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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/esther/9.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/esther/9.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />So Queen Esther, daughter of Abihail, along with Mordecai the Jew, wrote with full authority to confirm this second letter concerning Purim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/esther/9.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then Queen Esther, the daughter of Abihail, along with Mordecai the Jew, wrote another letter putting the queen’s full authority behind Mordecai’s letter to establish the Festival of Purim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/esther/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Queen Esther, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew gave full written authority, confirming this second letter about Purim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/esther/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Queen Esther daughter of Abihail, along with Mordecai the Jew, wrote with full authority to confirm this second letter concerning Purim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/esther/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority, to confirm this second letter of Purim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/esther/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then Queen Esther, the daughter of Abihail, with Mordecai the Jew, wrote with full authority to confirm this second letter about Purim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/esther/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Queen Esther, daughter of Abihail, with Mordecai the Jew, wrote with full authority to confirm this second letter about Purim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/esther/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then Queen Esther, daughter of Abihail, with Mordecai the Jew, wrote with full authority to confirm this second letter about Purim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/esther/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then Queen Esther, daughter of Abihail, with Mordecai the Jew, wrote with full authority to confirm this second letter about Purim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/esther/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Queen Esther, daughter of Abihail, with Mordecai the Jew, wrote with full authority to establish this second letter about Purim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/esther/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then Queen Esther, the daughter of Abihail, with Mordecai the Jew, wrote with full power <i>and</i> authority to confirm this second letter about Purim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/esther/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Queen Esther, daughter of Abihail, along with Mordecai the Jew, wrote this second letter with full authority to confirm the letter about Purim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/esther/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Queen Esther daughter of Abihail, along with Mordecai the Jew, wrote this second letter with full authority to confirm the letter about Purim. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/esther/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority to confirm this second letter of Purim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/esther/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Queen Esther, daughter of Abihail, wanted to give full authority to Mordecai's letter about the Festival of Purim, and with his help she wrote a letter about the feast. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/esther/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority to confirm this second letter of Purim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/esther/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Abihail's daughter Queen Esther and Mordecai the Jew wrote with full authority in order to establish with this second letter the well-known celebration of Purim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/esther/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then Queen Esther, the daughter of Abihail, along with Mordecai, also wrote a letter, putting her full authority behind the letter about Purim, which Mordecai had written earlier. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/esther/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Queen Esther, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew wrote with full authority confirming this second letter about Purim. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/esther/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So Queen Esther, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew wrote with full authority to confirm this second letter about Purim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/esther/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority to confirm this second letter of Purim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/esther/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority, to confirm this second letter of Purim.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/esther/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Queen Esther daughter of Abihail, along with Mordecai the Jew, wrote with full authority to confirm this second letter concerning Purim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/esther/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew wrote with all authority to confirm this second letter of Purim. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/esther/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Esther the queen, daughter of Abihail, writes, and Mordecai the Jew, with all might, to establish this second letter of Purim,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/esther/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Esther the queen, daughter of Abihail, writeth, and Mordecai the Jew, with all might, to establish this second letter of Purim,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/esther/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, will write with all power to set up the epistle of Purim, this second.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/esther/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mardochai the Jew, wrote also a second epistle, that with all diligence this day should be established a festival for the time to come. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/esther/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 14:29>And Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, also wrote a second letter, so that with all zealousness this day would be confirmed as customary for future generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/esther/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Queen Esther, daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote to confirm with full authority this second letter about Purim,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/esther/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Queen Esther daughter of Abihail, along with the Jew Mordecai, gave full written authority, confirming this second letter about Purim.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/esther/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew wrote with all authority to confirm this letter of Porayey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/esther/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Esthir the queen, daughter of Abikhel and Murdacai the Jews, wrote all the truths that would confirm this letter of Puraya. <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/esther/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote down all the acts of power, to confirm this second letter of Purim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/esther/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And queen Esther, the daughter of Aminadab, and Mardochaeus the Jew, wrote all that they had done, and the confirmation of the letter of Phrurae.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/esther/9-29.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TRosJDhNG-8?start=2041" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/esther/9.htm">The Feast of Purim Instituted</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">28</span>These days should be remembered and celebrated by every generation, family, province, and city, so that these days of Purim should not fail to be observed among the Jews, nor should the memory of them fade from their descendants. <span class="reftext">29</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4436.htm" title="4436: ham·mal·kāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Queen. Feminine of melek; a queen.">So Queen</a> <a href="/hebrew/635.htm" title="635: ’es·têr (N-proper-fs) -- Star, Ahasuerus' queen who delivered Isr. Of Persian derivation; Ester, the Jewish heroine.">Esther</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: ḇaṯ- (N-fsc) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">daughter</a> <a href="/hebrew/32.htm" title="32: ’ă·ḇî·ḥa·yil (N-proper-ms) -- Or Abiychayil; from 'ab and chayil; father of might; Abihail or Abichail, the name of three Israelites and two Israelitesses.">of Abihail,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4782.htm" title="4782: ū·mā·rə·do·ḵay (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- A companion of Zerubbabel, also a cousin of Esther. Of foreign derivation; Mordecai, an Israelite.">along with Mordecai</a> <a href="/hebrew/3064.htm" title="3064: hay·yə·hū·ḏî (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Jewish. Patronymically from Yhuwdah; a Jehudite, or descendant of Jehudah.">the Jew,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (Prep) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3789.htm" title="3789: wat·tiḵ·tōḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To write. A primitive root; to grave, by implication, to write.">wrote</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">with full</a> <a href="/hebrew/8633.htm" title="8633: tō·qep̄ (N-ms) -- Power, strength, energy. From taqaph; might or positiveness.">authority</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: lə·qay·yêm (Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">to confirm</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: haz·zōṯ (Art:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/8145.htm" title="8145: haš·šê·nîṯ (Art:: Number-ofs) -- Second (an ord. number). From shanah; properly, double, i.e. Second; also adverbially, again.">second</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/107.htm" title="107: ’ig·ge·reṯ (N-fsc) -- A letter. Feminine of 'iggra'; an epistle.">letter</a> <a href="/hebrew/6332.htm" title="6332: hap·pū·rîm (Art:: N-mp) -- A lot, a Jewish feast. Also Puwriym; or Puriym; from puwr; a lot.">concerning Purim.</a> </span><span class="reftext">30</span>And Mordecai sent letters with words of peace and truth to all the Jews in the 127 provinces of the kingdom of Xerxes,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/8-8.htm">Esther 8:8</a></span><br />Now you may write in the king’s name as you please regarding the Jews, and seal it with the royal signet ring. For a decree that is written in the name of the king and sealed with the royal signet ring cannot be revoked.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/3-12.htm">Esther 3:12</a></span><br />On the thirteenth day of the first month, the royal scribes were summoned and the order was written exactly as Haman commanded the royal satraps, the governors of each province, and the officials of each people, in the script of each province and the language of every people. It was written in the name of King Xerxes and sealed with the royal signet ring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/2-22.htm">Esther 2:22</a></span><br />When Mordecai learned of the plot, he reported it to Queen Esther, and she informed the king on Mordecai’s behalf.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/4-8.htm">Esther 4:8</a></span><br />Mordecai also gave Hathach a copy of the written decree issued in Susa for the destruction of the Jews, to show and explain to Esther, urging her to approach the king, implore his favor, and plead before him for her people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/5-5.htm">Esther 5:5</a></span><br />“Hurry,” commanded the king, “and bring Haman, so we can do as Esther has requested.” So the king and Haman went to the banquet that Esther had prepared.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/7-5.htm">Esther 7:5</a></span><br />Then King Xerxes spoke up and asked Queen Esther, “Who is this, and where is the one who would devise such a scheme?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/8-10.htm">Esther 8:10</a></span><br />Mordecai wrote in the name of King Xerxes and sealed it with the royal signet ring. He sent the documents by mounted couriers riding on swift horses bred from the royal mares.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/8-17.htm">Esther 8:17</a></span><br />In every province and every city, wherever the king’s edict and decree reached, there was joy and gladness among the Jews, with feasting and celebrating. And many of the people of the land themselves became Jews, because the fear of the Jews had fallen upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/9-20.htm">Esther 9:20-22</a></span><br />Mordecai recorded these events and sent letters to all the Jews in all the provinces of King Xerxes, both near and far, / to establish among them an annual celebration on the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month of Adar / as the days on which the Jews gained rest from their enemies and the month in which their sorrow turned to joy and their mourning into a holiday. He wrote that these were to be days of feasting and joy, of sending gifts to one another and to the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/10-3.htm">Esther 10:3</a></span><br />For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Xerxes, preeminent among the Jews and highly favored by his many kinsmen, seeking the good of his people and speaking peace to all his countrymen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-38.htm">Nehemiah 9:38</a></span><br />In view of all this, we make a binding agreement, putting it in writing and sealing it with the names of our leaders, Levites, and priests.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/6-8.htm">Daniel 6:8</a></span><br />Therefore, O king, establish the decree and sign the document so that it cannot be changed—in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/6-15.htm">Daniel 6:15</a></span><br />Then the men approached the king together and said to him, “Remember, O king, that by the law of the Medes and Persians no decree or ordinance established by the king can be changed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-1.htm">2 Chronicles 30:1</a></span><br />Then Hezekiah sent word throughout all Israel and Judah, and he also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh inviting them to come to the house of the LORD in Jerusalem to keep the Passover of the LORD, the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-6.htm">2 Chronicles 30:6</a></span><br />At the command of the king, the couriers went throughout Israel and Judah with letters from the king and his officials, which read: “Children of Israel, return to the LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so that He may return to those of you who remain, who have escaped the grasp of the kings of Assyria.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority, to confirm this second letter of Purim.</p><p class="hdg">remembered.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/12-17.htm">Exodus 12:17</a></b></br> And ye shall observe <i>the feast of</i> unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-5.htm">Psalm 78:5-7</a></b></br> For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/103-2.htm">Psalm 103:2</a></b></br> Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:</p><p class="hdg">fail.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/13-8.htm">Exodus 13:8,9</a></b></br> And thou shalt shew thy son in that day, saying, <i>This is done</i> because of that <i>which</i> the LORD did unto me when I came forth out of Egypt… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/4-7.htm">Joshua 4:7</a></b></br> Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/6-14.htm">Zechariah 6:14</a></b></br> And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple of the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">perish from their seed.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/esther/2-15.htm">Abihail</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-18.htm">Ab'ihail</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-14.htm">Acts</a> <a href="/esther/6-4.htm">Authority</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-14.htm">Confirm</a> <a href="/ruth/4-7.htm">Confirming</a> <a href="/esther/2-15.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/esther/9-21.htm">Establish</a> <a href="/esther/9-25.htm">Esther</a> <a href="/esther/7-8.htm">Force</a> <a href="/esther/7-6.htm">Full</a> <a href="/esther/8-7.htm">Jew</a> <a href="/esther/9-26.htm">Letter</a> <a href="/esther/9-23.htm">Mordecai</a> <a href="/esther/9-23.htm">Mor'decai</a> <a href="/esther/9-1.htm">Power</a> <a href="/esther/9-28.htm">Purim</a> <a href="/esther/9-12.htm">Queen</a> <a href="/esther/7-2.htm">Second</a> <a href="/esther/9-20.htm">Writeth</a> <a href="/esther/9-27.htm">Written</a> <a href="/esther/9-20.htm">Wrote</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/3-35.htm">Abihail</a> <a href="/numbers/3-35.htm">Ab'ihail</a> <a href="/esther/10-2.htm">Acts</a> <a href="/esther/10-2.htm">Authority</a> <a href="/esther/9-31.htm">Confirm</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-26.htm">Confirming</a> <a href="/job/42-14.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/esther/9-31.htm">Establish</a> <a href="/esther/9-31.htm">Esther</a> <a href="/esther/9-31.htm">Force</a> <a href="/esther/10-2.htm">Full</a> <a href="/esther/9-31.htm">Jew</a> <a href="/psalms/34-1.htm">Letter</a> <a href="/esther/9-30.htm">Mordecai</a> <a href="/esther/9-31.htm">Mor'decai</a> <a href="/esther/10-2.htm">Power</a> <a href="/esther/9-31.htm">Purim</a> <a href="/esther/9-31.htm">Queen</a> <a href="/esther/10-3.htm">Second</a> <a href="/psalms/87-6.htm">Writeth</a> <a href="/esther/9-32.htm">Written</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-10.htm">Wrote</a><div class="vheading2">Esther 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/esther/9-1.htm">The Jews slay their enemies, with the ten sons of Haman.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/esther/9-12.htm">Xerxes, at the request of Esther, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/esther/9-14.htm">grants another day of slaughter, and Haman's sons to be hanged.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/esther/9-20.htm">The two days of Purim are instituted.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Her position as queen is significant, as it places her in a unique position to influence the Persian Empire. Esther's rise from an orphaned Jewish girl to queen is a testament to God's sovereignty and the fulfillment of His purposes, reminiscent of Joseph's rise to power in Egypt (<a href="/genesis/41-41.htm">Genesis 41:41-43</a>).<p><b>along with Mordecai the Jew</b><br>Mordecai's designation as "the Jew" underscores his identity and the centrality of Jewish identity in the narrative. Mordecai's role as Esther's cousin and guardian, as well as his position of influence in the Persian court, is crucial. His actions and faithfulness are instrumental in the deliverance of the Jewish people, paralleling the role of other biblical figures like Daniel, who also served in foreign courts (<a href="/daniel/6.htm">Daniel 6:1-3</a>).<p><b>wrote with full authority</b><br>The phrase indicates the official and binding nature of the decree. Esther and Mordecai's authority to write and confirm the letter reflects the favor they found with King Xerxes and the divine orchestration of events. This authority is reminiscent of the authority given to Joseph in Egypt (<a href="/genesis/41-40.htm">Genesis 41:40</a>) and foreshadows the authority of Christ, who speaks with divine authority (<a href="/matthew/28-18.htm">Matthew 28:18</a>).<p><b>to confirm this second letter concerning Purim</b><br>The confirmation of the second letter establishes the observance of Purim as a perpetual Jewish festival. Purim commemorates the deliverance of the Jews from Haman's plot, symbolizing God's protection and faithfulness. The festival is a time of joy and remembrance, similar to the Passover, which celebrates deliverance from Egypt (<a href="/exodus/12-14.htm">Exodus 12:14</a>). The establishment of Purim also points to the importance of remembering God's acts of salvation, a theme echoed throughout Scripture (<a href="/psalms/77-11.htm">Psalm 77:11</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/q/queen_esther.htm">Queen Esther</a></b><br>The Jewish queen of Persia, who played a pivotal role in saving her people from destruction. Her courage and faith are central themes in the Book of Esther.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/mordecai_the_jew.htm">Mordecai the Jew</a></b><br>Esther's cousin and guardian, who became a prominent figure in the Persian court. He was instrumental in uncovering a plot against the king and in the establishment of the festival of Purim.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/abihail.htm">Abihail</a></b><br>Esther's father, mentioned here to emphasize her Jewish heritage and lineage.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/purim.htm">Purim</a></b><br>A Jewish festival established to commemorate the deliverance of the Jewish people from Haman's plot to annihilate them, as recorded in the Book of Esther.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_second_letter.htm">The Second Letter</a></b><br>A communication sent by Esther and Mordecai to confirm the observance of Purim, ensuring its celebration among the Jewish people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_written_decrees.htm">The Power of Written Decrees</a></b><br>Just as Esther and Mordecai used their authority to establish Purim, believers are reminded of the power of God's Word, which is written for our instruction and encouragement.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_heritage_and_identity.htm">The Importance of Heritage and Identity</a></b><br>Esther's identification as the daughter of Abihail underscores the importance of knowing and embracing our spiritual heritage as children of God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_in_leadership.htm">Courage in Leadership</a></b><br>Esther and Mordecai's actions demonstrate the courage required to lead and make decisions that honor God, even in the face of potential danger.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_remembrance.htm">The Role of Remembrance</a></b><br>The establishment of Purim highlights the importance of remembering God's past deliverances, which strengthens our faith for present and future challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_community.htm">Unity in Community</a></b><br>The confirmation of Purim through a second letter emphasizes the need for unity and shared practices within the faith community to maintain identity and purpose.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_esther_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Esther 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_feast_of_purim.htm">What is the Feast of Purim?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_wrote_the_books_of_the_bible.htm">Who wrote the books of the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_esther_9_10_conflict_with_accountability.htm">Esther 9:10: Does executing Haman's sons conflict with any biblical principles on individual accountability or moral responsibility?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_isn't_mordecai's_book_referenced.htm">Esther 10:2 - Why aren't the 'book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia' referenced by other sources if it so prominently features Mordecai?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/esther/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(29) <span class= "bld">This second letter.</span>--It seems to us that the first letter must be that extracted from the king by Esther (<a href="/esther/8-8.htm" title="Write you also for the Jews, as it likes you, in the king's name, and seal it with the king's ring: for the writing which is written in the king's name, and sealed with the king's ring, may no man reverse.">Esther 8:8</a>), and consequently this "second letter "is Mordecai's (<a href="/esther/9-20.htm" title="And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters to all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both near and far,">Esther 9:20</a>), which is now confirmed in a more authoritative way.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/esther/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 29.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail,... wrote</span>. The unusual designation of Esther as "daughter of Abihail" can only be accounted for by her having so designated herself in the letter. <span class="cmt_word">With all authority</span>. Rather, "with all earnestness," or "impressiveness." Literally, the word used means "strength." <span class="cmt_word">To confirm this second letter of Purina</span>. The <span class="accented">first</span> letter is the one which is mentioned in vers. 20 and 26. That letter having elicited the favourable reply contained in vers. 26-28, a "second letter of Purina" was now issued, "confirming" and establishing the observance. It went forth not as an edict, or in the king's name, but as a letter, and in the names of Esther and Mordecai. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/esther/9-29.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So Queen</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמַּלְכָּ֧ה</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mal·kāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4436.htm">Strong's 4436: </a> </span><span class="str2">Queen -- a queen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Esther</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶסְתֵּ֨ר</span> <span class="translit">(’es·têr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_635.htm">Strong's 635: </a> </span><span class="str2">Esther -- 'star', Ahasuerus' queen who delivered Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">daughter</span><br /><span class="heb">בַת־</span> <span class="translit">(ḇaṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> </span><span class="str2">A daughter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Abihail,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲבִיחַ֛יִל</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḇî·ḥa·yil)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_32.htm">Strong's 32: </a> </span><span class="str2">Abihail -- 'my father is might', an Israelite name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">along with Mordecai</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמָרְדֳּכַ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mā·rə·do·ḵay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4782.htm">Strong's 4782: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mordecai -- a companion of Zerubbabel, also a cousin of Esther</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Jew,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיְּהוּדִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yə·hū·ḏî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3064.htm">Strong's 3064: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jews -- Jewish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wrote</span><br /><span class="heb">וַ֠תִּכְתֹּב</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tiḵ·tōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3789.htm">Strong's 3789: </a> </span><span class="str2">To grave, to write</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with full</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">authority</span><br /><span class="heb">תֹּ֑קֶף</span> <span class="translit">(tō·qep̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8633.htm">Strong's 8633: </a> </span><span class="str2">Power, strength, energy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to confirm</span><br /><span class="heb">לְקַיֵּ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·qay·yêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arise, stand up, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֹּ֖את</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">second</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשֵּׁנִֽית׃</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šê·nîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8145.htm">Strong's 8145: </a> </span><span class="str2">Second (an ordinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">letter</span><br /><span class="heb">אִגֶּ֧רֶת</span> <span class="translit">(’ig·ge·reṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_107.htm">Strong's 107: </a> </span><span class="str2">An epistle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">concerning Purim.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַפּוּרִ֛ים</span> <span class="translit">(hap·pū·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6332.htm">Strong's 6332: </a> </span><span class="str2">a lot', a Jewish feast</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/esther/9-29.htm">Esther 9:29 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/esther/9-29.htm">Esther 9:29 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/esther/9-29.htm">Esther 9:29 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/esther/9-29.htm">Esther 9:29 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/esther/9-29.htm">Esther 9:29 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/esther/9-29.htm">Esther 9:29 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/esther/9-29.htm">Esther 9:29 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/esther/9-29.htm">Esther 9:29 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/esther/9-29.htm">Esther 9:29 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/esther/9-29.htm">Esther 9:29 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/esther/9-29.htm">OT History: Esther 9:29 Then Esther the queen the daughter (Est Esth. 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