Esther 1
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Esther 1:15-18

15WhatH4100 shall weH834 doH6213 unto the queenH4436 VashtiH2060 accordingH5921 to lawH1881, becauseH5921 sheH834 hath notH3808 doneH6213 the bidding of the kingH4428 AhasuerusH325 by the chamberlains?

16And MemucanH4462 answeredH559 beforeH6440 the kingH4428 and the princesH8269, VashtiH2060 the queenH4436 hath notH3808 doneH3605 wrong to the kingH4428 onlyH905, but also to allH3605 the princesH8269, and to allH3605 the peoplesH5971 that are in allH3605 the provincesH4082 of the kingH4428 AhasuerusH325.

17For this deedH1697 of the queenH4436 shall comeH935 abroad unto allH3605 womenH802, to makeH3588 their husbandsH1167 contemptible in their eyesH5869, when it shall be reportedH935, The kingH4428 AhasuerusH325 commandedH559 VashtiH2060 the queenH4436 to be broughtH935 in beforeH6440 him, but sheH3588 cameH935 notH3808.

18And this dayH3117 shall the princessesH8282 of PersiaH6539 and MediaH4074 whichH834 have heardH8085 of the deedH1697 of the queenH4436 sayH559 the like unto allH3605 the king’sH4428 princesH8269, SoH834 shall there arise muchH1697 contemptH963 and wrathH7110.

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Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain