New American Standard Bible 2020

Esther 9:26-27

26Therefore they called these days Purim after the name of 1Pur. 2And 3because of the instructions in this letter, both what they had seen in this regard and what had happened to them,

27the Jews established and 4made a custom for themselves, their 5descendants, and for 6all those who allied themselves with them, so that 7they would not fail 8to celebrate these two days according to their 9regulation and according to their appointed time annually.

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Notes

1. Esther 9:26 Akkadian for lot ↩
2. Esther 9:26 Lit Therefore because of all the words ↩
3. Esther 9:26 Esth 9:20 ↩
4. Esther 9:27 Lit received ↩
5. Esther 9:27 Lit seed ↩
6. Esther 9:27 Esth 8:17 ↩
7. Esther 9:27 Lit it would not pass away ↩
8. Esther 9:27 Esth 9:20, 21 ↩
9. Esther 9:27 Lit writing ↩

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