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Berean Standard Bible

“For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows if perhaps you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?””

Esther 4:14

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Haman, the Persian king's highest official, has obtained a royal decree to destroy all the Jews in the empire on a single day. Esther, a Jewish woman who became queen without revealing her background, hesitates to approach the king uninvited, which could mean death.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows if perhaps you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”

World English Bible (WEB)

For if you remain silent now, then relief and deliverance will come to the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Who knows if you haven’t come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”

King James Version (KJV)

For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?

American Standard Version (ASV)

For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then will relief and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place, but thou and thy father`s house will perish: and who knoweth whether thou art not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

If at this time you say nothing, then help and salvation will come to the Jews from some other place, but you and your father's family will come to destruction: and who is to say that you have not come to the kingdom even for such a time as this?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Porque si absolutamente callares en este tiempo, respiro y libertación tendrán los Judíos de otra parte; mas tú y la casa de tu padre pereceréis. ¿Y quién sabe si para esta hora te han hecho llegar al reino?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Si callas en un tiempo como este, Dios salvará a los judíos de alguna otra manera, pero tú y tu familia morirán. ¿Y quién sabe si no es para ayudar a tu pueblo en un momento como este que has llegado a ser reina?».

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