Esther 1
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Esther 1:20-22

20and when the king's edict which he shall makeH5414 shall be heardH8085 throughout his realm — for it is greatH1419 — all the wivesH802 shall giveH5414 to their husbandsH1167 honour, from the greatestH1419 to the least. 21And the saying pleased the kingH4428 and the princesH8269; and the kingH4428 did according to the wordH1697 of MemucanH4462. 22And he sentH7971 lettersH5612 into all the king's provincesH4082, into every provinceH4082 according to the writing thereof, and to every peopleH5971 according to 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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