New American Standard Bible 2020
Esther 9:16-22
16Now 1the restH7605 of the JewsH3064 whoH834 were in the king’sH4428 provincesH4082 2assembledH6950, to defendH5975 their livesH5315 and 3ridH5117 themselvesH5117 of their enemiesH340, and to killH2026 seventy-fiveH2568H7657 thousandH505 of those who hatedH8130 them; but they did not layH7971 their handsH3027 on the plunderH961. 17This was done on 4the thirteenthH7969H6240 dayH3117 of the monthH2320 AdarH143, and 5on the fourteenthH702H6240 6day they restedH5117 and madeH6213 it a dayH3117 of feastingH4960 and rejoicingH8057.
18But the JewsH3064 whoH834 were in SusaH7800 7assembledH6950 on the thirteenthH7969H6240 and 8the fourteenthH702H6240 9of the same month, and they restedH5117 on the fifteenthH2568H6240 10day and madeH6213 it a dayH3117 of feastingH4960 and rejoicingH8057. 19ThereforeH5921H3651 the JewsH3064 of the ruralH6521 areasH6521, who liveH3427 in 11the ruralH6519 townsH5892, makeH6213 the fourteenthH702H6240 dayH3117 of the monthH2320 AdarH143 a 1213holidayH2896H3117 for rejoicingH8057 and feastingH4960 and 14sendingH4916 portionsH4490 of food to oneH376 anotherH7453.
20Then MordecaiH4782 recordedH3789 theseH428 eventsH1697, and he sentH7971 lettersH5612 to allH3605 the JewsH3064 whoH834 were in allH3605 the provincesH4082 of KingH4428 AhasuerusH325, both nearH7138 and farH7350, 21obligingH6965H5921 them to celebrateH6213 the fourteenthH702H6240 dayH3117 of the monthH2320 AdarH143, and the fifteenthH2568H6240 dayH3117 15of the same month, annuallyH3605H8141, 22because on those daysH3117 the JewsH3064 16ridH5117 themselvesH5117 of their enemiesH340, and it was a monthH2320 whichH834 was 17turnedH2015 for them from griefH3015 into joyH8057, and from mourningH60 into a 18holidayH2896H3117; that they were to makeH6213 them daysH3117 of feastingH4960 and rejoicingH8057, and 19sendingH4916 portionsH4490 of food to oneH376 anotherH7453, and giftsH4979 to the poorH34.
Notes
- 1. Esther 9:16 Esth 9:2 ↩
- 2. Esther 9:16 Lev 26:7, 8; Esth 8:11 ↩
- 3. Esther 9:16 Lit have rest from ↩
- 4. Esther 9:17 Esth 9:1 ↩
- 5. Esther 9:17 Esth 9:21 ↩
- 6. Esther 9:17 Lit in it ↩
- 7. Esther 9:18 Esth 8:11; 9:2 ↩
- 8. Esther 9:18 Esth 9:21 ↩
- 9. Esther 9:18 Lit in it ↩
- 10. Esther 9:18 Lit in it ↩
- 11. Esther 9:19 Deut 3:5; Zech 2:4 ↩
- 12. Esther 9:19 Lit rejoicing and feasting and a good day and sending ↩
- 13. Esther 9:19 Esth 9:22 ↩
- 14. Esther 9:19 Neh 8:10 ↩
- 15. Esther 9:21 Lit in it ↩
- 16. Esther 9:22 Lit had rest from ↩
- 17. Esther 9:22 Ps 30:11 ↩
- 18. Esther 9:22 Lit good day ↩
- 19. Esther 9:22 Neh 8:12 ↩
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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