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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. (KJV)

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וְנִשְׁמַע֩ve.nish.Ma'and it will be heard

Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085I

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNq3ms)

Meaning: to hear: proclaim

Used 49 times. Also: Judges 13:23, 1 Samuel 9:27, 1 Samuel 15:4, 1 Samuel 23:8, 1 Kings 15:22, 1 Chronicles 15:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8085I; TAHOT Esther 1:20 word 1

פִּתְגָ֨םpit.Gam[the] decree of

Lemma: פִּתְגָּם (pit.gam) · Strong's: H6599

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: edict

Used 2 times. Also: Ecclesiastes 8:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6599; TAHOT Esther 1:20 word 2

הַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe king

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Esther 1:20 word 3

אֲשֶֽׁר\־'a.Sher-which

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Esther 1:20 word 4

יַעֲשֶׂה֙ya.'a.Sehhe will make

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to make

Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT Esther 1:20 word 5

בְּכָל\־be.kholin all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Esther 1:20 word 6

מַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.Tokingdom his

Lemma: מַלְכוּת (mal.khut) · Strong's: H4438

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: royalty

Used 91 times. Also: Numbers 24:7, 1 Samuel 20:31, 1 Kings 2:12, 1 Chronicles 11:10, 1 Chronicles 12:23, 1 Chronicles 14:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4438; TAHOT Esther 1:20 word 7

כִּ֥יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Esther 1:20 word 8

רַבָּ֖הra.Bah[is] great

Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)

Meaning: many

Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 25:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7227A; TAHOT Esther 1:20 word 9

הִ֑יאHi'it

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Feminine · Singular (HPp3fs)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Esther 1:20 word 10

וְכָל\־ve.kholand all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Esther 1:20 word 11

הַנָּשִׁ֗יםha.na.Shimthe women

Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: woman

Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0802G; TAHOT Esther 1:20 word 12

יִתְּנ֤וּyi.te.Nuthey will give

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to give: give

Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Esther 1:20 word 13

יְקָר֙ye.Karhonor

Lemma: יְקָר (ye.qar) · Strong's: H3366

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: preciousness

Used 17 times. Also: Esther 1:4, Esther 6:3, Esther 6:6, Esther 6:7, Esther 6:9, Esther 6:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3366; TAHOT Esther 1:20 word 14

לְבַעְלֵיהֶ֔ןle.va'.lei.Hento husbands their

Lemma: בַּעַל (ba.al) · Strong's: H1167H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: master: husband

Used 14 times. Also: Exodus 21:3, Exodus 21:22, Leviticus 21:4, Deuteronomy 21:13, Deuteronomy 22:22, Deuteronomy 24:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1167H; TAHOT Esther 1:20 word 15

לְמִגָּד֖וֹלle.mi.ga.Dol<to> from great

Lemma: גָּדוֹל (ga.dol) · Strong's: H1419A

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: great: large

Used 495 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 4:13, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 12:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1419A; TAHOT Esther 1:20 word 16

וְעַד\־ve.'ad-and unto

Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: till

Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Esther 1:20 word 17

קָטָֽן\׃ka.Taninsignificant

Lemma: קָטָן (qa.tan) · Strong's: H6996A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: small

Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 9:24, Genesis 27:15, Genesis 27:42, Genesis 29:16, Genesis 29:18, Genesis 44:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6996A; TAHOT Esther 1:20 word 18

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

The edict	→	פִּתְגָּם H6599 edict
the king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
issues	→	עָשָׂה H6213H to make
will be heard	→	שָׁמַע H8085I to hear: proclaim
throughout	→	כֹּל H3605 all
his vast	→	רַב H7227A many
. . .	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
kingdom	→	מַלְכוּת H4438 royalty
and so	→	כִּי H3588A for
all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
women	→	אִשָּׁה H0802G woman
from the least	→	קָטָן H6996A small
to	→	עַד H5704 till
the greatest	→	גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large
will honor	→	נָתַן H5414G to give: give
. . .	→	יְקָר H3366 preciousness
their husbands	→	בַּעַל H1167H master: husband

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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