Esther 1:19
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If 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.So if it pleases the king, let him issue a royal decree, and let it be recorded in the laws of Persia and Media so that it cannot be repealed, that Vashti shall never again enter the presence of King Xerxes, and that her royal position shall be given to a woman better than she.
In other translations
If 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.So if it pleases the king, let him issue a royal decree, and let it be recorded in the laws of Persia and Media so that it cannot be repealed, that Vashti shall never again enter the presence of King Xerxes, and that her royal position shall be given to a woman better than she.
Hebrew words
אִם־'im-ifH518עַל־'al-[is] onH5921הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428טוֹבtovgoodH2896יֵצֵאyetze'let it go forthH3318דְבַר־devar-a word ofH1697מַלְכוּתmalkhutroyaltyH4438מִלְּפָנָיוmilefanavfrom to before himH6440וְיִכָּתֵבveyikatevand let it be writtenH3789בְּדָתֵיbedateiin [the] laws ofH1881פָרַס־faras-PersiaH6539וּמָדַיumadaiand MediaH4074וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808יַעֲבוֹרya'avorit will pass awayH5674אֲשֶׁר'asherthatH834לֹא־lo'-notH3808תָבוֹאtavo'she will comeH935וַשְׁתִּיvashtiVashtiH2060לִפְנֵיlifnei<to> beforeH6440הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ'achashverooshAhasuerusH325וּמַלְכוּתָהּumalkhutahand queenhood herH4438יִתֵּןyitenlet him giveH5414הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428לִרְעוּתָהּlir'utahto fellow woman herH7468הַטּוֹבָהhatovah<the> goodH2896מִמֶּנָּה׃mimenahmore than sheH4480
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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- 1 Kings 3:28And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.When all Israel heard of the judgment the king had given, they stood in awe of him, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to administer justice.
- Esther 1:21And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:The king and his princes were pleased with this counsel; so the king did as Memucan had advised.
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