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OET (OET-RV) He sent this second letter to all the Jews throughout the empire of King Ahasuerus, with words of peace and truth
OET-LV And_sent letters to all the_Jews to seven and_twenty and_one_hundred province[s] the_kingdom of_ʼₐḩashəvērōshz words of_peace and_truth.
UHB וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח סְפָרִ֜ים אֶל־כָּל־הַיְּהוּדִ֗ים אֶל־שֶׁ֨בַע וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים וּמֵאָה֙ מְדִינָ֔ה מַלְכ֖וּת אֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ דִּבְרֵ֥י שָׁל֖וֹם וֶאֱמֶֽת׃ ‡
(vayyishəlaḩ şəfāriym ʼel-ⱪāl-hayyəhūdiym ʼel-sheⱱaˊ vəˊesriym ūmēʼāh mədīnāh malkūt ʼₐḩashəvērōsh diⱱrēy shālōm veʼₑmet.)
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ULT And he sent letters to all the Jews, to 127 provinces, the kingdom of Ahasuerus, words of peace and truth
UST They sent copies of this second letter to all the Jews throughout the entire empire of Ahasuerus. It encouraged them that their situation was now peaceful and secure.
BSB And Mordecai sent letters with words of peace and truth to all the Jews in the 127 provinces of the kingdom of Xerxes,
OEB He sent letters to all the Jews, to the hundred and twenty-seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, wishing them peace and security,
WEB He sent letters to all the Jews in the hundred twenty-seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus with words of peace and truth,
NET Letters were sent to all the Jews in the hundred and twenty-seven provinces of the empire of Ahasuerus – words of true peace –
LSV and he sends letters to all the Jews, to the one hundred twenty-seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus—words of peace and truth—
FBV Letters expressing peace and reassurance were also sent all the Jews in the 127 provinces of the empire of King Xerxes.
T4T 30-31 30-31What they wrote in the second letter was, “We wish that all of you will be living peacefully and safely/righteously. We want you and your descendants to celebrate Purim each year on the days that we two established, and to do the things that we two told you to do.” In that letter, Queen Esther and Mordecai also gave them instructions about ◄fasting/abstaining from eating food► and being sorrowful. Then copies of that letter were sent to all the Jews who were living in the 127 provinces of the empire.
LEB He sent letters of words of peace and truth to all the Jews, to the one hundred and twenty-seven provinces[fn] of Ahasuerus’ kingdom,
?:? Hebrew “province”
BBE And he sent letters to all the Jews in the hundred and twenty-seven divisions of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, with true words of peace,
MOF No MOF EST book available
JPS And he sent letters unto all the Jews, to the hundred twenty and seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, with words of peace and truth,
ASV And he sent letters unto all the Jews, to the hundred twenty and seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, with words of peace and truth,
DRA And they sent to all the Jews that were in the hundred and twenty-seven provinces of king Assuerus, that they should have peace, and receive truth,
YLT and he sendeth letters unto all the Jews, unto the seven and twenty and a hundred provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus — words of peace and truth —
DBY And he sent letters to all the Jews, to the hundred and twenty-seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, words of peace and truth,
RV And he sent letters unto all the Jews, to the hundred twenty and seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, with words of peace and truth,
WBS And he sent the letters to all the Jews, to the hundred twenty and seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, with words of peace and truth,
KJB And he sent the letters unto all the Jews, to the hundred twenty and seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, with words of peace and truth,
(And he sent the letters unto all the Jews, to the hundred twenty and seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, with words of peace and truth, )
BB And he sent the letters vnto all the Iewes, to the hundred twentie and seuen prouinces of the empire of Ahasuerus, with wordes of peace and trueth:
(And he sent the letters unto all the Yewes, to the hundred twenty and seven provinces of the empire of Ahasuerus, with words of peace and truth:)
GNV And he sent letters vnto al the Iewes to the hundreth and seuen and twentie prouinces of the kingdome of Ahashuerosh, with words of peace and trueth,
(And he sent letters unto all the Yews to the hundreth and seven and twenty provinces of the kingdom of Ahashuerosh, with words of peace and truth, )
CB and sent the letters vnto all the Iewes in the hundreth and seuen and twentye londes of ye empyre of Ahasuerus, with frendly and faithfull wordes,
(and sent the letters unto all the Yews in the hundreth and seven and twenty londes of ye/you_all empyre of Ahasuerus, with frendly and faithfull words,)
WYC And thei senten to tho Jewis, that dwelliden in an hundrid and seuene and twenti prouynces of kyng Assuerus, that thei schulden haue pees, and resseyue the trewthe,
(And they sent to tho Yewis, that dwelled/dwelt in an hundred and seven and twenty provinces of king Assuerus, that they should have peace, and receive the truth,)
LUT Und sandte die Briefe zu allen Juden in den hundertundsiebenundzwanzig Ländern des Königreichs Ahasveros mit freundlichen und treuen Worten:
(And sandte the Briefe to all Yuden in the hundertundsiebenundzwanzig Ländern the kingreichs Ahasveros with freundlichen and treuen words:)
CLV et miserunt ad omnes Judæos qui in centum viginti septem provinciis regis Assueri versabantur, ut haberent pacem, et susciperent veritatem,
(and miserunt to everyone Yudæos who in centum viginti seven provinciis regis Assueri versabantur, as haberent pacem, and susciperent words, )
BRN No BRN EST book available
BrLXX No BrLXX EST book available
9:29-32 The letter that Queen Esther . . . wrote provided further official endorsement to Mordecai’s proposal (9:20-23).
Purim
The Festival of Purim is the only Old Testament festival not established during the time of Moses. Its name is derived from a word that means lots or dice (Hebrew purim, derived from Akkadian puru). It was a common practice in the ancient world to cast purim to determine whether God favored a particular course of action: A good number would indicate God’s approval, a bad number his disapproval. Near the king’s throne room at Susa in Persia, archaeologists found a small four-sided object with a number engraved on each side. A similar die inscribed with the word pur dates to the 800s BC. In the book of Esther, the Persian astrologers used purim to establish the best time to slaughter the Jews (Esth 3:7).
On the fateful day—March 7, 473 BC—God miraculously rescued his people from certain death, just as he had rescued the nation from Egypt at the Passover. Mordecai and Esther therefore formalized an annual celebration of God’s rescue so that all future generations would remember what God had accomplished (9:28). The festival was widely celebrated thereafter among Jews (see 2 Maccabees 15:36; Josephus, Antiquities 11.6.13; perhaps John 5:1).
When God rescued his chosen people, the day for Jewish execution turned into a day of holy vengeance and was followed by a day of celebration. Today, Jewish people fast and pray to commemorate Esther’s fasting. This fast is then followed by Purim, which is celebrated on the fourteenth day of the month of Adar (occurring in February or March). On this joyous holiday Jews read Esther (with loud boos for Haman and hoorays for Mordecai) and have a time of feasting and rejoicing, with gifts for friends and for the poor. It is a celebration of how God providentially worked to care for his people so that they were not exterminated (9:1-17) and of how God continues to care for, provide for, and save his people (see also Gen 45:5; Ps 91; Prov 16:9, 33; Dan 2:21; Acts 1:6-7; 2:22-23; 4:28-30; 17:24-27; Rom 8:28; 1 Pet 3:12).
Passages for Further Study
Esth 9:1-32; Pss 37:23; 91:1-16; Prov 16:9, 33; Rom 8:28; 1 Pet 3:12
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations
וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח סְפָרִ֜ים
and,sent letters
While this says “he,” in context it refers to the letter that Esther wrote with Mordecai’s help. Alternate translation: “they sent copies of this second letter” or “Mordecai ordered messengers to take copies of the letter”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism
אֶל־כָּל־הַיְּהוּדִ֗ים אֶל־שֶׁ֨בַע וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים וּמֵאָה֙ מְדִינָ֔ה מַלְכ֖וּת אֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ
to/towards all/each/any/every the,Jews to/towards seven and=twenty and,one_hundred provinces kingdom ʼₐḩashəvērōshz
These three phrases all mean the same thing. The repetition emphasizes that Esther and Mordecai sent this second letter out comprehensively throughout the empire. Alternate translation: “to all the Jews throughout the entire empire of Ahasuerus”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
שֶׁ֨בַע וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים וּמֵאָה֙ מְדִינָ֔ה
seven and=twenty and,one_hundred provinces
The letter was not sent to the provinces as geographical territories, but to the Jews who lived in them. The Jews are being described by something associated with them, the places where they lived.
Note 4 topic: translate-numbers
שֶׁ֨בַע וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים וּמֵאָה֙ מְדִינָ֔ה
seven and=twenty and,one_hundred provinces
Alternate translation: “one hundred and twenty-seven provinces”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
דִּבְרֵ֥י שָׁל֖וֹם וֶאֱמֶֽת
words peace and,truth
The abstract nouns peace and truth can be expressed in other ways. Alternate translation: “encouraging the Jews that they are now safe and can live peacefully”
דִּבְרֵ֥י שָׁל֖וֹם וֶאֱמֶֽת
words peace and,truth
The Hebrew word translated as truth here also refers to things that are “sure” or “secure.” When “peace” and “truth” are paired together, they can refer to a peaceful, stable political environment, as in 2 Kings 20:19 and Jeremiah 33:6. Alternate translation: “with a message that assured them of their peaceful and stable situation”