# He sent out letters

You may need to use a word for written instructions that is more general than "letter" so that the reader does not think that these documents were about only personal matters. 

# province

A province is a large area into which some countries are divided for the purposes of government. See how you translated this in [Esther 1:1](../01/01.md).

# every man should be master of his own household

"all men should have complete authority over their wives and their children"

# This decree was given

This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "They wrote this decree" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])

