Berean Standard Bible

Esther 9:20-26

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.kholH3605 H8141celebrationלִהְי֣וֹת עֹשִׂ֗יםlih.Yot 'o.SimH1961 H6213אֵ֠ת'etH853on the fourteenthאַרְבָּעָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH702 H6240and fifteenthחֲמִשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖רcha.mi.Shah 'a.SarH2568 H6240daysי֣וֹםYomH3117of 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 TovH3117 H2896. 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.

24Forכִּי֩kiH3588Hamanהָמָ֨ןha.ManH2001sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Hammedathaהַמְּדָ֜תָאha.me.Da.ta'H4099,the Agagiteהָֽאֲגָגִ֗יha.'a.ga.GiH91,the enemyצֹרֵר֙tzo.RerH6887of allכָּל־kol-H3605the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064,had plottedחָשַׁ֥בcha.ShavH2803againstעַל־'al-H5921the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֖יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064to destroy themלְאַבְּדָ֑םle.'a.be.DamH6and had castוְהִפִּ֥ילve.hi.PilH5307the Purפּוּר֙purH6332(that isה֣וּאhu'H1931,the lotהַגּוֹרָ֔לha.go.RalH1486)to crushלְהֻמָּ֖םle.hu.MamH2000and destroy themוּֽלְאַבְּדָֽם׃U.le.'a.be.DamH6.

25But when it cameוּבְבֹאָהּ֮u.ve.vo.'AhH935beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּלֶךְ֒ha.me.leKhH4428,he commandedאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559byעִם־'im-H5973letterהַסֵּ֔פֶרha.Se.ferH5612that the wickedהָרָעָ֛הha.ra.'AhH7451schemeמַחֲשַׁבְתּ֧וֹma.cha.shav.ToH4284whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Haman had devisedחָשַׁ֥בcha.ShavH2803againstעַל־'al-H5921the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֖יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064should come backיָשׁ֞וּבya.ShuvH7725uponעַל־'al-H5921his own headרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218,and that heאֹת֛וֹ'o.ToH853andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853his sonsבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121should be hangedוְתָל֥וּve.ta.LuH8518onעַל־'al-H5921the gallowsהָעֵֽץ׃ha.'EtzH6086.

26Thereforeכֵּ֡ןkenH5921 H3651theseהָאֵ֤לֶּהha.'E.lehH428daysלַיָּמִ֨יםlai.ya.MimH3117are calledקָֽרְאוּ֩ka.re.'UH7121Purimפוּרִים֙fu.RimH6332,fromH5921the wordשֵׁ֣םshemH8034Purהַפּ֔וּרha.PurH6332.Because ofכֵּ֕ןkenH5921 H3651allכָּל־kol-H3605the instructionsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697in thisהַזֹּ֑אתha.ZotH2063letterהָאִגֶּ֣רֶתha.'i.Ge.retH107,and because of allוּמָֽה־ כָּ֔כָהu.mah- Ka.khahH4100 H5921 H3602they had seenרָא֣וּra.'UH7200and experiencedוּמָ֥ה הִגִּ֖יעַ אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃u.Mah hi.Gi.a' 'a.lei.HemH4100 H5060 H413,

Read all of Esther 9

Commentaries on Esther 9