EST 9:27 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) The Jews 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.

9:27 Variant note: ו/קבל: (x-qere) ’וְ/קִבְּל֣וּ’: lemma_c/6901 morph_HC/Vpp3cp id_17VLE וְ/קִבְּל֣וּ

9:27 Note: Adaptations to a Qere which L and BHS, by their design, do not indicate.

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT the Jews set up and accepted for themselves and for their seed and for all those who unite themselves to them (and it will not pass away) to be making these two days according to their writing and according to their appointed time every year by year.

UST the Jews agreed to establish those two days as holidays and to observe them in the way that Mordecai had told them, on those specific days. They agreed that they and their descendants and everyone who became part of the Jewish people would celebrate this festival of Purim every year, forever.

BSB the Jews bound themselves to establish the custom that they and their descendants and all who join them should not fail to celebrate these two days at the appointed time each and every year, according to their regulation.

OEB the Jews established and made it a custom for them, for their descendants, and for all who should join them, so that it might not be repealed, that they should continue to observe these two days as feasts each year,

WEBBE the Jews established and imposed on themselves, on their descendants, and on all those who joined themselves to them, so that it should not fail that they would keep these two days according to what was written and according to its appointed time every year;

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Therefore, because of the account found in this letter and what they had faced in this regard and what had happened to them, the Jews established as binding on themselves, their descendants, and all who joined their company that they should observe these two days without fail, just as written and at the appropriate time on an annual basis.

LSV the Jews have established and received on them, and on their seed, and on all those joined to them, and it does not pass away, to be keeping these two days according to their writing, and according to their season, in every year and year;

FBV the Jews committed themselves to adopt the practice that they and their descendants and all who join them should not forget to celebrate these two days as set down, and at the right time every year.

T4T the Jews throughout the empire agreed to celebrate in that manner on those two days every year. They said that they would tell their descendants and those people who became Jews to be certain to celebrate this festival every year. They should celebrate just as Mordecai told them to do in the letter that he wrote.

LEB the Jews established and adopted it for themselves and for their offspring, and for all who joined them. They did not neglect to observe[fn] these two days every year as it was written and appointed to them.

9:27 Literally “to be doing”

BBE The Jews made a rule and gave an undertaking, causing their seed and all those who were joined to them to do the same, so that it might be in force for ever, that they would keep those two days, as ordered in the letter, at the fixed time every year;

Moff No Moff EST book available

JPS the Jews ordained, and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves unto them, so as it should not fail, that they would keep these two days according to the writing thereof, and according to the appointed time thereof, every year;

ASV the Jews ordained, and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves unto them, so that it should not fail, that they would keep these two days according to the writing thereof, and according to the appointed time thereof, every year;

DRA And the things that they suffered, and that were afterwards changed, the Jews took upon themselves and their seed, and upon all that had a mind to be joined to their religion, so that it should be lawful for none to pass these days without solemnity: which the writing testifieth, and certain times require, as the years continually succeed one another.

YLT the Jews have established and received upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all those joined unto them, and it doth not pass away, to be keeping these two days according to their writing, and according to their season, in every year and year;

Drby the Jews ordained and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves to them, so that it should not fail, that they would observe these two days according to their writing and according to their fixed time, every year;

RV the Jews ordained, and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves unto them, so as it should not fail, that they would keep these two days according to the writing thereof, and according to the appointed time thereof, every year;

Wbstr The Jews ordained, and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves to them, so as it should not fail, that they would keep these two days according to their writing, and according to their appointed time every year;

KJB-1769 The Jews ordained, and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves unto them, so as it should not fail, that they would keep these two days according to their writing, and according to their appointed time every year;[fn]

9.27 fail: Heb. pass

KJB-1611 [fn]The Iewes ordeined, and tooke vpon them, and vpon their seed, and vpon all such as ioyned themselues vnto them, so as it should not faile, that they would keepe these two dayes, according to their writing, and according to their appointed time, euery yeere:
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

9:27 Hebr. passe.

Bshps And the Iewes ordayned, and toke it vpon them and their seede, and vpon all such as ioyned them selues vnto them, that they would not misse but obserue these two dayes yerely, according as they were written and appoynted in their season,
(And the Yews ordained, and took it upon them and their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves unto them, that they would not misse but observe these two days yearly, according as they were written and appointed in their season,)

Gnva The Iewes also ordeined, and promised for them and for their seede, and for all that ioyned vnto them, that they would not faile to obserue those two dayes euery yeere, according to their writing, and according to their season,
(The Yews also ordained, and promised for them and for their seed, and for all that joined unto them, that they would not fail to observe those two days every year, according to their writing, and according to their season, )

Cvdl And the Iewes set it vp, and toke it vpon them and their sede, and vpon all soch as ioyned themselues vnto them, that they wolde not mysse to obserue these two dayes yearly, acordynge as they were wrytte and appoynted,
(And the Yews set it up, and took it upon them and their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves unto them, that they would not mysse to observe these two days yearly, according as they were written and appointed,)

Wycl and whiche thingis thei suffriden, and whiche thingis weren chaungid aftirward, that it be not leueful to ony man to passe with out solempnyte these `daies, which the scripture witnessith, and certeyn tymes axen, while the yeeris comen contynuely oon aftir an other.
(and which things they sufferedn, and which things were chaungid afterward, that it be not lawful to any man to pass with out solempnyte these `daies, which the scripture witnessith, and certeyn times axen, while the years comen contynuely one after an other.)

Luth Und die Juden richteten es auf und nahmen es auf sich und auf ihren Samen und auf alle, die sich zu ihnen taten, daß sie nicht übergehen wollten, zu halten diese zween Tage jährlich, wie die beschrieben und bestimmt wurden,
(And the Yuden richteten it on and took it on itself/yourself/themselves and on your seed/seeds and on all, the itself/yourself/themselves to to_them taten, that they/she/them not übergehen wantedn, to hold this/these zween days yährlich, like the beschrieben and bestimmt wurden,)

ClVg quæque sustinuerunt, et quæ deinceps immutata sunt, susceperunt Judæi super se et semen suum, et super cunctos qui religioni eorum voluerunt copulari, ut nulli liceat duos hos dies absque solemnitate transigere, quos scriptura testatur, et certa expetunt tempora, annis sibi jugiter succedentibus.
(quæque sustinuerunt, and which deinceps immutata are, susceperunt Yudæi over se and seed his_own, and over cunctos who religioni their voluerunt copulari, as nulli liceat duos hos days without solemnitate transigere, which scriptura testatur, and certa expetunt tempora, annis sibi regularly succedentibus. )

TTN Tyndale 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

UTN uW Translation Notes:

קִיְּמ֣וּ וְקִבְּל֣וּ הַ⁠יְּהוּדִים֩ ׀ עֲלֵי⁠הֶ֨ם ׀ וְ⁠עַל־זַרְעָ֜⁠ם וְ⁠עַ֨ל כָּל־הַ⁠נִּלְוִ֤ים עֲלֵי⁠הֶם֙ & לִ⁠הְי֣וֹת עֹשִׂ֗ים אֵ֣ת שְׁנֵ֤י הַ⁠יָּמִים֙ הָ⁠אֵ֔לֶּה

established (Some words not found in UHB: established and,accepted the,Jews for,themselves and,for descendants,their and,for all/each/any/every the,joined with,them and=not fail to=be observe DOM two_of the=days the=these according_to,written,it and,at,time_appointed,them in=all year and,year )

Alternate translation: “the Jews said that they would tell their descendants and those people who became Jews to be certain to celebrate this festival”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

קִיְּמ֣וּ וְקִבְּל֣וּ הַ⁠יְּהוּדִים֩

“Set up” and “accepted” mean basically the same thing. The repetition is used to emphasize that the Jews definitely agreed to do this. If it would be helpful in your language, you could combine these words. Alternate translation: “agreed to establish”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וְ⁠עַל־זַרְעָ֜⁠ם

and,for descendants,their

As in 6:13, seed means “descendants.” Alternate translation: “and for their descendants”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וְ⁠לֹ֣א יַעֲב֔וֹר

and=not fail

This expression means that the Jews would never stop celebrating the feast of Purim every year. you could put this last since it applies to the whole verse. Alternate translation: “always” or “forever”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / events

לִ⁠הְי֣וֹת עֹשִׂ֗ים אֵ֣ת שְׁנֵ֤י הַ⁠יָּמִים֙ הָ⁠אֵ֔לֶּה

to=be observe DOM two_of the=days the=these

To present things in chronological order, you can put this before the reference to Jewish descendants and converts to Judaism. Alternate translation: “to establish those two days as holidays and to observe them”

כִּ⁠כְתָבָ֖⁠ם

according_to,written,it

Alternate translation: “in the way that Mordecai had told them to do in the letter”

וְ⁠כִ⁠זְמַנָּ֑⁠ם

and,at,time_appointed,them

This means the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month of Adar, as specified in 9:21. Alternate translation: “on those exact days of the month of Adar”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

בְּ⁠כָל־שָׁנָ֖ה וְ⁠שָׁנָֽה

in=all year and,year

This expression means “each and every year.” Alternate translation: “every single year”

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