Esther 1
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New American Standard Bible 2020

Esther 1:19-20

19IfH518 it pleasesH2895 the kingH4428, let a royalH4438 1edictH1697 be issuedH3318 by him and let it be writtenH3789 in the lawsH1881 of PersiaH6539 and MediaH4074 so 2that it cannotH3808 3be repealedH5674, that VashtiH2060 may not comeH935 into the presenceH6440 of KingH4428 AhasuerusH325, and let the kingH4428 giveH5414 her royalH4438 positionH4438 to 4anotherH7468 who is moreH4480 worthyH2896 thanH4480 she. 20When the king’sH4428 edictH6599 whichH834 he will makeH6213 is heardH8085 throughoutH3605 his kingdomH4438, 5greatH7227 as it is, then 6allH3605 womenH802 will giveH5414 honorH3366 to their husbandsH1167, greatH1419 and smallH6996.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Esther 1:19 Lit word go forth from ↩
  2. 2. Esther 1:19 Esth 8:8; Dan 6:8 ↩
  3. 3. Esther 1:19 Lit pass by ↩
  4. 4. Esther 1:19 Lit her neighbor ↩
  5. 5. Esther 1:20 Lit for great is it ↩
  6. 6. Esther 1:20 Eph 5:22; Col 3:18 ↩

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