Esther 9
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Esther 9:29-32

29Then QueenH4436 EstherH635, 1daughterH1323 of AbihailH32, with MordecaiH4782 the JewH3064, wroteH3789 with fullH3605 authorityH8633 to confirmH6965 2thisH2088 secondH8145 letterH107 about PurimH6332.

30He sentH7971 lettersH5612 to allH3605 the JewsH3064, 3to 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 4descendantsH2233 with 5instructionsH1697 6for their timesH6685 of fastingH6685 and their lamentationsH2201.

32The commandH3982 of EstherH635 establishedH6965 theseH428 7customsH1697 for 8PurimH6332, and it was writtenH3789 in the bookH5612.

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Notes

  1. 1. Esther 9:29 Esth 2:15 ↩
  2. 2. Esther 9:29 Esth 9:20, 21 ↩
  3. 3. Esther 9:30 Esth 1:1 ↩
  4. 4. Esther 9:31 Lit seed ↩
  5. 5. Esther 9:31 Lit words ↩
  6. 6. Esther 9:31 Esth 4:3 ↩
  7. 7. Esther 9:32 Lit words ↩
  8. 8. Esther 9:32 Esth 9:26 ↩

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