Esther 1:20

King James Version (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.

Translations

Esther 1:20 - Amplified Bible

So when the king's decree is made and proclaimed throughout all his kingdom, extensive as it is, all wives will give honor to their husbands, high and low.

Esther 1:20 - American Standard Version

And when the kings 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.

Esther 1:20 - Bible in Basic English

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.

Esther 1:20 - Darby Bible

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.

Esther 1:20 - English Standard Version

So when the decree made by the king is proclaimed throughout all his kingdom, for it is vast, all women will give honor to their husbands, high and low alike."

Esther 1:20 - King James Version

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.

Esther 1:20 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y cuando el decreto que haga el rey sea oìdo por todo su reino, inmenso como es, entonces todas las mujeres darán honra a sus maridos, desde el mayor hasta el menor.

Esther 1:20 - The Message

Esther 1:20 - New American Standard Bible

~"When the king's edict which he will make is heard throughout all his kingdom, great as it is, then all women will give honor to their husbands, great and small."

Esther 1:20 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

~"Y cuando el decreto que haga el rey sea oìdo por todo su reino, inmenso como es, entonces todas las mujeres darán honra a sus maridos, desde el mayor hasta el menor."

Esther 1:20 - World English Bible

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.

Esther 1:20 - Young's Living Translation

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.`

Esther 1:20 - Additional Comments

Note that at this time disobedience of the wife to the husband equalted to dishonor of the husband. What honors and dishonors husbands today by the wife's actions?

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