Esther 1
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Revised Version 1895

Esther 1:20-22

20And when the king’sH4428 decree whichH834 he shall makeH5414 shall be published throughoutH3605 allH3605 his kingdomH4438, (for it is greatH1419,) allH3605 the wivesH802 shall giveH5414 to their husbandsH1167 honour, bothH3605 to greatH1419 and smallH6996. 21And the sayingH1697 pleasedH3190 the kingH4428 and the princesH8269; and the kingH4428 didH6213 according to the wordH1697 of MemucanH4462: 22for he sentH7971 lettersH5612 intoH413 allH3605 the king’sH4428 provincesH4082, intoH413 everyH3605 provinceH4082 accordingH413 to the writingH3791 thereof, and to everyH3605 peopleH5971 afterH1961 their languageH3956, that everyH3605 manH376 should bear ruleH8323 in his ownH1961 houseH1004, and should publish it accordingH413 to the languageH3956 of his peopleH5971.

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Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain