Esther 9:32

Esther 9:32 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the decree of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book.
• New International Version (NIV)Esther’s decree confirmed these regulations about Purim, and it was written down in the records.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The command of Esther confirmed these practices of Purim, and it was recorded in writing.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So the decree of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim, and it was written in the book.

Context of Esther 9:32

30So they sent letters to all the Jews who lived in the 127 regions of Xerxes' kingdom. The message was to help them live safely in peace. 31It told the Jews how to have the days of Purim as a holiday at the right time each year. This was a rule that came from the Jewish man, Mordecai, and from Queen Esther. The message also said that the Jews should remember the sad times, and they should fast. Queen Esther's command made those rules about the feast of Purim. The palace secretaries wrote it down in a book.

Esther 9:32 word by word

וּמַאֲמַ֣ר אֶסְתֵּ֔ר קִיַּ֕ם דִּבְרֵ֥י הַפֻּרִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וְנִכְתָּ֖ב בַּסֵּֽפֶר׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the decreeמַאֲמַרma'ămar · commandH3982
• of Estherאֶסְתֵּר'estêr · EstherH635
• confirmedקוּםqûm · to arise: establishH6965
• these mattersדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
• of Purimפּוּרpûr pûrîym pûrîym · PurimH6332
• and it was writtenכָּתַבkâthab · to writeH3789
• in the bookסֵ֫פֶרsêpher siphrâh · scroll: documentH5612

Cross-references for Esther 9:32

• Esther 9:27They made a rule for all the Jews, their descendants, and any other people who came to join them. The rule said that they must all have a holiday on those two days every year. They must do what Mordecai had written in his letter to them.
• Esther 4:3Jews who lived in all the regions of Xerxes' kingdom heard the king's command. So they were very sad. They were weeping and they were fasting. Many of them lay on sackcloth and ashes.
• Jonah 3:2He said, ‘Now go to that great city, Nineveh. Tell the people there the message that I will give to you.’

Commentaries on Esther 9:32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32The decree of Esther confirmed these matters - It was received by the Jews universally with all respect, and they bound themselves to abide by it. The Vulgate gives a strange turn to this verse: Et omnia quae libri hujus, qui vocatur Esther, historia continentur; "And all things which are contained in the history of this book, which is called Esther." The Targum says, And by the word of Esther all these things relative to Purim were confirmed; and the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32As “the book” elsewhere in Esther always means a particular book - “the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia” - Esther 2:23; Esther 6:1; Esther 10:2 it seems best to give it the same sense here.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-32Verses 20-32 The observance of the Jewish feasts, is a public declaration of the truth of the Old Testament Scriptures. And as the Old Testament Scriptures are true, the Messiah expected by the Jews is come long ago; and none but Jesus of Nazareth can be that Messiah. The festival was appointed by authority, yet under the direction of the Spirit of God. It was called the feast of Purim, from a Persian word, which signifies a lot. The name of this festival…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 29-32The letter that Queen Esther wrote officially supported Mordecai's proposal (Esther 9:20–23).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 20-3220. Mordecai wrote these things--Commentators are not agreed what is particularly meant by "these things"; whether the letters following, or an account of these marvellous events to be preserved in the families of the Jewish people, and transmitted from one generation to another.Read the comment

Topics related to Esther 9:32

• Purim

In the dictionaries

• Esther
• Esther, Hadassah
• Festivals, Religious
• Pur, Purim
• Esther, Book of
• Text of the Old Testament

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