Esther 1:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Esther 1:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Esther 1:22 in 6 Bible Translations
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Esther 1:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Esther 1:22 — World English Bible
Esther 1:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
Esther 1:22 — American Standard Version
Esther 1:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
Esther 1:22 — Young's Literal Translation
Esther 1:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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.”
Esther 1:22 — Darby Translation
Esther 1:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For he sent letters into all the prouinces of the King, into euery prouince according to the writing thereof, and to euery people after their language, that euery man should beare rule in his owne house, and that he should publish it in the language of that same people. ”
Esther 1:22 — Geneva Bible
Esther 1:22 in Context — Esther 1
20 L’édit du roi sera connu dans tout son royaume, quelque grand qu’il soit, et toutes les femmes rendront honneur à leurs maris, depuis le plus grand jusqu’au plus petit.
21 Cet avis fut approuvé du roi et des princes, et le roi agit d’après la parole de Memucan.
22 Il envoya des lettres à toutes les provinces du royaume, à chaque province selon son écriture et à chaque peuple selon sa langue; elles portaient que tout homme devait être le maître dans sa maison, et qu’il parlerait la langue de son peuple.
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What Does Esther 1:22 Mean?
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