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Esther 1:21-22
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Esther 1:21-22
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
21 This advice pleased the king and the officials, and the king did as Memucan proposed; 22 he sent letters to all the royal provinces, to every province in its own script and to every people in its own language, declaring that every man should be master in his own house.[a]
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- Esther 1:22 Heb adds and speak in accordance with the language of his people
Esther 1:21-22
New International Version
Esther 1:21-22
New International Version
21 The king and his nobles were pleased with this advice, so the king did as Memukan proposed. 22 He sent dispatches to all parts of the kingdom, to each province in its own script and to each people in their own language,(A) proclaiming that every man should be ruler over his own household, using his native tongue.
Esther 1:21-22
New King James Version
Esther 1:21-22
New King James Version
21 And the reply pleased the king and the princes, and the king did according to the word of Memucan. 22 Then he sent letters to all the king’s provinces, (A)to each province in its own script, and to every people in their own language, that each man should (B)be master in his own house, and speak in the language of his own people.
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Esther 1:21-22
King James Version
Esther 1:21-22
King James Version
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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