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Esther 1:19

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the king, let him issue a royal decree, and let it be recorded in the laws of Persia and Media so that it cannot be repealed, that Vashti shall never again enter the presence of King Xerxes, and that her royal position shall be given to a woman better than she.

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ASV

If it please the king, let there go forth 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.

KJV

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.

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27 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אִם־'im-ifH518 →
עַל־'al-[is] onH5921 →
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
ט֗וֹבTovgoodH2896 →
יֵצֵ֤אye.Tze'let it go forthH3318 →
דְבַר־de.var-a word ofH1697 →
מַלְכוּת֙mal.KhutroyaltyH4438 →
מִלְּפָנָ֔יוmi.le.fa.Navfrom to before himH6440 →
וְיִכָּתֵ֛בve.yi.ka.Tevand let it be writtenH3789 →
בְּדָתֵ֥יbe.da.Teiin [the] laws ofH1881 →
פָֽרַס־fa.ras-PersiaH6539 →
וּמָדַ֖יu.ma.Daiand MediaH4074 →
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
יַעֲב֑וֹרya.'a.Vorit will pass awayH5674 →
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherthatH834 →
לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808 →
תָב֜וֹאta.Vo'she will comeH935 →
וַשְׁתִּ֗יvash.TiVashtiH2060 →
לִפְנֵי֙lif.Nei<to> beforeH6440 →
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshAhasuerusH325 →
וּמַלְכוּתָהּ֙u.mal.khu.Tahand queenhood herH4438 →
יִתֵּ֣ןyi.Tenlet him giveH5414 →
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
לִרְעוּתָ֖הּlir.'u.Tahto fellow woman herH7468 →
הַטּוֹבָ֥הha.to.Vah<the> goodH2896 →
מִמֶּֽנָּה׃mi.Me.nahmore than sheH4480 →

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1 Samuel 15:28So Samuel said to him, “The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor who is better than you.Esther 8:8Now you may write in the king’s name as you please regarding the Jews, and seal it with the royal signet ring. For a decree that is written in the name of the king and sealed with the royal signet ring cannot be revoked.”Daniel 6:8Therefore, O king, establish the decree and sign the document so that it cannot be changed—in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.”Esther 8:5“If it pleases the king,” she said, “and if I have found favor in his sight, and the matter seems proper to the king, and I am pleasing in his sight, may an order be written to revoke the letters that the scheming Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, wrote to destroy the Jews in all the king’s provinces.Daniel 6:8–15Therefore, O king, establish the decree and sign the document so that it cannot be changed—in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.”Esther 3:9If it pleases the king, let a decree be issued to destroy them, and I will deposit ten thousand talents of silver into the royal treasury to pay those who carry it out.”Daniel 6:17A stone was brought and placed over the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the rings of his nobles, so that nothing concerning Daniel could be changed.Daniel 6:12So they approached the king and asked about his royal decree: “Did you not sign a decree that for thirty days any man who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the den of lions?” The king replied, “According to the law of the Medes and Persians the order stands, and it cannot be repealed.”1 Kings 3:28When 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 1:21The king and his princes were pleased with this counsel; so the king did as Memucan had advised.1 Kings 2:32The LORD will bring his bloodshed back upon his own head, for without the knowledge of my father David he struck down two men more righteous and better than he when he put to the sword Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army.Esther 4:11“All the royal officials and the people of the king’s provinces know that one law applies to every man or woman who approaches the king in the inner court without being summoned—that he be put to death. Only if the king extends the gold scepter may that person live. But I have not been summoned to appear before the king for the past thirty days.”Nehemiah 2:5and answered the king, “If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, I ask that you send me to Judah, to the city where my fathers are buried, so that I may rebuild it.”

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Queen Vashti Refuses to Obey Ahasuerus' Command — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Queen Vashti Refuses to Obey Ahasuerus' Command — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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