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Esther 1:20-22

20andwhentheking'sedictwhichheshallmakeH5414shallbeheardH8085throughouthisrealm—foritisgreatלְמִגָּד֖וֹלle.mi.ga.DolH1419—allthewivesH802shallgiveיִתְּנ֤וּyi.te.NuH5414totheirhusbandsלְבַעְלֵיהֶ֔ןle.va'.lei.HenH1167honour,fromthegreatestH1419totheleast.

21Andthesayingpleasedthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andtheprincesH8269;andthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428didaccordingtothewordH1697ofMemucanמְמוּכָֽן׃me.mu.KhanH4462.

22AndhesentH7971lettersH5612intoalltheking'sprovincesH4082,intoeveryprovinceH4082accordingtothewritingthereof,andtoeverypeopleH5971accordingtotheirlanguageכִּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹkil.sho.NoH3956,Thateverymanאִישׁ֙'ishH376shouldbearruleH8323inhisownhouseH1004,andshouldspeakוּמְדַבֵּ֖רu.me.da.BerH1696accordingtothelanguageכִּלְשׁ֥וֹןkil.ShonH3956ofhispeopleH5971.

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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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