Purim — Tyndale Open Bible Dictionary

Show passage in OET: EST 9:26–32

26 Therefore they called this celebration ‘Purim’ because of what they had experienced and because of the contents of Mordekai’s letter.

OET-RV EST 9:27

27 The Yehudim agreed to establish those two days as holidays and to observe them on those specific days as they’d been instructed. They agreed that they and their descendants and everyone who became part of the Jewish people would celebrate it every year.

OET-RV EST 9:28

28 So that’s why every Jewish family in every generation since has celebrated these days as holidays, wherever they live. The Jewish community and its descendants will always faithfully observe this festival of ‘Purim’.

OET-RV EST 9:29

29 Then Queen Ester (the daughter of Avihayil), with help from Mordekai the Yehudi (Jew), wrote a second letter about ‘Purim’.

OET-RV EST 9:30

30 He sent this second letter to all the Yehudim throughout the empire of King Ahashverosh (Ahasuerus /Xerxes), with words of peace and truth

OET-RV EST 9:31

31 to set up the ‘Purim’ celebration on the given dates according to what Mordekai the Yehudi and Queen Ester had determined for them. They also confirmed that the Yehudim should continue the times of fasting and mourning that they had established for themselves and their future descendants.

OET-RV EST 9:32

32 So Ester’s decree confirmed these regulations about ‘Purim’ and they were written into the official record.

OET-LV EST 9:26

26 Therefore yes/correct/thus/so people _called (to)_days the_these Purim on the _name _of the _Pur therefore yes/correct/thus/so on all _of the _words/messages _of the _letter (the)_this and_whatever they _had _seen on thus and_whatever it _had _happened to_them.

OET-LV EST 9:27

27 They _imposed and the_Yəhūdī on_themselves and_on offspring _of_their and_on all _of those_who_joined _themselves to_them and_not it _will _pass _away to_be observing DOM the _two _of the_days the_these according_to _of_their _writing and_according_to _of_their _appointed _time in_all year and_year.

OET-LV EST 9:28

28 And_the_days the_these were_remembered and_observed in_all generation and_generation clan and_clan province and_province and_city and_city and_the _days _of the _Purim the_these not they _will _pass _away from_among _of the_Yəhūdī/(Jews) and_remembrance _of_their not it _will _come _to _an _end from_offspring _of_their.

OET-LV EST 9:29

29 And_ ʼEştēr the_queen the _daughter _of ʼAⱱīhayil and_Mordəkay the_Jew _she _wrote with all _of authority to_confirm DOM the _letter _of the _Purim (the)_this the_second(fs).

OET-LV EST 9:30

30 And_he _sent letters to all _of the_Yəhūdī to seven and_twenty and_one _hundred province[s] the _kingdom _of ʼAḩashvērōsh words/messages _of peace and_truth.

OET-LV EST 9:31

31 To_confirm DOM the _days _of the _Purim the_these at_their _appointed _of_times just_as he _had _imposed on_them Mordəkay the_Jew and_ʼEştēr the_queen and_as_which they _had _imposed on self _of_their and_on offspring _of_their the _words/messages _of the _fasts and_their _cry _of_of _distress.

OET-LV EST 9:32

32 And_the _command _of ʼEştēr it _confirmed the _words/messages _of the _Purim the_these and_it_was_written in_book.

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