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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
ויאמר לי המלך על מה זה אתה מבקש ואתפלל אל אלהי השמים
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
vyAmr ly hmlk `l mh zh Ath mbqSH vAtpll Al Alhy hSHmym

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
et ait mihi rex pro qua re postulas et oravi Deum caeli

King James Variants
American King James Version   
Then the king said to me, For what do you make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
Then the king said unto me, For what do you make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
Authorized (King James) Version   
Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
New King James Version   
Then the king said to me, “What do you request?” So I prayed to the God of heaven.
21st Century King James Version   
Then the king said unto me, “For what dost thou make request?” So I prayed to the God of heaven.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
Darby Bible Translation   
And the king said to me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of the heavens.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
Then the king said to me: For what dost thou make request? And I prayed to the God of heaven,
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
Then the king said to me, “What are you requesting?” So I prayed to the God of heaven.
God's Word   
"What do you want?" the king asked me. So I prayed to the God of heaven,
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
Then the king asked me, "What is your request?" So I prayed to the God of heaven
International Standard Version   
The king answered, "What do you want?" So I prayed to the God of heaven
NET Bible   
The king responded, "What is it you are seeking?" Then I quickly prayed to the God of heaven
New American Standard Bible   
Then the king said to me, "What would you request?" So I prayed to the God of heaven.
New International Version   
The king said to me, "What is it you want?" Then I prayed to the God of heaven,
New Living Translation   
The king asked, "Well, how can I help you?" With a prayer to the God of heaven,
Webster's Bible Translation   
Then the king said to me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
The World English Bible   
Then the king said to me, "For what do you make request?" So I prayed to the God of heaven.
EasyEnglish Bible   
The king asked me, ‘What do you want me to do for you?’ So I prayed to our God who rules from heaven.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
And the king saith to me, `For what art thou seeking?' and I pray unto the God of the heavens,
New Life Version   
Then the king said to me, “What are you asking for?” So I prayed to the God of heaven.
The Voice Bible   
Artaxerxes: What is it you want? All at once, I prayed to the God of heaven
Living Bible   
“Well, what should be done?” the king asked. With a quick prayer to the God of heaven, I replied, “If it please Your Majesty and if you look upon me with your royal favor, send me to Judah to rebuild the city of my fathers!”
New Catholic Bible   
The king then said to me: “What do you wish to request of me?” Having first prayed to the God of heaven,
Legacy Standard Bible   
Then the king said to me, “What would you request?” So I prayed to the God of heaven.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of the heavens.
Christian Standard Bible   
Then the king asked me, “What is your request?” So I prayed to the God of the heavens
Amplified Bible © 1954   
The king said to me, For what do you ask? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
New Century Version   
Then the king said to me, “What do you want?” First I prayed to the God of heaven.
The Message   
The king then asked me, “So what do you want?” Praying under my breath to the God-of-Heaven, I said, “If it please the king, and if the king thinks well of me, send me to Judah, to the city where my family is buried, so that I can rebuild it.”
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
Then the king said to me, “What do you want?” So I prayed to the God of Heaven,
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Then the king said to me, “What do you request?” So I prayed to the God of heaven.
Good News Translation®   
The emperor asked, “What is it that you want?” I prayed to the God of Heaven,
Wycliffe Bible   
And the king said to me, For what thing askest thou? And I prayed (to the) God of heaven,
Contemporary English Version   
The king asked, “What do you want me to do?” I prayed to the God who rules from heaven.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Then the king said to me, “For what do you make request?” So I prayed to the God of heaven.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
Then the king said to me, “What do you request?” So I prayed to the God of heaven.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
Then the king said to me, ‘What do you request?’ So I prayed to the God of heaven.
Common English Bible © 2011   
The king asked, “What is it that you need?” I prayed to the God of heaven
Amplified Bible © 2015   
The king said to me, “What do you request?” So I prayed to the God of heaven.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
Then the king said to me, “What are you requesting?” So I prayed to the God of heaven.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
The king asked me, “What is it, then, that you wish?” I prayed to the God of heaven
New American Standard Bible   
Then the king said to me, “What would you request?” So I prayed to the God of heaven.
The Expanded Bible   
Then the king said to me, “What do you ·want [seek; request]?” ·First [Then; So] I prayed to the God of heaven.
Tree of Life Version   
The king asked me, “What is your request?” Then I prayed to the God of heaven,
Revised Standard Version   
Then the king said to me, “For what do you make request?” So I prayed to the God of heaven.
New International Reader's Version   
The king said to me, “What do you want?” I prayed to the God of heaven.
BRG Bible   
Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
Complete Jewish Bible   
The king asked me, “What is it that you want?” I prayed to the God of heaven,
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
Then the king said to me, ‘What do you request?’ So I prayed to the God of heaven.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
Then HaMelech said unto me, For what dost Thou make request? So I davened to Elohei HaShomayim.
Names of God Bible   
“What do you want?” the king asked me. So I prayed to the Elohim of heaven,
Modern English Version   
So the king said to me, “What are you requesting about this matter?” Immediately, I prayed to the God of heaven
Easy-to-Read Version   
Then the king said to me, “What do you want me to do?” Before I answered, I prayed to the God of heaven.
International Children’s Bible   
Then the king said to me, “What do you want?” First I prayed to the God of heaven.
Lexham English Bible   
Then the king said to me, “What is your request?” So I prayed to the God of the heavens.
New International Version - UK   
The king said to me, ‘What is it you want?’ Then I prayed to the God of heaven,