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Esther 1:20

18 Likewise shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto all the king’s princes, which have heard of the deed of the queen. Thus shall there arise too much contempt and wrath.

19 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.

And when the king’s decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his empire, (for it is great,) all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, both to great and small.

21 And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:

22 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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BSB
The edict the king issues will be heard throughout his vast kingdom—and so all women, from the least to the greatest, will honor their husbands.”
KJV
And when the king’s decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his empire, (for it is great,) all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, both to great and small.
WEB
When the king’s decree which he shall make is published throughout all his kingdom (for it is great), all the wives will give their husbands honor, both great and small.”
ASV
And when the king`s decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his kingdom (for it is great), all the wives will give to their husbands honor, both to great and small.
DARBY
and when the king's edict which he shall make shall be heard throughout his realm for it is great all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, from the greatest to the least.
BLB
And the edict of the king that he makes will be heard in all his kingdom—for it [is] great—and all the women will give honor to their husbands, from the great even to the small.”
ÅB
Når da det påbud som kongen utsteder, blir kjent i hele hans rike, så stort som det er, så vil alle kvinner vise sine ektemenn ære, både store og små.
OTB
Når kongens forordning blir proklamert i hele hans store rike, vil alle kvinner gi ære til sine ektemenn, fra den største til den minste."
B1930
Når da det påbud som kongen utsteder, blir kjent i hele hans rike, så stort som det er, så vil alle kvinner vise sine ektemenn ære, både store og små.

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