Esther 1:20
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Esther 1:20 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And when the king’s decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his kingdom (for it is great), all the wives will give to their husbands honor, both to great and small.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und wird man den Befehl des Königs, den er erlassen wird, in seinem ganzen Königreiche hören, denn es ist groß, so werden alle Weiber ihren Männern Ehre geben, vom Größten bis zum Kleinsten.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y el mandamiento que hará el rey será oído en todo su reino, aunque es grande, y todas las mujeres darán honra á sus maridos, desde el mayor hasta el menor.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E quando o mandamento que o rei ordenar for ouvido em todo o seu reino (ainda que seja grande), todas as mulheres darão honra a seus maridos, desde o maior até o menor.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Quando o decreto do rei for proclamado através de todo o seu grande reino, todas as esposas honrarão seus maridos, dos mais ricos aos mais pobres".
📖 Esther 1:20 in Context
18Likewise shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto all the king’s princes, which have heard of the deed of the queen. Thus shall there arise too much contempt and wrath.
19If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered, That Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate unto another that is better than she.
20And 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.
21And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:
22For 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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