Esther 9:20-28

20And MordecaiH4782 wroteH3789 theseH428 things, and sentH7971 lettersH5612 unto allH3605 the JewsH3064 that were in allH3605 the provincesH4082 of the kingH4428 AhasuerusH325, bothH3605 nigh and farH7350,

21to enjoin them that they should keepH6213 the fourteenth dayH3117 of the monthH2320 AdarH143, and the fifteenth dayH3117 of the sameH853, yearlyH3117,

22as the daysH3117 whereinH834 the JewsH3064 had restH5117 from their enemiesH341, and the monthH2320 whichH834 was turnedH2015 unto them from sorrowH3015 to gladnessH8057, and from mourningH60 intoH2015 a goodH2896 dayH3117: that they should makeH6213 them daysH3117 of feastingH4960 and gladnessH8057, and of sendingH4916 portionsH4490 one to anotherH7453, and giftsH4979 to the poorH34.

23And the JewsH3064 undertookH6901 to doH6213 as they had begunH2490, and as MordecaiH4782 had writtenH3789 unto them;

24becauseH3588 HamanH2001 the sonH1121 of Hammedatha, the AgagiteH91, the enemyH6887 of allH3605 the JewsH3064, had devisedH2803 againstH5921 the JewsH3064 to destroyH6 them, and had castH5307 PurH6332, that is, the lotH1486, to consume them, and to destroyH6 them;

25but when the matter cameH935 beforeH6440 the kingH4428, he commandedH559 by lettersH5612 that his wickedH7451 device, whichH834 he had devisedH2803 againstH5921 the JewsH3064, should returnH7725 uponH5921 his ownH6440 headH7218; and that he and his sonsH1121 should he hangedH8518 on the gallowsH6086.

26Wherefore they calledH7121 theseH428 daysH3117 PurimH6332, afterH5921 the nameH8034 of PurH6332. Therefore becauseH5921 of allH3605 the wordsH1697 of this letterH107, and of that whichH428 they had seenH7200 concerning this matterH1697, and that whichH428 had comeH5060 unto them,

27the JewsH3064 ordained, and tookH853 uponH5921 them, and uponH5921 their seedH2233, and uponH5921 allH3605 suchH428 as joined themselvesH428 unto them, soH6213 as it should notH3808 failH5674, that they would keepH6213 theseH428 twoH8147 daysH3117 accordingH5921 to the writingH3791 thereof, and accordingH5921 to the appointedH2165 time thereof, everyH3605 yearH8141;

28and that theseH428 daysH3117 should be rememberedH2142 and keptH6213 throughoutH3605 everyH3605 generationH1755, everyH3605 familyH4940, everyH3605 provinceH4082, and everyH3605 cityH5892; and that theseH428 daysH3117 of PurimH6332 should notH3808 failH5674 from among the JewsH3064, norH3808 the memorial of them perish from their seedH2233.