Midrash su Ester 1:20
וְנִשְׁמַע֩ פִּתְגָ֨ם הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ אֲשֶֽׁר־יַעֲשֶׂה֙ בְּכָל־מַלְכוּת֔וֹ כִּ֥י רַבָּ֖ה הִ֑יא וְכָל־הַנָּשִׁ֗ים יִתְּנ֤וּ יְקָר֙ לְבַעְלֵיהֶ֔ן לְמִגָּד֖וֹל וְעַד־קָטָֽן׃
Questo decreto ch'il re farà verrà udito in tutto il suo reame, quanto vasto esso è; e tutte le donne rispetteranno i loro mariti, e grandi e piccoli.
Esther Rabbah
“The king’s decree about what he will do will be heard throughout his entire kingdom, vast as it is, and all wives will give honor to their husbands, from great to small” (Esther 1:20).
Rabbi Levi and Rabbi Yitzḥak, Rabbi Levi said: We are destined to hear a great decree from that one who will become queen. What is that? “There was great mourning among the Jews” (Esther 4:3). Rabbi Yitzḥak said: We are destined to hear a great decree from that one who will become queen. What is that? “There was joy and gladness for the Jews” (Esther 8:17). Rabbi Yehuda son of Rabbi Simon said: The decree of the King of kings will be heard, who said in His wisdom and His understanding: “I will expunge the memory of Amalek” (Exodus 17:14).
“Vast as it is” – Rav and Shmuel, one said: This kingdom is too vast for this sin; and one said: This sin is too great for this kingdom.17Rav and Shmuel disagree as to whether the word ‘vast’ in the verse refers to the kingdom, or to Vashti’s sin. “And all the wives will give honor to their husbands…”
Rabbi Levi and Rabbi Yitzḥak, Rabbi Levi said: We are destined to hear a great decree from that one who will become queen. What is that? “There was great mourning among the Jews” (Esther 4:3). Rabbi Yitzḥak said: We are destined to hear a great decree from that one who will become queen. What is that? “There was joy and gladness for the Jews” (Esther 8:17). Rabbi Yehuda son of Rabbi Simon said: The decree of the King of kings will be heard, who said in His wisdom and His understanding: “I will expunge the memory of Amalek” (Exodus 17:14).
“Vast as it is” – Rav and Shmuel, one said: This kingdom is too vast for this sin; and one said: This sin is too great for this kingdom.17Rav and Shmuel disagree as to whether the word ‘vast’ in the verse refers to the kingdom, or to Vashti’s sin. “And all the wives will give honor to their husbands…”
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