以斯帖记 1:22
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.
Context
This verse from 以斯帖记 Chapter 1 connects to 10 cross-references. 以斯拉认罪祷告后，百姓纷纷哭泣表示愿意悔改，苦痛和冬雨中百姓聚集，众人颤抖，同意三个月内处理与外邦妻子的问题；以斯拉按各家调查，众人承认与外邦妻子结婚之罪，同意休妻，各回各家。
其他译本
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.
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.
And sent letters to all the divisions of the kingdom, to every division in the writing commonly used there, and to every people in the language which was theirs, saying that every man was to be the ruler in his house, and that this order was to be given out in the language of his people.
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