New American Standard Bible 1995
Esther 1:19-20
19Ifאִם־'im-H518it pleasesH2895the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,let a royalH4438edictדְבַר־de.var-H1697be issuedיֵצֵ֤אye.Tze'H3318by him and let it be writtenוְיִכָּתֵ֛בve.yi.ka.TevH3789in the lawsבְּדָתֵ֥יbe.da.TeiH1881of Persiaפָֽרַס־fa.ras-H6539and Mediaוּמָדַ֖יu.ma.DaiH4074sothat it cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808be repealedיַעֲב֑וֹרya.'a.VorH5674,that Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֗יvash.TiH2060may noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808longer comeתָב֜וֹאta.Vo'H935into the presenceH6440of Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325,and let the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428giveיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414her royalH4438positionH4438toanotherלִרְעוּתָ֖הּlir.'u.TahH7468who is moreH4480worthyH2896thanH4480she.
20When the king’sהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428edictפִּתְגָ֨םpit.GamH6599whichאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834he will makeיַעֲשֶׂה֙ya.'a.SehH6213is heardוְנִשְׁמַע֩ve.nish.Ma'H8085throughout allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605his kingdomמַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.ToH4438,greatרַבָּ֖הra.BahH7227as it is, thenallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605womenהַנָּשִׁ֗יםha.na.ShimH802will giveיִתְּנ֤וּyi.te.NuH5414honorיְקָר֙ye.KarH3366to their husbandsלְבַעְלֵיהֶ֔ןle.va'.lei.HenH1167,greatלְמִגָּד֖וֹלle.mi.ga.DolH1419and smallקָטָֽן׃ka.TanH6996.”
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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