Esther (Bible)

by Anonymous; traditionally attributed to Mordecai

For works with similar titles, see Esther.

English-language translations of Ester include:

Hebrew version

Original Hebrew version used in the Jewish and Protestant canons

• "Esther" in the Wycliffe version of the Bible (1380s)
• "Esther" in the Bishops' version (1568)
• "Eſther" in the Authorized Version (1611)
• "Esther" in the King James version (1769)
• "Esther" in the American Standard version (1901)
• "Esther" in the Jewish Publication Society version (1917)
• "Esther" in the World English version (in progress since 1997)

• "Esther (Hebrew)" in the Wikisource edition (in progress since 2006)
• "Esther" in the Literal Standard Version of the Bible (2020)

Greek version

Version contained in the Greek Septuagint translation and used in the Catholic and Orthodox canons

• "Esther" in the Douay-Rheims version (1610)
• "Esther (Greek)" in the World English version (in progress since 1997)
• "Esther (Greek)" in the Wikisource edition (in progress since 2006)

See also

• "Additions to Esther", chapters of disputed canonicity which are placed in a separate book.