Berean Standard Bible
Esther 9:20-23
20Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֔יma.re.do.KhaiH4782אֶת־'et-H853recordedוַיִּכְתֹּ֣בvai.yikh.ToH3789theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428eventsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697and sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971lettersסְפָרִ֜יםse.fa.RimH5612toאֶל־'el-H413allכָּל־kol-H3605the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֗יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the provincesמְדִינוֹת֙me.di.nOtH4082of Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Xerxesאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325,both nearהַקְּרוֹבִ֖יםha.ke.ro.VimH7138and farוְהָרְחוֹקִֽים׃ve.ha.re.cho.KimH7350,
21to establishלְקַיֵּם֮le.kai.YemH6965among themעֲלֵיהֶם֒'a.lei.HemH5921an annualבְּכָל־be.kholH3605H8141celebrationלִהְי֣וֹת עֹשִׂ֗יםlih.Yot 'o.SimH1961H6213אֵ֠ת'etH853on the fourteenthאַרְבָּעָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH702H6240and fifteenthחֲמִשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖רcha.mi.Shah 'a.SarH2568H6240daysי֣וֹםYomH3117of the monthלְחֹ֣דֶשׁle.Cho.deshH2320of Adarאֲדָ֔ר'a.DarH143וְאֵ֛תve.'EtH853יוֹם־yom-H3117
22as the daysכַּיָּמִ֗יםkai.ya.MimH3117on whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִים֙hai.ye.hu.DimH3064gained restנָ֨חוּNa.chuH5117from their enemiesמֵא֣וֹיְבֵיהֶ֔םme.'oy.vei.HemH341and the monthוְהַחֹ֗דֶשׁve.ha.Cho.deshH2320in whichאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834their sorrowמִיָּגוֹן֙mi.ya.goyNH3015turnedנֶהְפַּ֨ךְneh.PakhH2015to joyלְשִׂמְחָ֔הle.sim.ChahH8057and their mourningוּמֵאֵ֖בֶלu.me.'E.velH60into a holidayלְי֣וֹם ט֑וֹבle.Yom TovH3117H2896. He wrotethat these were to beלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213אוֹתָ֗ם'o.TamH853daysיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117of feastingמִשְׁתֶּ֣הmish.TehH4960and joyוְשִׂמְחָ֔הve.sim.ChahH8057,of sendingוּמִשְׁל֤וֹחַu.mish.Lo.achH4916giftsמָנוֹת֙ma.nOtH4490to oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherלְרֵעֵ֔הוּle.re.'E.huH7453andוּמַתָּנ֖וֹתu.ma.ta.NotH4979to the poorלָֽאֶבְיוֹנִֽים׃La.'ev.yo.NimH34.
23So the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064אֵ֥ת'etH853agreed to continueוְקִבֵּל֙ve.ki.BelH6901the customלַעֲשׂ֑וֹתla.'a.SotH6213אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they had startedהֵחֵ֖לּוּhe.Che.luH2490וְאֵ֛תve.'EtH853,asאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiH4782had writtenכָּתַ֥בka.TavH3789to themאֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.HemH413.
Commentaries on Esther 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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