The Meaning of Esther 1:20 Explained

Esther 1:20

KJV: 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.

YLT: and the sentence of the king that he maketh hath been heard in all his kingdom -- for it is great -- and all the wives give honour to their husbands, from great even unto small.'

Darby: and when the king's edict which he shall make shall be heard throughout his realm for it is great all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, from the greatest to the least.

ASV: And when the king's decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his kingdom (for it is great), all the wives will give to their husbands honor, both to great and small.

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What is the context of Esther 1:20?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does Esther 1:20 Mean?

Context Summary

Esther 1:1-22 - Vashti's Noble Refusal

The book opens with a royal festival, which lasted for six months, Esther 1:1-9. Perhaps the princes came up from their governments to partake of it in rotation. It finished with a banquet, open to all the people who dwelt in Shushan, great and small. Whenever men are overcome with wine, there is grave peril for women. Coarseness, indelicacy, and impurity troop in at the door, which has been unlocked by the excess of wine. Who can tell the anguish which has been caused to women, children, and the dumb creation through the intemperance of man! Here is given a glimpse of a noble woman, who respected herself too highly to yield to a demand, wholly foreign to the customs of the time, which forbade women to appear in public. Of course the king was incensed, all the more so because he knew that he was in the wrong. He had command over 127 provinces, but he could not rule his own spirit, and the sense of moral weakness is always irritating. He consulted his counselors, who were only too glad to fall in with and humor the royal whims; they counseled that the divorce of Vashti was a public duty, for the repression of wife-insubordination throughout the empire. Men are not always to be trusted when they legislate about women, or in respect to their own dignity. When wine is in them they may be expected to say and do very stupid things. It has been truly said that every Ahasuerus had his Memucan, a man who was sycophant and parasite, who held his influence by humoring caprice and lust. [source]

Chapter Summary: Esther 1

¹ Xerxes makes royal feasts
¹⁰ Vashti, sent for, refuses to come
¹³ Xerxes, by the counsel of Memucan, puts away Vashti, and decrees men's sovereignty

What do the individual words in Esther 1:20 mean?

And when is proclaimed decree of the king which he will make throughout all his empire for is great it and all wives shall give will honor their husbands from great and to small

וְנִשְׁמַע֩ פִּתְגָ֨ם הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ אֲשֶֽׁר־ יַעֲשֶׂה֙ בְּכָל־ מַלְכוּת֔וֹ כִּ֥י רַבָּ֖ה הִ֑יא וְכָל־ הַנָּשִׁ֗ים יִתְּנ֤וּ יְקָר֙ לְבַעְלֵיהֶ֔ן לְמִגָּד֖וֹל וְעַד־ קָטָֽן

וְנִשְׁמַע֩	And when is proclaimed
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁמַע Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
פִּתְגָ֨ם	decree
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: פִּתְגָם Sense: edict, decree.
הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ	of the king
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
יַעֲשֶׂה֙	he will make
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: עָשָׂה Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
בְּכָל־	throughout all
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole.
מַלְכוּת֔וֹ	his empire
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: מַלְכוּת Sense: royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom, sovereign power.
רַבָּ֖ה	is great
Parse: Adjective, feminine singular Root: רַב Sense: much, many, great.
וְכָל־	and all
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole.
הַנָּשִׁ֗ים	wives
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural Root: אִשָּׁה Sense: woman, wife, female.
יִתְּנ֤וּ	shall give
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: יָתַן Sense: to give, put, set.
יְקָר֙	will honor
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: יְקָר Sense: price, value, preciousness, honour, splendour, pomp.
לְבַעְלֵיהֶ֔ן	their husbands
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person feminine plural Root: בָּעַל Sense: owner, husband, lord.
לְמִגָּד֖וֹל	from great
Parse: Preposition-l, Preposition-m, Adjective, masculine singular Root: גָּבֹול Sense: great.
וְעַד־	and to
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition Root: עַד Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as.
קָטָֽן	small
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular Root: קָטָן Sense: young, small, insignificant, unimportant.

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