Esther 1:17
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
For the conduct of the queen will become known to all women, causing them to despise their husbands and say, ‘King Xerxes ordered Queen Vashti to be brought before him, but she did not come.’

Young's Literal Translation
for go forth doth the word of the queen unto all the women, to render their husbands contemptible in their eyes, in their saying, The king Ahasuerus said to bring in Vashti the queen before him, and she did not come;

King James Bible
For [this] deed of the queen shall come abroad unto all women, so that they shall despise their husbands in their eyes, when it shall be reported, The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not.

Hebrew
For
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

the conduct
דְבַר־ (ḏə·ḇar-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

of the queen
הַמַּלְכָּה֙ (ham·mal·kāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4436: Queen -- a queen

will become known
יֵצֵ֤א (yê·ṣê)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

to
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

women,
הַנָּשִׁ֔ים (han·nā·šîm)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female

causing them to despise
לְהַבְז֥וֹת (lə·haḇ·zō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's 959: To disesteem

their husbands
בַּעְלֵיהֶ֖ן (ba‘·lê·hen)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine plural
Strong's 1167: A master, a husband, owner

and say,
בְּאָמְרָ֗ם (bə·’ā·mə·rām)
Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 559: To utter, say

‘King
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

Xerxes
אֲחַשְׁוֵר֡וֹשׁ (’ă·ḥaš·wê·rō·wōš)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 325: Ahasuerus -- king of Persia

ordered
אָמַ֞ר (’ā·mar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

Queen
הַמַּלְכָּ֛ה (ham·mal·kāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4436: Queen -- a queen

Vashti
וַשְׁתִּ֧י (waš·tî)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2060: Vashti -- queen of Pers

to be brought
לְהָבִ֨יא (lə·hā·ḇî)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

before him,
לְפָנָ֖יו (lə·p̄ā·nāw)
Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 6440: The face

but she did not
וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

come.’
בָֽאָה׃ (ḇā·’āh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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