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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
ויחרישו ולא ענו אתו דבר כי מצות המלך היא לאמר לא תענהו
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
vyKHrySHv vlA `nv Atv dbr ky mTSvt hmlk hyA lAmr lA t`nhv

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
et siluerunt et non responderunt ei verbum mandaverat enim rex dicens ne respondeatis ei

King James Variants
American King James Version   
But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
But they held their peace, and answered him not a word; for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not.
Darby Bible Translation   
And they were silent, and answered him not a word; for the king's command was, saying, Answer him not.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
And they held their peace, and answered him not a word. For the king had commanded, saying: answer him not.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
But they were silent and answered him not a word, for the king’s command was, “Do not answer him.”
God's Word   
They were silent and didn't say anything to him because the king commanded them not to answer him.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
But they kept silent; they didn't say anything, for the king's command was, "Don't answer him."
International Standard Version   
But the people remained silent and didn't respond to him with so much as a single word, because the king had commanded, "Don't answer him."
NET Bible   
They were silent and did not respond, for the king had ordered, "Don't respond to him."
New American Standard Bible   
But they were silent and answered him not a word; for the king's commandment was, "Do not answer him."
New International Version   
But the people remained silent and said nothing in reply, because the king had commanded, "Do not answer him."
New Living Translation   
But the people were silent and did not utter a word because Hezekiah had commanded them, "Do not answer him."
Webster's Bible Translation   
But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not.
The World English Bible   
But they remained silent, and said nothing in reply, for the king's commandment was, "Don't answer him."