Esther 1
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Esther 1:20-22

20Andwhentheking’sהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428decreewhichheshallmakeH5414shallbepublishedthroughoutallhiskingdomמַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.ToH4438(foritisgreatלְמִגָּד֖וֹלle.mi.ga.DolH1419),allthewivesH802willgiveיִתְּנ֤וּyi.te.NuH5414totheirhusbandsלְבַעְלֵיהֶ֔ןle.va'.lei.HenH1167honorיְקָר֙ye.KarH3366,bothtogreatH1419andsmallH6996.
21Andthesayingpleasedthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andtheprincesH8269;andthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428didaccordingtothewordH1697ofMemucanמְמוּכָֽן׃me.mu.KhanH4462:
22forhesentH7971lettersH5612intoalltheking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428provincesH4082,intoeveryprovinceH4082accordingtothewritingthereof,andtoeverypeopleH5971aftertheirlanguageכִּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹkil.sho.NoH3956,thateverymanאִישׁ֙'ishH376shouldbearruleH8323inhisownhouseH1004,andshouldspeakוּמְדַבֵּ֖רu.me.da.BerH1696accordingtothelanguageכִּלְשׁ֥וֹןkil.ShonH3956ofhispeopleH5971.
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