Esther 9
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Esther 9:26-27

26ThereforeH5921H3651 they calledH7121 theseH428 daysH3117 PurimH6332 afterH5921 the nameH8034 of 1PurH6332. 2And 3becauseH5921 of the instructionsH1697 in thisH2088 letterH107, both whatH4100 they had seenH7200 in thisH3602 regardH3602 and whatH4100 had happenedH5060 to them,

27the JewsH3064 establishedH6965 and 4madeH6901 aH6901 customH6901 for themselves, their 5descendantsH2233, and for 6allH3605 those who alliedH3867 themselves with them, so that 7they would not failH5674 8to celebrateH6213 theseH428 twoH8147 daysH3117 according to their 9regulationH3791 and according to their appointedH2163 timeH2165 annuallyH3605H8141.

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Notes

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

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