Verse 22
Esther 1:22
American Standard Version Byzantine Text
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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.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֤ח סְפָרִים֙ אֶל כָּל מְדִינ֣וֹת הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ אֶל מְדִינָ֤ה וּ/מְדִינָה֙ כִּ/כְתָבָ֔/הּ וְ/אֶל עַ֥ם וָ/עָ֖ם כִּ/לְשׁוֹנ֑/וֹ לִ/הְי֤וֹת כָּל אִישׁ֙ שֹׂרֵ֣ר בְּ/בֵית֔/וֹ וּ/מְדַבֵּ֖ר כִּ/לְשׁ֥וֹן עַמּֽ/וֹ
English Translation
He sent letters to all the provinces of the king, to each province and its script, and to each people and their language, to have every man be ruler in his house and speak the language of his people.
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for he sent letters into all the king’s provinces, into every province according to the writing ther...