Esther 1:22 Go deeper
← Esther 1 · ← verse 21 · verse 23 →
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. (KJV)
Hebrew words tap a word
וַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.Lachand he sent out
Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to send: depart
Used 669 times. Also: Genesis 3:23, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 12:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7971G; TAHOT Esther 1:22 word 1
סְפָרִים֙se.fa.Rimdocuments
Lemma: סֵ֫פֶר (se.pher) · Strong's: H5612A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: scroll: document
Used 52 times. Also: Deuteronomy 24:1, Deuteronomy 24:3, 2 Samuel 11:14, 2 Samuel 11:15, 1 Kings 21:8, 1 Kings 21:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5612A; TAHOT Esther 1:22 word 2
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Esther 1:22 word 3
כָּל\־kol-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 1:22 word 4
מְדִינ֣וֹתme.di.Not[the] provinces of
Lemma: מְדִינָה (me.di.nah) · Strong's: H4082
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: province
Used 53 times. Also: 1 Kings 20:14, 1 Kings 20:15, 1 Kings 20:17, 1 Kings 20:19, Ezra 2:1, Nehemiah 1:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4082; TAHOT Esther 1:22 word 5
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.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 1:22 word 6
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Esther 1:22 word 7
מְדִינָ֤הme.di.Nahprovince
Lemma: מְדִינָה (me.di.nah) · Strong's: H4082
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: province
Used 53 times. Also: 1 Kings 20:14, 1 Kings 20:15, 1 Kings 20:17, 1 Kings 20:19, Ezra 2:1, Nehemiah 1:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4082; TAHOT Esther 1:22 word 8
וּמְדִינָה֙u.me.di.Nahand province
Lemma: מְדִינָה (me.di.nah) · Strong's: H4082
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: province
Used 53 times. Also: 1 Kings 20:14, 1 Kings 20:15, 1 Kings 20:17, 1 Kings 20:19, Ezra 2:1, Nehemiah 1:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4082; TAHOT Esther 1:22 word 9
כִּכְתָבָ֔הּkikh.ta.Vahaccording to writing its
Lemma: כְּתָב (ka.tav) · Strong's: H3791
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: writing
Used 17 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 28:19, 2 Chronicles 2:11, 2 Chronicles 35:4, Ezra 2:62, Ezra 4:7, Nehemiah 7:64 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3791; TAHOT Esther 1:22 word 10
וְאֶל\־ve.'el-and to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Esther 1:22 word 11
עַ֥ם'ampeople
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Esther 1:22 word 12
וָעָ֖םva.'Amand people
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Esther 1:22 word 13
כִּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹkil.sho.Noaccording to language its
Lemma: לָשׁוֹן (la.shon) · Strong's: H3956H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: tongue: language
Used 18 times. Also: Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Deuteronomy 28:49, Nehemiah 13:24, Esther 3:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3956H; TAHOT Esther 1:22 word 14
לִהְי֤וֹתlih.Yotto be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Esther 1:22 word 15
כָּל\־kol-every
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 1:22 word 16
אִישׁ֙'ishman
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Esther 1:22 word 17
שֹׂרֵ֣רso.Rerruler
Lemma: שָׂרַר (sa.rar) · Strong's: H8323A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to rule
Used 5 times. Also: Numbers 16:13, Proverbs 8:16, Isaiah 32:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8323A; TAHOT Esther 1:22 word 18
בְּבֵית֔וֹbe.vei.Toin own household his
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004M
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: house: household
Used 664 times. Also: Genesis 7:1, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:15, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 15:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004M; TAHOT Esther 1:22 word 19
וּמְדַבֵּ֖רu.me.da.Berand speaking
Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVprmsa)
Meaning: to speak: speak
Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Esther 1:22 word 20
כִּלְשׁ֥וֹןkil.Shonaccording to [the] language of
Lemma: לָשׁוֹן (la.shon) · Strong's: H3956H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: tongue: language
Used 18 times. Also: Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Deuteronomy 28:49, Nehemiah 13:24, Esther 3:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3956H; TAHOT Esther 1:22 word 21
עַמּֽוֹ\׃\ \פa.Mopeople his
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Esther 1:22 word 22
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| He sent | → | שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart |
| letters | → | סֵ֫פֶר H5612A scroll: document |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| the provinces | → | מְדִינָה H4082 province |
| of the kingdom | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| each province | → | מְדִינָה H4082 province |
| . . . | → | מְדִינָה H4082 province |
| in its own script | → | כְּתָב H3791 writing |
| and to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| each people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| . . . | → | עַם H5971A people |
| in their own language | → | לָשׁוֹן H3956H tongue: language |
| proclaiming | → | דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak |
| that every | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| man | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| should be | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| master | → | שָׂרַר H8323A to rule |
| of his own household | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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).
🎤 SermonWeek helper
Tap the mic and talk.
Or just say “yes” or “no”.
Things you can say
Simple word rules, no AI service. It only opens pages for you; it never saves or sends anything. Open the full helper page