Esther 1:20-22
New American Standard Bible
20 When the king’s edict which he will make is heard throughout his kingdom, [a]great as it is, then (A)all women will give honor to their husbands, great and small.”
21 Now this word pleased the king and the officials, and the king did [b]as Memucan proposed. 22 So he sent letters to all the king’s provinces, (B)to each province according to its script and to every people according to their language, that every man was to (C)be the ruler in his own house and the one who speaks in the language of his own people.
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- Esther 1:20 Lit for great is it
- Esther 1:21 Lit according to the word of
Esther 1:20-22
King James Version
20 And when the king's decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his empire, (for it is great,) all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, both to great and small.
21 And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:
22 For he sent letters into all the king's provinces, into every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language, that every man should bear rule in his own house, and that it should be published according to the language of every people.
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