Verse List for EST 1:20

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OET (OET-RV) Have your decree proclaimed throughout your empire, even though it’s so huge, and then all women, whatever their status or position, will respect their husbands.’

OET-LV And_ the _decree _of _it _will _be _heard the_king which he _will _make in_all his/its_kingdom if/because is_great it and_all the_women they _will _give honour to_husbands _of_their (to)_from_great and_unto insignificant.

ULT And the decree of the king will be heard that he will make for all his kingdom, though it is great. Then all the women will give honor to their husbands, from the greatest to the least.”

UST That way, even though your empire is very large, everyone in it will hear about your decree to punish Vashti for disobeying you. Then all the women will respect and obey their husbands. This will be true of every husband in the empire.”

BSB & MSB 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.”

OEB When the king’s decree which he makes is heard throughout his kingdom – great as it is – the wives of all classes will give honour to their husbands.’

WEBBE & WMBB 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 honour, both great and small.”

NET And let the king’s decision which he will enact be disseminated throughout all his kingdom, vast though it is. Then all the women will give honor to their husbands, from the most prominent to the lowly.”

LSV and the sentence of the king that he makes has been heard in all his kingdom—for it [is] great—and all the wives give honor to their husbands, from great even to small.”

FBV When Your Majesty's decree is proclaimed throughout your vast empire, all wives will respect their husbands, highborn or lowborn.”

T4T Then, when everyone in your empire hears what you have commanded, all the women, including those who are important and those who are not important, will respect and obey their husbands.”

LEB And let the king’s decree that he will make be proclaimed in all his kingdom, because it is vast and all the women will honor their husbands, great and small.”[fn]

BBE And when this order, given by the king, is made public through all his kingdom (for it is great), all the wives will give honour to their husbands, great as well as small.

Moff that Vashti never come again into the presence of king Xerxes; let the king assign her royal position to a bet20 ter woman. So, when the king’s decree, which he shall issue, is proclaimed in every quarter of his realm (great though it is), all women shall show honour to their husbands, high and low.”

JPS And when the king's decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his kingdom, great though it be, all the wives will give to their husbands honour, both to 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.

DRA And let this be published through all the provinces of thy empire, (which is very wide,) and let all wives, as well of the greater as of the lesser, give honour to their husbands.

YLT and the sentence of the king that he maketh hath been heard in all his kingdom — for it [is] great — and all the wives give honour to their husbands, from great even unto small.'

Drby 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.

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

SLT And the decree of the king which he shall make being heard in all his kingdom, (for it is great,) and all the women shall give honor to their husbands, to the great and even to the small.

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

KJB-1769 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.

KJB-1611 And when the kings decree, which he shal make, shalbe published throughout all his empire, (for it is great:) all the wiues shall giue to their husbands honour, both to great and small.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And when this commaundement of the king which shalbe made, is published throughout all his empire whiche is great, all women shall holde their husbandes in honour both among great and small.
(And when this commandment of the king which shall be made, is published throughout all his empire which is great, all women shall hold their husbands in honour both among great and small.)

Gnva And when the decree of the King which shalbe made, shalbe published throughout all his kingdome (though it be great) all the women shall giue their husbands honour, both great and small.
(And when the decree of the King which shall be made, shall be published throughout all his kingdom (though it be great) all the women shall give their husbands honour, both great and small.)

Cvdl And yt this wrytinge of the kynge which shalbe made, be published thorow out all his empyre (which is greate) that all wyues maye holde their hu?bandes in honoure, both amonge greate and smal.
(And it this writing of the king which shall be made, be published throughout all his empyre (which is greate) that all wives may hold their husbands in honour, both among great and small.)

Wycl And be this puplischid in to al the empire of thi prouynces, which is ful large, that alle wyues, both of grettere men and of lesse, yyue onour to her hosebondis.
(And be this published in to all the empire of thy/your provinces, which is full large, that all wives, both of greater men and of less, give honour to her husbands.)

Luth und daß dieser Brief des Königs, der gemacht wird, in sein ganz Reich (welches groß ist) erschalle, daß alle Weiber ihre Männer in Ehren halten, beide unter Großen und Kleinen.
(and that this Brief the kings, the/of_the made becomes, in be all kingdom (which large is) erschalle, that all women their/her men in honour(n) hold/keep, both under Large and small_one(s).)

ClVg Et hoc in omne (quod latissimum est) provinciarum tuarum divulgetur imperium, et cunctæ uxores, tam majorum quam minorum, deferant maritis suis honorem.
(And this in/into/on everything (that latissimum it_is) of_the_provinces of_yours(pl) divulgetur government, and cunctæ wives, tam of_elders how minors, deferant maritis to_his_own honour.)

UHB וְ⁠נִשְׁמַע֩ פִּתְגָ֨ם הַ⁠מֶּ֤לֶךְ אֲשֶֽׁר־יַעֲשֶׂה֙ בְּ⁠כָל־מַלְכוּת֔⁠וֹ כִּ֥י רַבָּ֖ה הִ֑יא וְ⁠כָל־הַ⁠נָּשִׁ֗ים יִתְּנ֤וּ יְקָר֙ לְ⁠בַעְלֵי⁠הֶ֔ן לְ⁠מִ⁠גָּד֖וֹל וְ⁠עַד־קָטָֽן׃ ‡

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