New American Standard Bible 1995
Esther 9:24-32
24For HamanH2001 the sonH1121 of HammedathaH1992, the AgagiteH91, the adversaryH6887 of allH3605 the JewsH3064, had schemedH2803 againstH5921 the JewsH3064 to destroyH6 them and 1had castH5307 PurH6332, that is the lotH1486, to disturbH2000 them and destroyH6 them. 25But 2when it cameH935 3to the king’sH4428 attentionH6440, he commandedH559 by letterH5612 4that his wickedH7451 schemeH4284 whichH834 he had 5devisedH2803 againstH5921 the JewsH3064, 6should returnH7725 on his own headH7218 and that he and his sonsH1121 should be hangedH8518 on the 7gallowsH6086. 26ThereforeH5921H3651 they calledH7121 theseH428 daysH3117 PurimH6332 afterH5921 the nameH8034 of PurH6332. 8And 9becauseH5921 of the instructionsH1697 in thisH2088 letterH107, both whatH4100 they had seenH7200 in thisH3602 regardH3602 and whatH4100 had happenedH5060 to them, 27the JewsH3064 establishedH6965 and 10madeH6901 a customH6901 for themselves and for their 11descendantsH2233 and for 12allH3605 those who alliedH3867 themselves with them, so that 13they would not failH5674 14to celebrateH6213 theseH428 twoH8147 daysH3117 according to their 15regulationH3791 and according to their appointedH2163 timeH2165 annuallyH3605H8141. 28So theseH428 daysH3117 were to be rememberedH2142 and celebratedH6213 throughout everyH1755 generationH1755, everyH4940 familyH4940, everyH4082 provinceH4082 and everyH5892 cityH5892; and theseH428 daysH3117 of PurimH6332 were not to 16failH5674 from amongH8432 the JewsH3064, or their memoryH2143 17fadeH5486 from their 18descendantsH2233.
29Then QueenH4436 EstherH635, 19daughterH1323 of AbihailH32, with MordecaiH4782 the JewH3064, wroteH3789 with fullH3605 authorityH8633 to confirmH6965 20thisH2088 secondH8145 letterH107 about PurimH6332. 30He sentH7971 lettersH5612 to allH3605 the JewsH3064, 21to the 127H7651H6242H3967 provincesH4082 of the kingdomH4438 of AhasuerusH325, namely, wordsH1697 of peaceH7965 and truthH571, 31to establishH6965 theseH428 daysH3117 of PurimH6332 at their appointedH2163 timesH2165, justH3512 as MordecaiH4782 the JewH3064 and QueenH4436 EstherH635 had establishedH6965 for them, and justH3512 as they had establishedH6965 for themselvesH5315 and for their 22descendantsH2233 with 23instructionsH1697 24for their timesH6685 of fastingH6685 and their lamentationsH2201. 32The commandH3982 of EstherH635 establishedH6965 theseH428 25customsH1697 for 26PurimH6332, and it was writtenH3789 in the bookH5612.
Notes
- 1. Esther 9:24 Esth 3:7 ↩
- 2. Esther 9:25 Esth 7:4-10 ↩
- 3. Esther 9:25 Lit before the king, he ↩
- 4. Esther 9:25 Esth 3:6-15 ↩
- 5. Esther 9:25 Lit schemed ↩
- 6. Esther 9:25 Ps 7:16 ↩
- 7. Esther 9:25 Lit tree ↩
- 8. Esther 9:26 Lit Therefore because of all the words ↩
- 9. Esther 9:26 Esth 9:20 ↩
- 10. Esther 9:27 Lit received ↩
- 11. Esther 9:27 Lit seed ↩
- 12. Esther 9:27 Esth 8:17 ↩
- 13. Esther 9:27 Lit it should not pass away ↩
- 14. Esther 9:27 Esth 9:20, 21 ↩
- 15. Esther 9:27 Lit writing ↩
- 16. Esther 9:28 Lit pass away ↩
- 17. Esther 9:28 Lit end ↩
- 18. Esther 9:28 Lit seed ↩
- 19. Esther 9:29 Esth 2:15 ↩
- 20. Esther 9:29 Esth 9:20, 21 ↩
- 21. Esther 9:30 Esth 1:1 ↩
- 22. Esther 9:31 Lit seed ↩
- 23. Esther 9:31 Lit words ↩
- 24. Esther 9:31 Esth 4:3 ↩
- 25. Esther 9:32 Lit words ↩
- 26. Esther 9:32 Esth 9:26 ↩
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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