Esther 1:17
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“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.”
דָּבָר
In Hebrew, dabar is not just a word spoken — it is a word that accomplishes something. God's dabar does not return empty. The psalmist says this word is a lamp to his feet — not a floodlight revealing everything ahead, but enough light for the next step. That is faith.
יָצָא
it will go forth
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יָצָא
To go out, to come out, to bring out. Yatsa. God brought Israel out of Egypt. He brings us out of every form of bondage with a mighty hand.
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בַּעַל
husbands/ their
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בַּעַל
a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense)
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וַשְׁתִּי
Vashti
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וַשְׁתִּי
Vashti, the queen of Xerxes
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