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OET (OET-RV) Therefore they called this celebration ‘Purim[fn] because of what they had experienced and because of the contents of Mordekai’s letter.


9:26 Plural of Hebrew ‘Pur’ meaning ‘lot/dice’.

OET-LVOn/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in yes/correct/thus/so people_called to_the_days the_these Purim on the_name the_pur on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in yes/correct/thus/so on all the_words the_letter the_this and_what they_had_seen on thus and_what it_had_happened to_them.

UHBעַל־כֵּ֡ן קָֽרְאוּ֩ לַ⁠יָּמִ֨ים הָ⁠אֵ֤לֶּה פוּרִים֙ עַל־שֵׁ֣ם הַ⁠פּ֔וּר עַל־כֵּ֕ן עַל־כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֖י הָ⁠אִגֶּ֣רֶת הַ⁠זֹּ֑את וּ⁠מָֽה־רָא֣וּ עַל־כָּ֔כָה וּ⁠מָ֥ה הִגִּ֖יעַ אֲלֵי⁠הֶֽם׃ 
   (ˊal-ⱪēn qārəʼū la⁠yyāmiym hā⁠ʼēlleh fūrīm ˊal-shēm ha⁠pūr ˊal-ⱪēn ˊal-ⱪāl-ddiⱱrēy hā⁠ʼiggeret ha⁠zzoʼt ū⁠māh-rāʼū ˊal-ⱪākāh ū⁠māh higgiyˊa ʼₐlēy⁠hem.)

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ULT Therefore, they called these days “Purim,” on account of the name of Pur. Therefore, on account of all the words of this letter and what they had seen concerning this and what had come upon them,

UST The Persian word for “lot” is “Pur.” That is why the Jews gave the name Purim to this celebration. Because of all of the amazing things that they had just experienced and because Mordecai then wrote to them to tell them to observe this holiday,


BSB § Therefore these days are called Purim, from the word Pur.
§ Because of all the instructions in this letter, and because of all they had seen and experienced,

OEB This is why these days are called Purim, after the word Pur. Therefore because of all the words of this letter, as well as all they had seen, and all they had experienced,

WEB Therefore they called these days “Purim”,[fn] from the word “Pur.” Therefore because of all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and that which had come to them,


9:26 Purim is the Hebrew plural for pur, which means lot.

NET For this reason these days are known as Purim, after the name of pur.

LSV therefore they have called these days Purim—by the name of the lot—therefore, because of all the words of this letter, and what they have seen concerning this, and what has come to them,

FBV (That's why these days are called Purim, from the word Pur.[fn])
¶ As a result of all the instructions in Mordecai's letter, and what they'd seen, and what had happened to them,


9:26 “Purim” is the plural of “pur.”

T4TBecause the lot/small marked stone► that Haman threw was called Pur, the Jews called these days Purim. And, because of everything that Mordecai wrote/was written► in that letter, and because of all that happened to them,

LEB Therefore they called these days Purim, because of the name Pur. Thus because of all the words of this letter, and of what they faced concerning this, and of what had happened to them,

BBE So these days were named Purim, after the name of Pur. And so, because of the words of this letter, and of what they had seen in connection with this business, and what had come to them,

MOFNo MOF EST book available

JPS Wherefore they called these days Purim, after the name of pur. Therefore because of all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and that which had come unto them,

ASV Wherefore they called these days Purim, after the name of Pur. Therefore because of all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and that which had come unto them,

DRA And since that time these days are called Phurim, that is, of lots: because Phur, that is, the lot, was cast into the urn. And all things that were done, are contained in the volume of this epistle, that is, of this book:

YLT therefore they have called these days Purim — by the name of the lot — therefore, because of all the words of this letter, and what they have seen concerning this, and what hath come unto them,

DBY Therefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur. Therefore, according to all the words of this letter, and for what they had seen concerning this matter and what had happened to them,

RV Wherefore they called these days Purim, after the name of Pur. Therefore because of all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and that which had come unto them,

WBS Wherefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur. Therefore for all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and which had come to them,

KJB Wherefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur. Therefore for all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and which had come unto them,[fn]
  (Wherefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur. Therefore for all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and which had come unto them,)


9.26 Pur: that is, Lot

BB For the which cause they called these dayes Phurim, because of the name of the lot, and because of all the wordes of this writing, and what they themselues had seene, & what had come vnto them:
  (For the which cause they called these days Phurim, because of the name of the lot, and because of all the words of this writing, and what they themselves had seen, and what had come unto them:)

GNV Therfore they called these dayes Purim, by the name of Pur, and because of all the wordes of this letter, and of that which they had seene besides this, and of that which had come vnto them.
  (Therfore they called these days Purim, by the name of Pur, and because of all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen besides this, and of that which had come unto them. )

CB For the which cause they called this daye Purim after the name of the lot, acordynge to all ye wordes of this wrytinge: and what they the selues had sene, and what had happened vnto them.
  (For the which cause they called this day Purim after the name of the lot, according to all ye/you_all words of this wrytinge: and what they the selves had seen, and what had happened unto them.)

WYC And fro that tyme these daies weren clepid `Phurym, that is, of lottis, for `phur, that is, lot, was sent in to a vessel; and the Jewis resseyueden on hem silf, and on her seed, and on alle men that wolden be couplid to her religioun, alle thingis that weren doon, and ben conteyned in the volym of the pistle, `that is, of this book,
  (And from that time these days were called `Phurym, that is, of lottis, for `phur, that is, lot, was sent in to a vessel; and the Yews received on them silf, and on her seed, and on all men that wolden be couplid to her religion, all things that were doon, and been conteyned in the volym of the pistle, `that is, of this book,)

LUT Daher sie diese Tage Purim nannten nach dem Namen des Loses, nach allen Worten dieses Briefes, und was sie selbst gesehen hatten, und was an sie gelanget war.
  (Therefore they/she/them diese days Purim nannten nach to_him names the Loses, nach all words dieses Briefes, and was they/she/them himself/itself gesehen hatten, and was at they/she/them gelanget was.)

CLV atque ex illo tempore dies isti appellati sunt phurim, id est sortium: eo quod phur, id est sors, in urnam missa fuerit. Et cuncta quæ gesta sunt, epistolæ, id est, libri hujus volumine, continentur:
  (atque ex illo tempore dies isti appellati are phurim, id it_is sortium: eo that phur, id it_is sors, in urnam missa has_been. And cuncta which gesta are, epistolæ, id it_is, libri huyus volumine, continentur: )

BRNNo BRN EST book available

BrLXXNo BrLXX EST book available


TSNTyndale Study Notes:

9:23-26 These verses summarize the events leading to the Festival of Purim.

TTNTyndale Theme Notes:

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


UTNuW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

עַל־כֵּ֡ן

on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in yes/correct/thus/so

This introduces the reason why the Jews gave the name “Purim” to this celebration. Alternate translation: “for that reason” or “that is why”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

קָֽרְאוּ֩ לַ⁠יָּמִ֨ים הָ⁠אֵ֤לֶּה פוּרִים֙

called to_the,days the=these purim

They means the Jews. Alternate translation: “the Jews called these days Purim, like the word Pur”

Note 3 topic: translate-names

פוּרִים֙

purim

This is the name of the festival that commemorates the salvation of the Jewish people in ancient Persia from Haman’s plot to destroy and kill all the Jews in a single day.

Note 4 topic: writing-background

עַל־שֵׁ֣ם הַ⁠פּ֔וּר

on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in name_of the,pur

This is information that the original audience needed to understand how this celebration got its name. You can put this first in the verse because it explains what comes next. Alternate translation: “the Persian word for ‘lot’ is ‘Pur’”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

שֵׁ֣ם הַ⁠פּ֔וּר

name_of the,pur

It can be stated clearly what “Pur” means. Alternate translation: “the word Pur, which means ‘lot’”

Note 6 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

עַל־כֵּ֕ן

on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in yes/correct/thus/so

The story has just given the reason why the holiday is called Purim. Now it is going to give another reason. It will be explaining why the Jews added this holiday to their calendar, in addition to the festivals that were commanded in the Law of Moses. The next verse describes them adding the holiday. This verse gives the reasons why they did that. Alternate translation: “because”

עַל־כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֖י הָ⁠אִגֶּ֣רֶת הַ⁠זֹּ֑את

on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in all/each/any/every that_was_written the,letter the,this

This is a reference to the letter that Mordecai wrote, as described in verses 20–22. Alternate translation: “because Mordecai wrote to them to tell them to observe this holiday”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

וּ⁠מָֽה־רָא֣וּ עַל־כָּ֔כָה וּ⁠מָ֥ה הִגִּ֖יעַ אֲלֵי⁠הֶֽם

and,what faced on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in this and,what happened to,them

These two phrases mean similar things. The repetition is used to emphasize what a vivid experience it was to live through the events that this story describes. If it would be helpful in your language, you could combine the phrases and express the emphasis with a word like “amazing.” Alternate translation: “the amazing things that had happened to them”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וּ⁠מָֽה־רָא֣וּ עַל־כָּ֔כָה וּ⁠מָ֥ה הִגִּ֖יעַ אֲלֵי⁠הֶֽם

and,what faced on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in this and,what happened to,them

These phrases say generally “this” and “what,” but they are referring to the specific events the story has related. If it would be helpful in your language, you could describe these things specifically. Alternate translation: “because the Jews had been able to destroy the enemies who had wanted to destroy them”

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / events

וּ⁠מָֽה־רָא֣וּ עַל־כָּ֔כָה וּ⁠מָ֥ה הִגִּ֖יעַ אֲלֵי⁠הֶֽם

and,what faced on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in this and,what happened to,them

You can put this first, before the information about Mordecai’s letter, because it happened first. You can say “then” when you tell about the letter.

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וּ⁠מָ֥ה הִגִּ֖יעַ אֲלֵי⁠הֶֽם

and,what happened to,them

This expression means “what had happened to them.”

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