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csb[1] = "These events took place during the days of Ahasuerus, who ruled 127 provinces from India to Cush.";
csb[2] = "In those days King Ahasuerus reigned from his royal throne in the fortress at Susa.";
csb[3] = "He held a feast in the third year of his reign for all his officials and staff, the army of Persia and Media, the nobles, and the officials from the provinces.";
csb[4] = "He displayed the glorious wealth of his kingdom and the magnificent splendor of his greatness for a total of 180 days.";
csb[5] = "At the end of this time, the king held a week-long banquet in the garden courtyard of the royal palace for all the people, from the greatest to the least, who were present in the fortress of Susa.";
csb[6] = "White and violet linen hangings were fastened with fine white and purple linen cords to silver rods on marble columns. Gold and silver couches were arranged on a mosaic pavement of red feldspar, marble, mother-of-pearl, and precious stones.";
csb[7] = "Drinks were served in an array of gold goblets, each with a different design. Royal wine flowed freely, according to the king\'s bounty.";
csb[8] = "The drinking was according to royal decree: &quot;There are no restrictions.&quot; The king had ordered every wine steward in his household to serve whatever each person wanted.";
csb[9] = "Queen Vashti also gave a feast for the women of King Ahasuerus\'s palace.";
csb[10] = "On the seventh day, when the king was feeling good from the wine, Ahasuerus commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carkas -- the seven eunuchs who personally served him --";
csb[11] = "to bring Queen Vashti before him with her royal crown. He wanted to show off her beauty to the people and the officials, because she was very beautiful.";
csb[12] = "But Queen Vashti refused to come at the king\'s command that was delivered by his eunuchs. The king became furious and his anger burned within him.";
csb[13] = "The king consulted the wise men who understood the times, for it was his normal procedure to confer with experts in law and justice.";
csb[14] = "The most trusted ones were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan. They were the seven officials of Persia and Media who had personal access to the king and occupied the highest positions in the kingdom.";
csb[15] = "The king asked, &quot;According to the law, what should be done with Queen Vashti, since she refused to obey King Ahasuerus\'s command that was delivered by the eunuchs? &quot;";
csb[16] = "Memucan said in the presence of the king and his officials, &quot;Queen Vashti has wronged not only the king, but all the officials and the peoples who are in every one of King Ahasuerus\'s provinces.";
csb[17] = "&quot;For the queen\'s action will become public knowledge to all the women and cause them to despise their husbands and say, \'King Ahasuerus ordered Queen Vashti brought before him, but she did not come.\'";
csb[18] = "&quot;Before this day is over, the noble women of Persia and Media who hear about the queen\'s act will say the same thing to all the king\'s officials, resulting in more contempt and fury.";
csb[19] = "&quot;If it meets the king\'s approval, he should personally issue a royal decree. Let it be recorded in the laws of Persia and Media, so that it cannot be revoked: Vashti is not to enter King Ahasuerus\'s presence, and her royal position is to be given to another woman who is more worthy than she.";
csb[20] = "&quot;The decree the king issues will be heard throughout his vast kingdom, so all women will honor their husbands, from the greatest to the least.&quot;";
csb[21] = "The king and his counselors approved the proposal, and he followed Memucan\'s advice.";
csb[22] = "He sent letters to all the royal provinces, to each province in its own script and to each ethnic group in its own language, that every man should be master of his own house and speak in the language of his own people.";
kjv[1] = "Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this [is] Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, [over] an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:)";
rsv[1] = "In the days of Ahasu-e\'rus, the Ahasu-e\'rus who reigned from India to Ethiopia over one hundred and twenty-seven provinces,";
asv[1] = "Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus (this is Ahasuerus who reigned from India even unto Ethiopia, over a hundred and seven and twenty provinces),";
yng[1] = "And it cometh to pass, in the days of Ahasuerus -- he [is] Ahasuerus who is reigning from Hodu even unto Cush, seven and twenty and a hundred provinces --";
dby[1] = "And it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus (that is, the Ahasuerus that reigned from India even to Ethiopia, over a hundred and twenty-seven provinces),";
web[1] = "Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this [is] Ahasuerus who reigned from India even to Cush, [over] a hundred and seven and twenty provinces:)";
hnv[1] = "Now it happened in the days of Achashverosh (this is Achashverosh who reigned from Hoddu even to Kush, over one hundred twenty-seven provinces),";
vul[1] = "in diebus Asueri qui regnavit ab India usque Aethiopiam super centum viginti septem provincias";
kjv[2] = "[That] in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which [was] in Shushan the palace,";
rsv[2] = "in those days when King Ahasu-e\'rus sat on his royal throne in Susa the capital,";
asv[2] = "that in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,";
yng[2] = "in those days, at the sitting of the king Ahasuerus on the throne of his kingdom, that [is] in Shushan the palace,";
dby[2] = "in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the fortress,";
web[2] = "[That] in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which [was] in Shushan the palace,";
hnv[2] = "that in those days, when the king Achashverosh sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,";
vul[2] = "quando sedit in solio regni sui Susa civitas regni eius exordium fuit";
kjv[3] = "In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, [being] before him:";
rsv[3] = "in the third year of his reign he gave a banquet for all his princes and servants, the army chiefs of Persia and Media and the nobles and governors of the provinces being before him,";
asv[3] = "in the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him;";
yng[3] = "in the third year of his reign, he hath made a banquet to all his heads and his servants; of the force of Persia and Media, the chiefs and heads of the provinces [are] before him,";
dby[3] = "in the third year of his reign, he made a feast to all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and the princes of the provinces being before him;";
web[3] = "In the third year of his reign, he made a feast to all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, [being] before him:";
hnv[3] = "in the third year of his reign, he made a feast to all his princes and his servants; the power of Paras and Madai, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him;";
vul[3] = "tertio igitur anno imperii sui fecit grande convivium cunctis principibus et pueris suis fortissimis Persarum et Medorum inclitis et praefectis provinciarum coram se";
kjv[4] = "When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, [even] an hundred and fourscore days.";
rsv[4] = "while he showed the riches of his royal glory and the splendor and pomp of his majesty for many days, a hundred and eighty days.";
asv[4] = "when he showed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honor of his excellent majesty many days, even a hundred and fourscore days.";
yng[4] = "in his shewing the wealth of the honour of his kingdom, and the glory of the beauty of his greatness, many days -- eighty and a hundred days.";
dby[4] = "when he shewed the glorious wealth of his kingdom and the splendid magnificence of his grandeur many days, a hundred and eighty days.";
web[4] = "When he showed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honor of his excellent majesty many days, [even] a hundred and eighty days.";
hnv[4] = "when he shown the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honor of his excellent majesty many days, even one hundred eighty days.";
vul[4] = "ut ostenderet divitias gloriae regni sui ac magnitudinem atque iactantiam potentiae suae multo tempore centum videlicet et octoginta diebus";
kjv[5] = "And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king\'s palace;";
rsv[5] = "And when these days were completed, the king gave for all the people present in Susa the capital, both great and small, a banquet lasting for seven days, in the court of the garden of the king\'s palace.";
asv[5] = "And when these days were fulfilled, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king\'s palace.";
yng[5] = "And at the fulness of these days hath the king made to all the people who are found in Shushan the palace, from great even unto small, a banquet, seven days, in the court of the garden of the house of the king --";
dby[5] = "And when these days were expired, the king made a feast to all the people that were present in Shushan the fortress, both to great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king\'s palace.";
web[5] = "And when these days had expired, the king made a feast for all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both for great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king\'s palace;";
hnv[5] = "When these days were fulfilled, the king made a feast to all the people who were present in Shushan the palace, both great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king\'s palace.";
vul[5] = "cumque implerentur dies convivii invitavit omnem populum qui inventus est Susis a maximo usque ad minimum et septem diebus iussit convivium praeparari in vestibulo horti et nemoris quod regio cultu et manu consitum erat";
kjv[6] = "[Where were] white, green, and blue, [hangings], fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds [were of] gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble.";
rsv[6] = "There were white cotton curtains and blue hangings caught up with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and marble pillars, and also couches of gold and silver on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl and precious stones.";
asv[6] = "[There were hangings of] white [cloth], [of] green, and [of] blue, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the couches were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and white, and yellow, and black marble.";
yng[6] = "white linen, white cotton, and blue, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple on rings of silver, and pillars of marble, couches of gold, and of silver, on a pavement of smaragdus, and white marble, and mother-of-pearl, and black marble --";
dby[6] = "White, green, and blue [hangings] were fastened with cords of byssus and purple to silver rings and pillars of white marble; couches of gold and silver [lay] upon a pavement of red and white marble, and alabaster, and black marble.";
web[6] = "[Where were] white, green, and blue [hangings], fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds [were of] gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black marble.";
hnv[6] = "[There were hangings of] white [cloth], [of] green, and [of] blue, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the couches were of gold and silver, on a pavement of red, and white, and yellow, and black marble.";
vul[6] = "et pendebant ex omni parte tentoria aerii coloris et carpasini et hyacinthini sustentata funibus byssinis atque purpureis qui eburneis circulis inserti erant et columnis marmoreis fulciebantur lectuli quoque aurei et argentei super pavimentum zmaragdino et pario stratum lapide dispositi erant quod mira varietate pictura decorabat";
kjv[7] = "And they gave [them] drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse one from another,) and royal wine in abundance, according to the state of the king.";
rsv[7] = "Drinks were served in golden goblets, goblets of different kinds, and the royal wine was lavished according to the bounty of the king.";
asv[7] = "And they gave them drink in vessels of gold (the vessels being diverse one from another), and royal wine in abundance, according to the bounty of the king.";
yng[7] = "and the giving of drink in vessels of gold, and the vessels [are] divers vessels, and the royal wine [is] abundant, as a memorial of the king.";
dby[7] = "And they gave drink in vessels of gold (the vessels being diverse one from another), and royal wine in abundance, according to the king\'s bounty.";
web[7] = "And they gave [them] drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse one from another,) and royal wine in abundance, according to the state of the king.";
hnv[7] = "They gave them drink in vessels of gold (the vessels being diverse one from another), and royal wine in abundance, according to the bounty of the king.";
vul[7] = "bibebant autem qui invitati erant aureis poculis et aliis atque aliis vasis cibi inferebantur vinum quoque ut magnificentia regia dignum erat abundans et praecipuum ponebatur";
kjv[8] = "And the drinking [was] according to the law; none did compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man\'s pleasure.";
rsv[8] = "And drinking was according to the law, no one was compelled; for the king had given orders to all the officials of his palace to do as every man desired.";
asv[8] = "And the drinking was according to the law; none could compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man\'s pleasure.";
yng[8] = "And the drinking [is] according to law, none is pressing, for so hath the king appointed for every chief one of his house, to do according to the pleasure of man and man.";
dby[8] = "And the drinking was, according to commandment, without constraint; for so the king had appointed to all the magnates of his house, that they should do according to every man\'s pleasure.";
web[8] = "And the drinking [was] according to the law; none constrained: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man\'s pleasure.";
hnv[8] = "The drinking was according to the law; none could compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man\'s pleasure.";
vul[8] = "nec erat qui nolentes cogeret ad bibendum sed sic rex statuerat praeponens mensis singulos de principibus suis ut sumeret unusquisque quod vellet";
kjv[9] = "Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women [in] the royal house which [belonged] to king Ahasuerus.";
rsv[9] = "Queen Vashti also gave a banquet for the women in the palace which belonged to King Ahasu-e\'rus.";
asv[9] = "Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.";
yng[9] = "Also Vashti the queen hath made a banquet for women, in the royal house that the king Ahasuerus hath.";
dby[9] = "Also the queen Vashti made a feast for the women of the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.";
web[9] = "Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women [in] the royal house which [belonged] to king Ahasuerus.";
hnv[9] = " Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Achashverosh.";
vul[9] = "Vasthi quoque regina fecit convivium feminarum in palatio ubi rex Asuerus manere consueverat";
kjv[10] = "On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king,";
rsv[10] = "On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehu\'man, Biztha, Harbo\'na, Bigtha and Abag\'tha, Zethar and Carkas, the seven eunuchs who served King Ahasu-e\'rus as chamberlains,";
asv[10] = "On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that ministered in the presence of Ahasuerus the king,";
yng[10] = "On the seventh day, as the heart of the king is glad with wine, he hath said to Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven eunuchs who are ministering in the presence of the king Ahasuerus,";
dby[10] = "On the seventh day, when the king\'s heart was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of king Ahasuerus,";
web[10] = "On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king,";
hnv[10] = "On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Bizeta, Harvona, Bigta, and Avagta, Zetar, and Karkas, the seven chamberlains who ministered in the presence of Achashverosh the king,";
vul[10] = "itaque die septimo cum rex esset hilarior et post nimiam potionem incaluisset mero praecepit Mauman et Bazatha et Arbona et Bagatha et Abgatha et Zarath et Charchas septem eunuchis qui in conspectu eius ministrabant";
kjv[11] = "To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty: for she [was] fair to look on.";
rsv[11] = "to bring Queen Vashti before the king with her royal crown, in order to show the peoples and the princes her beauty; for she was fair to behold.";
asv[11] = "to bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to show the peoples and the princes her beauty; for she was fair to look on.";
yng[11] = "to bring in Vashti the queen before the king, with a royal crown, to shew the peoples and the heads her beauty, for she [is] of good appearance,";
dby[11] = "to bring Vashti the queen before the king with the royal crown to shew the peoples and the princes her beauty; for she was of beautiful countenance.";
web[11] = "To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to show the people and the princes her beauty: for she [was] fair to look on.";
hnv[11] = "to bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to show the peoples and the princes her beauty; for she was beautiful to look on.";
vul[11] = "ut introducerent reginam Vasthi coram rege posito super caput eius diademate et ostenderet cunctis populis et principibus illius pulchritudinem erat enim pulchra valde";
kjv[12] = "But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king\'s commandment by [his] chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.";
rsv[12] = "But Queen Vashti refused to come at the king\'s command conveyed by the eunuchs. At this the king was enraged, and his anger burned within him.";
asv[12] = "But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king\'s commandment by the chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.";
yng[12] = "and the queen Vashti refuseth to come in at the word of the king that [is] by the hand of the eunuchs, and the king is very wroth, and his fury hath burned in him.";
dby[12] = "But the queen Vashti refused to come at the word of the king which was [sent] by the chamberlains; and the king was very wroth, and his fury burned in him.";
web[12] = "But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king\'s commandment by [his] chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.";
hnv[12] = "But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king\'s mitzvah by the chamberlains: therefore was the king very angry, and his anger burned in him.";
vul[12] = "quae rennuit et ad regis imperium quod per eunuchos mandaverat venire contempsit unde iratus rex et nimio furore succensus";
kjv[13] = "Then the king said to the wise men, which knew the times, (for so [was] the king\'s manner toward all that knew law and judgment:";
rsv[13] = "Then the king said to the wise men who knew the times--for this was the king\'s procedure toward all who were versed in law and judgment,";
asv[13] = "Then the king said to the wise men, who knew the times (for so was the king\'s manner toward all that knew law and judgment;";
yng[13] = "And the king saith to wise men, knowing the times -- for so [is] the word of the king before all knowing law and judgment,";
dby[13] = "And the king said to the wise men who knew the times (for so was the king\'s business [conducted] before all that knew law and judgment;";
web[13] = "Then the king said to the wise men, who knew the times, (for so [was] the king\'s manner towards all that knew law and judgment:";
hnv[13] = "Then the king said to the wise men, who knew the times, (for so was the king\'s manner toward all who knew law and judgment;";
vul[13] = "interrogavit sapientes qui ex more regio semper ei aderant et illorum faciebat cuncta consilio scientium leges ac iura maiorum";
kjv[14] = "And the next unto him [was] Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, [and] Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, which saw the king\'s face, [and] which sat the first in the kingdom;)";
rsv[14] = "the men next to him being Carshe\'na, Shethar, Adma\'tha, Tarshish, Meres, Marse\'na, and Memu\'can, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who saw the king\'s face, and sat first in the kingdom--:";
asv[14] = "and the next unto him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who saw the king\'s face, and sat first in the kingdom),";
yng[14] = "and he who is near unto him [is] Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, Memucan, seven heads of Persia and Media seeing the face of the king, who are sitting first in the kingdom --";
dby[14] = "and the next to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, [and] Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who saw the king\'s face, and who sat first in the kingdom),";
web[14] = "And the next to him [was] Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, [and] Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who saw the king\'s face, [and] who sat the first in the kingdom;)";
hnv[14] = "and the next to him were Karshena, ShetarShibah|Shiv`ah, Admata, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memukhan, the seven princes of Paras and Madai, who saw the king\'s face, and sat first in the kingdom),";
vul[14] = "erant autem primi et proximi Charsena et Sethar et Admatha et Tharsis et Mares et Marsana et Mamucha septem duces Persarum atque Medorum qui videbant faciem regis et primi post eum residere soliti erant";
kjv[15] = "What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not performed the commandment of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?";
rsv[15] = "&quot;According to the law, what is to be done to Queen Vashti, because she has not performed the command of King Ahasu-e\'rus conveyed by the eunuchs?&quot;";
asv[15] = "What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not done the bidding of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?";
yng[15] = "`According to law, what -- to do with queen Vashti, because that she hath not done the saying of the king Ahasuerus by the hand of the eunuchs?\'";
dby[15] = "What shall be done to the queen Vashti according to law, because she has not performed the word of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?";
web[15] = "What shall we do to the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not performed the commandment of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?";
hnv[15] = "What shall we do to the queen Vashti according to law, because she has not done the bidding of the king Achashverosh by the chamberlains?";
vul[15] = "cui sententiae Vasthi regina subiaceret quae Asueri regis imperium quod per eunuchos mandaverat facere noluisset";
kjv[16] = "And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the people that [are] in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.";
rsv[16] = "Then Memu\'can said in presence of the king and the princes, &quot;Not only to the king has Queen Vashti done wrong, but also to all the princes and all the peoples who are in all the provinces of King Ahasu-e\'rus.";
asv[16] = "And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the peoples that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.";
yng[16] = "And Memucan saith before the king and the heads, `Not against the king by himself hath Vashti the queen done perversely, but against all the heads, and against all the peoples that [are] in all provinces of the king Ahasuerus;";
dby[16] = "Then said Memucan before the king and the princes, The queen Vashti has not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the peoples that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.";
web[16] = "And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the people that [are] in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.";
hnv[16] = "Memukhan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen has not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the peoples who are in all the provinces of the king Achashverosh.";
vul[16] = "responditque Mamuchan audiente rege atque principibus non solum regem laesit regina Vasthi sed omnes principes et populos qui sunt in cunctis provinciis regis Asueri";
kjv[17] = "For [this] deed of the queen shall come abroad unto all women, so that they shall despise their husbands in their eyes, when it shall be reported, The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not.";
rsv[17] = "For this deed of the queen will be made known to all women, causing them to look with contempt upon their husbands, since they will say, \'King Ahasu-e\'rus commanded Queen Vashti to be brought before him, and she did not come.\'";
asv[17] = "For this deed of the queen will come abroad unto all women, to make their husbands contemptible in their eyes, when it shall be reported, The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not.";
yng[17] = "for go forth doth the word of the queen unto all the women, to render their husbands contemptible in their eyes, in their saying, The king Ahasuerus said to bring in Vashti the queen before him, and she did not come;";
dby[17] = "For the act of the queen will come abroad to all women, so as to render their husbands contemptible in their eyes, when they shall say, The king Ahasuerus commanded the queen Vashti to be brought in before him, and she came not!";
web[17] = "For [this] deed of the queen will come abroad to all women, so that they will despise their husbands in their eyes, when it shall be reported, The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not.";
hnv[17] = "For this deed of the queen will come abroad to all women, to make their husbands contemptible in their eyes, when it shall be reported, The king Achashverosh commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she didn\'t come.";
vul[17] = "egredietur enim sermo reginae ad omnes mulieres ut contemnant viros suos et dicant rex Asuerus iussit ut regina Vasthi intraret ad eum et illa noluit";
kjv[18] = "[Likewise] shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto all the king\'s princes, which have heard of the deed of the queen. Thus [shall there arise] too much contempt and wrath.";
rsv[18] = "This very day the ladies of Persia and Media who have heard of the queen\'s behavior will be telling it to all the king\'s princes, and there will be contempt and wrath in plenty.";
asv[18] = "And this day will the princesses of Persia and Media who have heard of the deed of the queen say [the like] unto all the king\'s princes. So [will there arise] much contempt and wrath.";
yng[18] = "yea, this day do princesses of Persia and Media, who have heard the word of the queen, say [so] to all heads of the king, even according to the sufficiency of contempt and wrath.";
dby[18] = "And the princesses of Persia and Media who have heard of the queen\'s act, will say it this day to all the king\'s princes, and there will be contempt and anger enough.";
web[18] = "[Likewise] will the ladies of Persia and Media say this day to all the king\'s princes, who have heard of the deed of the queen. Thus [will there arise] too much contempt and wrath.";
hnv[18] = "This day will the princesses of Paras and Madai who have heard of the deed of the queen say [the like] to all the king\'s princes. So [will there arise] much contempt and wrath.";
vul[18] = "atque hoc exemplo omnes principum coniuges Persarum atque Medorum parvipendent imperia maritorum unde regis iusta est indignatio";
kjv[19] = "If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered, That Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate unto another that is better than she.";
rsv[19] = "If it please the king, let a royal order go forth from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes so that it may not be altered, that Vashti is to come no more before King Ahasu-e\'rus; and let the king give her royal position to another who is better than she.";
asv[19] = "If it please the king, let there go forth a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered, that Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate unto another that is better than she.";
yng[19] = "`If to the king [it be] good, there goeth forth a royal word from before him, and it is written with the laws of Persia and Media, and doth not pass away, that Vashti doth not come in before the king Ahasuerus, and her royalty doth the king give to her companion who [is] better than she;";
dby[19] = "If it please the king, let a royal order go forth from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it may not pass, That Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate to another that is better than she;";
web[19] = "If it pleaseth the king, let a royal commandment go from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered, That Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate to another that is better than she.";
hnv[19] = " If it please the king, let there go forth a royal mitzvah from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Paras and the Madai, that it not be altered, that Vashti come no more before king Achashverosh; and let the king give her royal estate to another who is better than she.";
vul[19] = "et si tibi placet egrediatur edictum a facie tua et scribatur iuxta legem Persarum atque Medorum quam praeteriri inlicitum est ut nequaquam ultra Vasthi ingrediatur ad regem sed regnum illius altera quae melior illa est accipiat";
kjv[20] = "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.";
rsv[20] = "So when the decree made by the king is proclaimed throughout all his kingdom, vast as it is, all women will give honor to their husbands, high and low.&quot;";
asv[20] = "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.";
yng[20] = "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.\'";
dby[20] = "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.";
web[20] = "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.";
hnv[20] = "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.";
vul[20] = "et hoc in omne quod latissimum est provinciarum tuarum divulgetur imperium et cunctae uxores tam maiorum quam minorum deferant maritis suis";
kjv[21] = "And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:";
rsv[21] = "This advice pleased the king and the princes, and the king did as Memu\'can proposed;";
asv[21] = "And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:";
yng[21] = "And the thing is good in the eyes of the king, and of the princes, and the king doth according to the word of Memucan,";
dby[21] = "And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan.";
web[21] = "And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:";
hnv[21] = "The saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memukhan:";
vul[21] = "placuit consilium eius regi et principibus fecitque rex iuxta consultum Mamuchan";
kjv[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.";
rsv[22] = "he sent letters to all the royal provinces, to every province in its own script and to every people in its own language, that every man be lord in his own house and speak according to the language of his people.";
asv[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 should speak according to the language of his people.";
yng[22] = "and sendeth letters unto all provinces of the king, unto province and province according to its writing, and unto people and people according to its tongue, for every man being head in his own house -- and speaking according to the language of his people.";
dby[22] = "And he sent letters into all the king\'s provinces, into every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people according to their language, That every man should bear rule in his own house, and should speak according to the language of his people.";
web[22] = "For he sent letters into all the king\'s provinces, into every province according to the writing of it, 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.";
hnv[22] = "for he sent letters into all the king\'s provinces, into every province according to the writing of it, and to every people after their language, that every man should bear rule in his own house, and should speak according to the language of his people.";
vul[22] = "et misit epistulas ad universas provincias regni sui ut quaeque gens audire et legere poterat diversis linguis et litteris esse viros principes ac maiores in domibus suis et hoc per cunctos populos divulgari";
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