19 If it pleases the king, let a royal [a]edict be issued by him and let it be written in the laws of Persia and Media so (A)that it cannot [b]be repealed, that Vashti may not come into the presence of King Ahasuerus, and let the king give her royal position to [c]another who is more worthy than she.

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Footnotes

  1. Esther 1:19 Lit word go forth from
  2. Esther 1:19 Lit pass by
  3. Esther 1:19 Lit her neighbor

19 “Therefore, if it pleases the king,(A) let him issue a royal decree and let it be written in the laws of Persia and Media, which cannot be repealed,(B) that Vashti is never again to enter the presence of King Xerxes. Also let the king give her royal position to someone else who is better than she.

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