Esther 1:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEsther 1:20 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְנִשְׁמַע֩
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
פִּתְגָ֨ם
pithgâm
H6599
edict
הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אֲשֶֽׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יַעֲשֶׂה֙
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
בְּכָל
kôl
H3605
all
מַלְכוּת֔וֹ
malkûwth
H4438
kingdom
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
רַבָּ֖ה
rab
H7227
many
הִ֑יא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
וְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
הַנָּשִׁ֗ים
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
יִתְּנ֤וּ
nâthan
H5414
to give
יְקָר֙
yᵉqâr
H3366
price
לְבַעְלֵיהֶ֔ן
baʻal
H1167
husband
לְמִגָּד֖וֹל
gâdôwl
H1419
great
וְעַד
ʻad
H5704
until
קָטָֽן
qâṭân
H6996
small
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
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.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).