and sent into all his kingdom through the several provinces, according to their language, in order that men might be feared in their own houses.
KJV
Esther 1:22
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.
Parallel Translations
and sent into all his kingdom through the several provinces, according to their language, in order that men might be feared in their own houses.
for he sent letters into all the king’s provinces, into every province according to its writing, and to every people in their language, that every man should rule his own house, speaking in the language of his own people.
Cross References
Esther 8:9Esther 3:12Ephesians 5:22–241 Timothy 2:12Titus 2:4–5Acts 2:5–11Daniel 3:291 Corinthians 14:19–20Luke 16:8Daniel 4:1
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