Esther 1:22
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Esther 1:22 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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 should speak according to the language of his people.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und er sandte Briefe in alle Landschaften des Königs, in jede Landschaft nach ihrer Schrift, und an jedes Volk nach seiner Sprache: daß jeder Mann Herr in seinem Hause sein und nach der Sprache seines Volkes reden solle.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Pues envió letras á todas las provincias del rey, á cada provincia conforme á su escribir, y á cada pueblo conforme á su lenguaje, diciendo que todo hombre fuese señor en su casa; y háblese esto según la lengua de su pueblo.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Então enviou cartas a todas a províncias do rei, a cada província segundo sua escrita, e a cada povo segundo sua língua, que todo homem fosse senhor em sua casa, e falasse isto conforme a língua de cada povo.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Ele enviou cartas a todas as províncias em suas próprias línguas. Ordenou que todo homem deveria ser senhor de sua própria família. Este decreto foi dado na língua de cada povo no império.
📖 Esther 1:22 in Context
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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