Esther 1
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Esther 1:20-22

20When the king’sH4428 edictH6599 whichH834 he will makeH6213 is heardH8085 throughoutH3605 his kingdomH4438, 1greatH7227 as it is, then 2allH3605 womenH802 will giveH5414 honorH3366 to their husbandsH1167, greatH1419 and smallH6996.”

21Now this wordH1697 pleasedH3190H5869 the kingH4428 and the officialsH8269, and the kingH4428 didH6213 3as MemucanH4462 proposedH1697. 22So he sentH7971 lettersH5612 to allH3605 the king’sH4428 provincesH4082, 4to eachH4082 provinceH4082 according to its scriptH3791 and to everyH5971 peopleH5971 according to their languageH3956, that everyH3605 manH376 was to 5beH8323 theH8323 rulerH8323 in his own houseH1004 and the one who speaksH1696 in the languageH3956 of his own peopleH5971.

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Notes

  1. 1. Esther 1:20 Lit for great is it ↩
  2. 2. Esther 1:20 Eph 5:22; Col 3:18 ↩
  3. 3. Esther 1:21 Lit according to the word of ↩
  4. 4. Esther 1:22 Esth 3:12; 8:9 ↩
  5. 5. Esther 1:22 Eph 5:22-24 ↩

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