he sentוַיִּשְׁלַחlettersסְפָרִיםtoאֶלallכָּלthe king’sהַמֶּלֶךְprovinces,מְדִינוֹתto eachאֶלprovinceמְדִינָה וּמְדִינָהaccording to its scriptכִּכְתָבָהּand toוְאֶלeach peopleעַם וָעָםaccording to its language,כִּלְשׁוֹנוֹthatלִeveryכָּלmanאִישׁshould beהְיוֹתmasterשֹׂרֵרin his houseבְּבֵיתוֹand speakוּמְדַבֵּרaccording to the languageכִּלְשׁוֹןof his people.עַמּוֹ
Esther 1:22
Study it in the app“he sent letters to all the king’s provinces, to each province according to its script and to each people according to its language, that every man should be master in his house and speak according to the language of his people.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Esther 1:22, word by word
- he sentיִּשְׁלַחyishlach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “yishlach” appears- lettersסְפָרִיםsefarim
letter
A writing sent to someone with a message or an order, like a king's letter.
Where else “sefarim” appears- the king’sמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- provincesמְדִינוֹתmedinot
province, district
Province, district: a territory governed by a ruler or judge.
Where else “medinot” appears- according to its scriptכְתָבָchetava
script
The way each people writes: its script and letters.
Where else “chetava” appears- each peopleעַםam
people
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “am” appears- according to its languageלְשׁוֹנleshon
language
The way a people speaks, by which its members understand each other.
Where else “leshon” appears- manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- should beהְיוֹתheot
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “heot” appears- masterשֹׂרֵרsorer
rule as prince
Rule as a prince; make oneself a prince over others.
Where else “sorer” appears- in his houseבֵיתvet
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “vet” appears- and speakמְדַבֵּרmedaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “medaber” appears
The context
21And the matter seemed good in the eyes of the king and the officials, and the king did according to the word of Memucan;
22 · This verse (above)