Esther 1
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Esther 1:19-20

19If it pleasethH2895 the kingH4428, let a royalH4438 commandmentH1697 goH3318 from himH6440, and let it be writtenH3789 among the lawsH1881 of the PersiansH6539 and the MedesH4074, that it be not alteredH5674, That VashtiH2060 comeH935 no more beforeH6440 kingH4428 AhasuerusH325; and let the kingH4428 giveH5414 her royal estateH4438 to anotherH7468 that is betterH2896 than she.1234 20And when the king’sH4428 decreeH6599 which he shall makeH6213 shall be proclaimedH8085 throughout all his empireH4438, (for it is greatH7227,) all the wivesH802 shall giveH5414 to their husbandsH1167 honourH3366, both to greatH1419 and smallH6996.

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  1. 1. Esther 1:19 If it...: Heb. If it be good with the king ↩
  2. 2. Esther 1:19 unto...: Heb. unto her companion ↩
  3. 3. Esther 1:19 from him: Heb. from before him ↩
  4. 4. Esther 1:19 be not...: Heb. pass not away ↩

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Revised Webster's Bible — 1833 — Public Domain