¹⁹ If it seems good to the king, let a royal word go forth from him, and let it be written in the laws of Persia and Media so ^(A)that it cannot ^[a]be repealed, that Vashti may no longer come into the presence of King Ahasuerus, and let the king give her royal position to ^[b]another who is better than she. ²⁰ And the king’s sentence, which he will make, will be heard throughout all his kingdom, for it is ^[c]vast, and ^(B)all women will give respect to their husbands, great and small.”