KJV:
Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.
NASB:
"Go, assemble all the Jews who are found in Susa, and fast for me; do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my maidens also will fast in the same way. And thus I will go in to the king, which is not according to the law; and if I perish, I perish."
KJV:
And his sons went and feasted in their houses, every one his day; and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.
NASB:
His sons used to go and hold a feast in the house of each one on his day, and they would send and invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them.
KJV:
And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house:
NASB:
Now on the day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house,
KJV:
While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
NASB:
While he was still speaking, another also came and said, "The fire of God fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and the servants and consumed them, and I alone have escaped to tell you."
KJV:
While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house:
NASB:
While he was still speaking, another also came and said, "Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house,
KJV:
Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.
NASB:
"His harvest the hungry devour And take it to a place of thorns, And the schemer is eager for their wealth.
KJV:
Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
NASB:
"Can something tasteless be eaten without salt, Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?