Septuagint Esther
LXX — Including the six Additions that name God
271 verses • 35 variants documented • 6 theologically significant • 2nd–1st c. BCE
About This Tradition
The Septuagint Esther is famously longer than the Masoretic Text, containing six Additions (labeled A through F) that add 107 verses not found in the Hebrew. The most striking difference: the MT of Esther never mentions God. The LXX Additions correct this, introducing prayers, divine interventions, and explicit theological commentary.
Chapters 1–10 are presented as verse-by-verse variant comparisons against the MT. The six Additions are standalone renderings since they have no Hebrew counterpart.
Chapters 1–10 (Variant Comparison)
Chapter 1 22 verses
7 variants
Chapter 2 23 verses
2 theological
6 variants
Chapter 3 15 verses
1 theological
3 variants
Chapter 4 17 verses
1 theological
2 variants
Chapter 5 14 verses
2 major
2 variants
Chapter 6 14 verses
1 theological
3 variants
Chapter 7 10 verses
4 variants
Chapter 8 16 verses
1 theological
3 variants
Chapter 9 32 verses
4 variants
Chapter 10 3 verses
1 variant
Deuterocanonical Additions (A–F)
Addition A (Mordecai's Dream) 17 verses
standalone
Addition B (King's First Decree) 7 verses
standalone
Addition C (Prayers of Mordecai and Esther) 30 verses
standalone
Addition D (Esther Before the King) 16 verses
standalone
Addition E (King's Second Decree) 24 verses
standalone
Addition F (Interpretation of Mordecai's Dream) 11 verses
standalone