinsmen?”

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

For how am I able to watch the evil that will unfold against my people? How can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?”

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"For how can I endure to see the calamity which will befall my people, and how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?"

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

For how can I witness the evil that is to befall my people, and how can I behold the destruction of my race?"

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

For how can I watch the calamity that will befall my people, and how can I watch the destruction of my relatives?”

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

I couldn't stand by and see the horrible trouble that would fall on my people! I couldn't stand to see my family destroyed!"

English NIV

For how can I bear to see disaster fall on my people? How can I bear to see the destruction of my family?"

English NKJ 1982

For how can I endure to see the evil that will come to my people? Or how can I endure to see the destruction of my countrymen?”

English NLT

For how can I endure to see my people and my family slaughtered and destroyed?"

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

For how can I bear to see the calamity that is coming on my people? Or how can I bear to see the destruction of my kindred?"

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

For how can I endure to see the calamity that is coming to my people? Or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?”

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

For how can I endure it, to see my people butchered and destroyed?“

English Tyndale 1537

For how can I see the evil that shall happen unto my people? and how can I look upon the destruction of my kindred?

Esther 8:6 — Compare Translations