Parallel Verses
NET Bible
He sent letters throughout all the royal provinces, to each province according to its own script and to each people according to its own language, that every man should be ruling his family and should be speaking the language of his own people.
New American Standard Bible
So he sent letters to all the king’s provinces,
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
He sent letters to all the royal provinces, to each province in its own script and to each ethnic group in its own language,
International Standard Version
He sent letters to all the provinces of the king, written in the script of that province, and to each people in their own language, ordering that every man should be the master in his house and speak the language of his own people.
A Conservative Version
For he sent letters into all the king's provinces, into every province according to the writing of it, and to every people after their language, that every man should bear rule in his own house, and should speak according to the la
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
So he sent letters to all the royal provinces, to each province in its own script and to each people in their own language, saying that every man should be the master and rule in his own home and that
Bible in Basic English
And sent letters to all the divisions of the kingdom, to every division in the writing commonly used there, and to every people in the language which was theirs, saying that every man was to be the ruler in his house, and that this order was to be given out in the language of his people.
Darby Translation
And he sent letters into all the king's provinces, into every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people according to their language, That every man should bear rule in his own house, and should speak according to the language of his people.
Julia Smith Translation
And he will send letters to all the provinces of the king, to provinces and provinces, according to its writing, and to people and people, according to their tongue, for every man to be ruling in his house; and being spoken according to the tongue of his people.
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he sent letters to all the provinces of the king, to each province according to its own script, and to every people in their own {language}, that every man should be the master of his house and who speaks in the {language} of his people.
Modern King James verseion
For he sent letters into all the king's provinces, into every province according to the writing of it, and to every people in their language, so that every man should bear rule in his own house, and published according to the language of every people.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then were there letters sent forth into all the king's lands, into every land according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language, that every man should be lord in his own house. And this caused he to be spoken after the language of his people.
New Heart English Bible
for he sent letters into all the king's provinces, into every province according to its writing, and to every people in their language, that every man should rule his own house, speaking in the language of his own people.
The Emphasized Bible
So he sent letters, into all the provinces of the king, into every province according to she writing thereof, and unto every people according to their tongue, - That every man should he ruler in his own house, and issue his commands, according to the tongue of his people.
Webster
For he sent letters into all the king's provinces, into every province according to the writing of it, 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.
World English Bible
for he sent letters into all the king's provinces, into every province according to its writing, and to every people in their language, that every man should rule his own house, speaking in the language of his own people.
Youngs Literal Translation
and sendeth letters unto all provinces of the king, unto province and province according to its writing, and unto people and people according to its tongue, for every man being head in his own house -- and speaking according to the language of his people.
Themes
Divorce » Disobedience of the wife to the husband, a sufficient cause for, in the persian empire
Family » Persian, domestic customs
Husband » Unreasonable and oppressive » Ahasuerus
Language » Ancient kingdoms often comprehended nations of different
Persia » Vashti was divorced for refusing to appear before the king's advisorss
Vashti » Put away (divorced) for refusing to exhibit herself at a royal banquet
Interlinear
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Cepher
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Lashown
Bayith
Dabar
Word Count of 20 Translations in Esther 1:22
Verse Info
Context Readings
Queen Vashti Refuses The King's Request
21 The matter seemed appropriate to the king and the officials. So the king acted on the advice of Memucan. 22 He sent letters throughout all the royal provinces, to each province according to its own script and to each people according to its own language, that every man should be ruling his family and should be speaking the language of his own people.
Cross References
Esther 3:12
So the royal scribes were summoned in the first month, on the thirteenth day of the month. Everything Haman commanded was written to the king's satraps and governors who were in every province and to the officials of every people, province by province according to its script and people by people according to its language. In the name of King Ahasuerus it was written and sealed with the king's signet ring.
Esther 8:9
The king's scribes were quickly summoned -- in the third month (that is, the month of Sivan), on the twenty-third day. They wrote out everything that Mordecai instructed to the Jews and to the satraps and the governors and the officials of the provinces all the way from India to Ethiopia -- a hundred and twenty-seven provinces in all -- to each province in its own script and to each people in their own language, and to the Jews according to their own script and their own language.
Ephesians 5:22-24
Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord,
1 Timothy 2:12
But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man. She must remain quiet.
Daniel 3:29
I hereby decree that any people, nation, or language group that blasphemes the god of Shadrach, Meshach, or Abednego will be dismembered and his home reduced to rubble! For there exists no other god who can deliver in this way."
Daniel 4:1
"King Nebuchadnezzar, to all peoples, nations, and language groups that live in all the land: Peace and prosperity!
Luke 16:8
The master commended the dishonest manager because he acted shrewdly. For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their contemporaries than the people of light.
Acts 2:5-11
Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven residing in Jerusalem.
1 Corinthians 14:19-20
but in the church I want to speak five words with my mind to instruct others, rather than ten thousand words in a tongue.
Titus 2:4-5
In this way they will train the younger women to love their husbands, to love their children,