Esther 1
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Esther 1:20-22

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. 21And the sayingH1697 pleasedH3190H5869 the kingH4428 and the princesH8269; and the kingH4428 didH6213 according to the wordH1697 of MemucanH4462:1 22For he sentH7971 lettersH5612 into all the king’sH4428 provincesH4082, into every provinceH4082 according to the writingH3791 of it, and to every peopleH5971 after their languageH3956, that every manH376 should bear ruleH8323 in his own houseH1004, and that it should be proclaimedH1696 in the languageH3956 of every peopleH5971.2

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  1. 1. Esther 1:21 pleased...: Heb. was good in the eyes of the king ↩
  2. 2. Esther 1:22 that it...: Heb. that one should publish it according to the language of his people ↩

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Revised Webster's Bible — 1833 — Public Domain