Esther 9:21

Esther 9:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)To stablish this among them, that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly,
• New International Version (NIV)to have them celebrate annually the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month of Adar
• English Standard Version (ESV)obliging them to keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar and also the fifteenth day of the same, year by year,
• New King James Version (NKJV)to establish among them that they should celebrate yearly the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month of Adar,

Context of Esther 9:21

19That is why the Jews who live in the villages and in the unwalled towns make the fourteenth day of the month of Adar a holiday for feasting and celebration. They also send gifts of food to one another. 20Now, Mordecai wrote these things down and sent official letters to all the Jews in all the provinces of King Xerxes, near and far. He established the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month of Adar as days they must observe every year. 22They were to observe them just like the days when the Jews freed themselves from their enemies. In that month their grief turned to joy and their mourning into a holiday. He declared that these days are to be days for feasting and celebrating and for sending gifts of food to one another, especially gifts to the poor. 23So the Jews accepted as tradition what they had begun, as Mordecai had written to them.

Esther 9:21 word by word

לְקַיֵּם֮ עֲלֵיהֶם֒ לִהְי֣וֹת עֹשִׂ֗ים אֵ֠ת י֣וֹם אַרְבָּעָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙ לְחֹ֣דֶשׁ אֲדָ֔ר וְאֵ֛ת יוֹם־חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר בּ֑וֹ בְּכָל־שָׁנָ֖ה וְשָׁנָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• To stablishקוּםqûm · to arise: establishH6965
• among them, that they should keepעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• the fourteenthעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• the fourteenthאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of the monthחֹ֫דֶשׁchôdesh · monthH2320
• Adarאֲדָר'ădâr · AdarH143
• and the fifteenthחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• of the same, yearlyשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141

Cross-references for Esther 9:21

• Exodus 17:14The Lord said to Moses, “Write this reminder on a scroll, and make sure that Joshua hears it, too: I will completely erase any memory of the Amalekites from the earth.”
• Deuteronomy 31:19“Write down this song, teach it to the Israelites, and have them sing it. This song will be a witness for me against the Israelites.
• 1 Chronicles 16:12Remember the miracles he performed, the amazing things he did and the judgments he pronounced,
• Psalms 124:1“If the Lord had not been on our side …” (Israel should repeat this.)
• Psalms 145:4One generation will praise your deeds to the next. Each generation will talk about your mighty acts.
• 2 Corinthians 1:10He has rescued us from a terrible death, and he will rescue us in the future. We are confident that he will continue to rescue us,
• Esther 1:1In the days of Xerxes the following events took place. This was the same Xerxes who ruled over 127 provinces from India to Sudan.
• Esther 3:12On the thirteenth day of the first month the king’s scribes were summoned. All Haman’s orders were written to the king’s satraps, the governors of every province, and the officials of every people. They wrote to each province in its own script and to the people in each province in their own language. The orders were signed in the name of King Xerxes and sealed with the king’s ring.
• Esther 8:9At that time on the twenty-third day of Sivan, the third month, the king’s scribes were summoned. What Mordecai had ordered was written to the Jews and to the satraps, governors, and officers of the 127 provinces from India to Sudan. It was written to each province in its own script, to each people in their own language, and to the Jews in their own script and their own language.

Commentaries on Esther 9:21

• 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
• 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 9:21

• Month
• Purim

In the dictionaries

• Adar
• 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