Esther 1
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Esther 1:20-22

20And when the king’sH4428 decree which he shall makeH5414 shall be published throughout all his kingdomH4438 (for it is greatH1419), all the wivesH802 will giveH5414 to their husbandsH1167 honorH3366, both to greatH1419 and smallH6996. 21And the saying pleased the kingH4428 and the princesH8269; and the kingH4428 did according to the wordH1697 of MemucanH4462: 22for he sentH7971 lettersH5612 into all the king’sH4428 provincesH4082, into every provinceH4082 according to the writing thereof, and to every peopleH5971 after their languageH3956, that every manH376 should bear ruleH8323 in his own houseH1004, and should speakH1696 according to the languageH3956 of his peopleH5971.

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American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain