Berean Standard Bible
Esther 1:20-22
20The edictפִּתְגָ֨םpit.GamH6599the kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834issuesיַעֲשֶׂה֙ya.'a.SehH6213will be heardוְנִשְׁמַע֩ve.nish.Ma'H8085throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605his vastרַבָּ֖ה הִ֑יאra.Bah Hi'H7227H1931kingdomמַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.ToH4438—and soכִּ֥יkiH3588allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605womenהַנָּשִׁ֗יםha.na.ShimH802,from the leastקָטָֽן׃ka.TanH6996toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704the greatestלְמִגָּד֖וֹלle.mi.ga.DolH1419,will honorיִתְּנ֤וּ יְקָר֙yi.te.Nu ye.KarH5414H3366their husbandsלְבַעְלֵיהֶ֔ןle.va'.lei.HenH1167.”
21The kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and his princesוְהַשָּׂרִ֑יםve.ha.sa.RimH8269were pleasedוַיִּיטַב֙ בְּעֵינֵ֥יvai.yi.Tav be.'ei.NeiH3190H5869with this counselהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697;so the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213as Memucanמְמוּכָֽן׃me.mu.KhanH4462advisedכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697.
22He sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971lettersסְפָרִים֙se.fa.RimH5612toאֶל־'el-H413allכָּל־kol-H3605the provincesH4082of the kingdomהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,toאֶל־'el-H413each provinceH4082in its own scriptכִּכְתָבָ֔הּkikh.ta.VahH3791and toוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413each peopleH5971in their own languageכִּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹkil.sho.NoH3956,proclaimingוּמְדַבֵּ֖רu.me.da.BerH1696כִּלְשׁ֥וֹןkil.ShonH3956H5971that everyכָּל־kol-H3605manאִישׁ֙'ishH376should beלִהְי֤וֹתlih.YotH1961masterשֹׂרֵ֣רso.RerH8323of his own householdבְּבֵית֔וֹbe.vei.ToH1004.
Commentaries on Esther 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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