Esther 1:22
He sent letters to all the provinces of the kingdom, to each province in its own script and to each people in their own language, proclaiming that every man should be master of his own household.
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ASV
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.
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.
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22 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח | vai.yish.Lach | and he sent out | H7971 → |
| סְפָרִים֙ | se.fa.Rim | documents | H5612 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → |
| מְדִינ֣וֹת | me.di.Not | [the] provinces of | H4082 → |
| הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | ha.Me.lekh | the king | H4428 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| מְדִינָ֤ה | me.di.Nah | province | H4082 → |
| וּמְדִינָה֙ | u.me.di.Nah | and province | H4082 → |
| כִּכְתָבָ֔הּ | kikh.ta.Vah | according to writing its | H3791 → |
| וְאֶל־ | ve.'el- | and to | H413 → |
| עַ֥ם | 'am | people | H5971 → |
| וָעָ֖ם | va.'Am | and people | H5971 → |
| כִּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹ | kil.sho.No | according to language its | H3956 → |
| לִהְי֤וֹת | lih.Yot | to be | H1961 → |
| כָּל־ | kol- | every | H3605 → |
| אִישׁ֙ | 'ish | man | H376 → |
| שֹׂרֵ֣ר | so.Rer | ruler | H8323 → |
| בְּבֵית֔וֹ | be.vei.To | in own household his | H1004 → |
| וּמְדַבֵּ֖ר | u.me.da.Ber | and speaking | H1696 → |
| כִּלְשׁ֥וֹן | kil.Shon | according to [the] language of | H3956 → |
| עַמּֽוֹ׃ פ | a.Mo | people his | H5971 → |
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