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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.
Esther 1:22
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח סְפָרִים֙ אֶל־כָּל־מְדִינ֣וֹת הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֶל־מְדִינָ֤ה וּמְדִינָה֙ כִּכְתָבָ֔הּ וְאֶל־עַ֥ם וָעָ֖ם כִּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹ לִהְי֤וֹת כָּל־אִישׁ֙ שֹׂרֵ֣ר בְּבֵית֔וֹ וּמְדַבֵּ֖ר כִּלְשׁ֥וֹן עַמּֽוֹ׃ פ

  1. וַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.Lach“and he sent out”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁלַח · “depart” · Strong's H7971G
  2. סְפָרִים֙se.fa.Rim“documents”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from סֵ֫פֶר · “document” · Strong's H5612A
  3. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  4. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  5. מְדִינ֣וֹתme.di.Not“[the] provinces of”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from מְדִינָה · “province” · Strong's H4082
  6. הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  7. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  8. מְדִינָ֤הme.di.Nah“province”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מְדִינָה · “province” · Strong's H4082
  9. וּמְדִינָה֙u.me.di.Nah“and province”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מְדִינָה · “province” · Strong's H4082
  10. כִּכְתָבָ֔הּkikh.ta.Vah“according to writing its”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from כְּתָב · “writing” · Strong's H3791
  11. וְאֶל־ve.'el-“and to”
    Conjunction + Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  12. עַ֥ם'am“people”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  13. וָעָ֖םva.'Am“and people”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  14. כִּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹkil.sho.No“according to language its”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from לָשׁוֹן · “language” · Strong's H3956H
  15. לִהְי֤וֹתlih.Yot“to be”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  16. כָּל־kol-“every”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  17. אִישׁ֙'ish“man”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  18. שֹׂרֵ֣רso.Rer“ruler”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׂרַר · “to rule” · Strong's H8323A
  19. בְּבֵית֔וֹbe.vei.To“in own household his”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004M
  20. וּמְדַבֵּ֖רu.me.da.Ber“and speaking”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
  21. כִּלְשׁ֥וֹןkil.Shon“according to [the] language of”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from לָשׁוֹן · “language” · Strong's H3956H
  22. עַמּֽוֹ׃ פa.Mo“people his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)