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(The people decided to observe this festival, just as they had decided for themselves and their descendants to establish the times of fasting and mourning.) <a href="/esv/esther/9.htm">English Standard Version</a> that these days of Purim should be observed at their appointed seasons, as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther obligated them, and as they had obligated themselves and their offspring, with regard to their fasts and their lamenting. <a href="/bsb/esther/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> in order to confirm these days of Purim at their appointed time, just as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had established them and had committed themselves and their descendants to the times of fasting and lamentation. <a href="/kjv/esther/9.htm">King James Bible</a> To confirm these days of Purim in their times appointed, according as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined them, and as they had decreed for themselves and for their seed, the matters of the fastings and their cry. <a href="/nkjv/esther/9.htm">New King James Version</a> to confirm these days of Purim at their appointed time, as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had prescribed for them, and as they had decreed for themselves and their descendants concerning matters of their fasting and lamenting. <a href="/nasb_/esther/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> to establish these days of Purim at their appointed times, just as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had established for them, and just as they had established for themselves and for their descendants, with instructions for their times of fasting and their mourning. <a href="/nasb/esther/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> to establish these days of Purim at their appointed times, just as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had established for them, and just as they had established for themselves and for their descendants with instructions for their times of fasting and their lamentations. <a href="/nasb77/esther/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> to establish these days of Purim at their appointed times, just as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had established for them, and just as they had established for themselves and for their descendants with instructions for their times of fasting and their lamentations. <a href="/lsb/esther/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> to establish these days of Purim at their appointed times, just as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had established for them, and just as they had established for themselves and for their seed with words concerning their times of fasting and their crying out. <a href="/amp/esther/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> to establish these days of Purim [to be observed] at their appointed times, just as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had established for them, and as they had established for themselves and for their descendants with instructions regarding their times of fasting and their lamentations (expressions of needing help). <a href="/csb/esther/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> in order to confirm these days of Purim at their proper time just as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had established them and just as they had committed themselves and their descendants to the practices of fasting and lamentation. <a href="/hcsb/esther/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> in order to confirm these days of Purim at their proper time just as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had established them and just as they had committed themselves and their descendants to the practices of fasting and lamentation. <a href="/asv/esther/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> to confirm these days of Purim in their appointed times, according as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined them, and as they had ordained for themselves and for their seed, in the matter of the fastings and their cry. <a href="/cev/esther/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> You and your descendants must always remember to celebrate Purim at the time and in the way that we have said. You must also follow the instructions that we have given you about mourning and going without eating. <a href="/erv/esther/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> to confirm these days of Purim in their appointed times, according as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined them, and as they had ordained for themselves and for their seed, in the matter of the fastings and their cry. <a href="/gwt/esther/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> He did this in order to establish these days of Purim at the appointed time. Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther established them for themselves, as they had established for themselves and their descendants the practices of fasting with sadness. <a href="/gnt/esther/9.htm">Good News Translation</a> and directed them and their descendants to observe the days of Purim at the proper time, just as they had adopted rules for the observance of fasts and times of mourning. This was commanded by both Mordecai and Queen Esther. <a href="/isv/esther/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> establishing these days of Purim at the prescribed time, just as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had established, and just as the Jewish people had established for themselves and for their descendants. The letter included instructions for their fasting and lamentations. <a href="/net/esther/9.htm">NET Bible</a> to establish these days of Purim in their proper times, just as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had established, and just as they had established both for themselves and their descendants, matters pertaining to fasting and lamentation. <a href="/nheb/esther/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> to confirm these days of Purim in their appointed times, as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had decreed, and as they had imposed upon themselves and their descendants, in the matter of the fastings and their cry. <a href="/wbt/esther/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> To confirm these days of Purim in their times appointed, according as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined them, and as they had decreed for themselves and for their seed, the matters of the fastings and their cry.<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/esther/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> in order to confirm these days of Purim at their appointed time, just as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had established them and had committed themselves and their descendants to the times of fasting and lamentation. <a href="/web/esther/9.htm">World English Bible</a> to confirm these days of Purim in their appointed times, as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had decreed, and as they had imposed upon themselves and their descendants in the matter of the fastings and their mourning. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/esther/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> to establish these days of Purim, in their seasons, as Mordecai the Jew has established on them, and Esther the queen, and as they had established on themselves, and on their seed—matters of the fastings, and of their cry. <a href="/ylt/esther/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> to establish these days of Purim, in their seasons, as Mordecai the Jew hath established on them, and Esther the queen, and as they had established on themselves, and on their seed -- matters of the fastings, and of their cry. <a href="/slt/esther/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> To set up these days of Purim in their times, as Mordecai the Jew set up to them, and Esther the queen, and as they set up for their souls and for their seed, the words of fastings and their cry:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/esther/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And observe the days of lots, and celebrate them with joy in their proper time: as Mardochai and Esther had appointed, and they undertook them to be observed by themselves and by their seed, fasts, and cries, and the days of lots, <a href="/cpdv/esther/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> <V 14:31>and observe the days of lots, and celebrate them with joy at their proper time, just as Mordecai and Esther had established. And they accepted these to be observed by themselves and by their offspring: fasting, and crying out, and the days of lots, <a href="/nabre/esther/9.htm">New American Bible</a> Thus were established, for their appointed time, these days of Purim which Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had designated for the Jews, just as they had previously enjoined upon themselves and upon their descendants the duty of fasting and supplication. <a href="/nrsvce/esther/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> and giving orders that these days of Purim should be observed at their appointed seasons, as the Jew Mordecai and Queen Esther enjoined on the Jews, just as they had laid down for themselves and for their descendants regulations concerning their fasts and their lamentations.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/esther/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> To confirm these days of Porayey in their appointed times, ac cording as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined upon them and upon their children the decree of their fasting and their prayer. <a href="/hpbt/esther/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> To confirm these days of Puraya at their time, according to when Murdacai the Jew and Esthir the Queen established for them, as when they established for them and for their children the commandment and their fasting and their prayer.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/esther/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> to confirm these days of Purim in their appointed times, according as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined them, and as they had ordained for themselves and for their seed, the matters of the fastings and their cry. <a href="/sep/esther/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Mardochaeus and Esther the queen appointed a fast for themselves privately, even at that time also having formed their plan against their own health. <a href="/parallel/esther/9-31.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TRosJDhNG-8?start=2061" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/esther/9.htm">The Feast of Purim Instituted</a> …30And Mordecai sent letters with words of peace and truth to all the Jews in the 127 provinces of the kingdom of Xerxes, 31<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.">in order to confirm</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/428.htm" title="428: hā·’êl·leh (Art:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">these</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yə·mê (N-mpc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">days</a> <a href="/hebrew/6332.htm" title="6332: hap·pu·rîm (Art:: N-mp) -- A lot, a Jewish feast. Also Puwriym; or Puriym; from puwr; a lot.">of Purim</a> <a href="/hebrew/2165.htm" title="2165: biz·man·nê·hem (Prep-b:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Appointed time, time. From zaman; an appointed occasion.">at their appointed time,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">just as</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4782.htm" title="4782: mā·rə·do·ḵay (N-proper-ms) -- A companion of Zerubbabel, also a cousin of Esther. Of foreign derivation; Mordecai, an Israelite.">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/4436.htm" title="4436: ham·mal·kāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Queen. Feminine of melek; a queen.">and Queen</a> <a href="/hebrew/635.htm" title="635: wə·’es·têr (Conj-w:: N-proper-fs) -- Star, Ahasuerus' queen who delivered Isr. Of Persian derivation; Ester, the Jewish heroine.">Esther</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: qî·yam (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">had established them</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: wə·ḵa·’ă·šer (Conj-w, Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: qî·yə·mū (V-Piel-Perf-3cp) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">had committed</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">themselves</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2233.htm" title="2233: zar·‘ām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- A sowing, seed, offspring. From zara'; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity.">and their descendants</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: diḇ·rê (N-mpc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">to the times</a> <a href="/hebrew/6685.htm" title="6685: haṣ·ṣō·mō·wṯ (Art:: N-mp) -- Fasting, a fast. Or tsom; from from tsuwm; a fast.">of fasting</a> <a href="/hebrew/2201.htm" title="2201: wə·za·‘ă·qā·ṯām (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 3mp) -- A cry, outcry. And zoaqah; from za'aq; a shriek or outcry.">and lamentation.</a> 32So Esther’s decree confirmed these regulations about Purim, which were written into the record.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/esther/3-7.htm">Esther 3:7</a> In the twelfth year of King Xerxes, in the first month, the month of Nisan, the Pur (that is, the lot) was cast before Haman to determine a day and month. And the lot fell on the twelfth month, the month of Adar. <a href="/esther/4-3.htm">Esther 4:3</a> In every province to which the king’s command and edict came, there was great mourning among the Jews. They fasted, wept, and lamented, and many lay in sackcloth and ashes. <a href="/esther/8-17.htm">Esther 8:17</a> 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. <a href="/esther/9-20.htm">Esther 9:20-22</a> 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. <a href="/esther/9-27.htm">Esther 9:27-28</a> 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. / 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. <a href="/nehemiah/8-9.htm">Nehemiah 8:9-12</a> Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to all of them, “This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the Law. / Then Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.” / And the Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Be still, since today is holy. Do not grieve.” ... <a href="/2_chronicles/30-5.htm">2 Chronicles 30:5</a> So they established a decree to circulate a proclamation throughout Israel, from Beersheba to Dan, that the people should come to keep the Passover of the LORD, the God of Israel, in Jerusalem. For they had not observed it in great numbers as prescribed. <a href="/2_chronicles/35-17.htm">2 Chronicles 35:17-19</a> The Israelites who were present also observed the Passover at that time, as well as the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days. / No such Passover had been observed in Israel since the days of Samuel the prophet. None of the kings of Israel ever observed a Passover like the one that Josiah observed with the priests, the Levites, all Judah, the Israelites who were present, and the people of Jerusalem. / In the eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign, this Passover was observed. <a href="/leviticus/23-4.htm">Leviticus 23:4</a> These are the LORD’s appointed feasts, the sacred assemblies you are to proclaim at their appointed times. <a href="/exodus/12-14.htm">Exodus 12:14</a> And this day will be a memorial for you, and you are to celebrate it as a feast to the LORD, as a permanent statute for the generations to come. <a href="/exodus/17-14.htm">Exodus 17:14</a> Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write this on a scroll as a reminder and recite it to Joshua, because I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.” <a href="/deuteronomy/31-19.htm">Deuteronomy 31:19</a> Now therefore, write down for yourselves this song and teach it to the Israelites; have them recite it, so that it may be a witness for Me against them. <a href="/psalms/78-5.htm">Psalm 78:5-7</a> For He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which He commanded our fathers to teach to their children, / that the coming generation would know them—even children yet to be born—to arise and tell their own children / that they should put their confidence in God, not forgetting His works, but keeping His commandments. <a href="/psalms/105-8.htm">Psalm 105:8-10</a> He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations— / the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac. / He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant: <a href="/luke/22-19.htm">Luke 22:19</a> And He took the bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body, given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>To confirm these days of Purim in their times appointed, according as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined them, and as they had decreed for themselves and for their seed, the matters of the fastings and their cry.the hundred.<a href="/esther/1-1.htm">Esther 1:1</a> Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:)<a href="/esther/8-9.htm">Esther 8:9</a> Then were the king's scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.words of peace.<a href="/isaiah/39-8.htm">Isaiah 39:8</a> Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my days.<a href="/zechariah/8-19.htm">Zechariah 8:19</a> Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/esther/9-27.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/esther/9-29.htm">Confirm</a> <a href="/esther/9-26.htm">Connection</a> <a href="/esther/4-1.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/esther/3-9.htm">Decreed</a> <a href="/esther/9-28.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-31.htm">Designated</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-1.htm">Enjoined</a> <a href="/esther/9-29.htm">Establish</a> <a href="/esther/9-27.htm">Established</a> <a href="/esther/9-29.htm">Esther</a> <a href="/esther/4-3.htm">Fasting</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-27.htm">Fastings</a> <a href="/luke/2-37.htm">Fasts</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-30.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/esther/9-22.htm">Food</a> <a href="/esther/9-29.htm">Force</a> <a href="/esther/9-27.htm">Imposed</a> <a href="/esther/9-26.htm">Instructions</a> <a href="/esther/9-29.htm">Jew</a> <a href="/esther/9-30.htm">Jews</a> <a href="/esther/9-21.htm">Keeping</a> <a href="/ezekiel/2-10.htm">Lamentations</a> <a href="/esther/9-14.htm">Law</a> <a href="/esther/9-26.htm">Matter</a> <a href="/esther/3-4.htm">Matters</a> <a href="/esther/9-30.htm">Mordecai</a> <a href="/esther/9-29.htm">Mor'decai</a> <a href="/esther/9-27.htm">Ordained</a> <a href="/esther/6-5.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/esther/9-29.htm">Purim</a> <a href="/esther/9-29.htm">Queen</a> <a href="/esther/9-26.htm">Regard</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-32.htm">Rules</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-33.htm">Seasons</a> <a href="/esther/9-28.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/esther/9-27.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/esther/9-27.htm">Time</a> <a href="/esther/1-13.htm">Times</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/7-1.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/psalms/68-9.htm">Confirm</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-36.htm">Connection</a> <a href="/job/3-7.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/job/14-5.htm">Decreed</a> <a href="/esther/10-3.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-21.htm">Designated</a> <a href="/job/36-23.htm">Enjoined</a> <a href="/job/22-22.htm">Establish</a> <a href="/esther/9-32.htm">Established</a> <a href="/esther/9-32.htm">Esther</a> <a href="/psalms/35-13.htm">Fasting</a> <a href="/psalms/35-13.htm">Fastings</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-19.htm">Fasts</a> <a href="/esther/9-32.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/job/1-14.htm">Food</a> <a href="/esther/9-32.htm">Force</a> <a href="/esther/10-1.htm">Imposed</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-16.htm">Instructions</a> <a href="/esther/10-3.htm">Jew</a> <a href="/esther/10-3.htm">Jews</a> <a href="/job/1-1.htm">Keeping</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-14.htm">Lamentations</a> <a href="/esther/9-32.htm">Law</a> <a href="/job/9-19.htm">Matter</a> <a href="/esther/9-32.htm">Matters</a> <a href="/esther/10-2.htm">Mordecai</a> <a href="/esther/10-2.htm">Mor'decai</a> <a href="/psalms/8-2.htm">Ordained</a> <a href="/job/7-1.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/esther/9-32.htm">Purim</a> <a href="/esther/9-32.htm">Queen</a> <a href="/job/3-4.htm">Regard</a> <a href="/esther/9-32.htm">Rules</a> <a href="/job/38-32.htm">Seasons</a> <a href="/esther/10-3.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/job/1-6.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/job/3-11.htm">Time</a> <a href="/job/1-4.htm">Times</a><div class="vheading2">Esther 9</div>1. <a href="/esther/9-1.htm">The Jews slay their enemies, with the ten sons of Haman.</a> 12. <a href="/esther/9-12.htm">Xerxes, at the request of Esther, </a> 14. <a href="/esther/9-14.htm">grants another day of slaughter, and Haman's sons to be hanged.</a> 20. <a href="/esther/9-20.htm">The two days of Purim are instituted.</a> </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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The "appointed time" refers to the specific days set aside annually to commemorate this event, which are the 14th and 15th of Adar. This reflects the Jewish tradition of remembering and celebrating God's deliverance and protection, similar to other feasts like Passover. The confirmation of these days underscores the importance of communal memory and the continuity of cultural and religious identity.just as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had established them Mordecai and Esther, key figures in the Book of Esther, played crucial roles in the salvation of the Jewish people. Mordecai, a relative and guardian of Esther, is portrayed as a wise and faithful leader. Esther, as queen, used her position to influence the king and save her people. Their establishment of Purim highlights their leadership and the divine providence that worked through them. This also illustrates the theme of God using individuals in positions of influence to fulfill His purposes, a recurring motif in biblical narratives.and had committed themselves and their descendants The commitment to observe Purim was not only for the current generation but also for future generations. This reflects the biblical principle of passing down faith and traditions to descendants, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-6.htm">Deuteronomy 6:6-7</a>, where parents are instructed to teach God's commandments to their children. The continuity of Purim observance emphasizes the importance of historical consciousness and the transmission of faith and identity through generations.to the times of fasting and lamentation Fasting and lamentation were integral to the Jewish response to the threat they faced, as seen earlier in the Book of Esther when the Jews fasted in response to Haman's decree. These practices are expressions of humility, repentance, and dependence on God. Fasting is a recurring biblical theme, often associated with seeking God's intervention, as seen in the stories of Daniel and Nehemiah. The inclusion of fasting and lamentation in the observance of Purim serves as a reminder of the gravity of the situation from which they were delivered and the importance of seeking God in times of crisis.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/mordecai_the_jew.htm">Mordecai the Jew</a> A central figure in the Book of Esther, Mordecai is Esther's cousin and guardian. He plays a crucial role in the deliverance of the Jewish people from Haman's plot. 2. <a href="/topical/q/queen_esther.htm">Queen Esther</a> The Jewish queen of Persia who bravely intervenes to save her people from destruction. Her courage and faith are pivotal in the establishment of the festival of Purim. 3. <a href="/topical/p/purim.htm">Purim</a> A Jewish festival commemorating the deliverance of the Jews from Haman's plot to annihilate them, as recorded in the Book of Esther. It is a time of feasting, joy, and giving gifts. 4. <a href="/topical/f/fasting_and_lamentations.htm">Fasting and Lamentations</a> These practices were part of the Jewish response to the threat against them, showing their dependence on God and their repentance. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_jewish_people.htm">The Jewish People</a> The community that was under threat of extermination but was delivered through the actions of Esther and Mordecai, leading to the celebration of Purim.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_remembrance.htm">The Importance of Remembrance</a> Just as the Jews established Purim to remember their deliverance, Christians are called to remember God's faithfulness in their lives. This can be through personal testimonies, celebrations, or regular reflection on God's Word. <a href="/topical/c/courage_in_faith.htm">Courage in Faith</a> Esther's bravery in approaching the king is a powerful example of acting in faith despite fear. Believers are encouraged to step out in faith, trusting God with the outcomes. <a href="/topical/c/community_and_tradition.htm">Community and Tradition</a> The establishment of Purim highlights the role of community and tradition in faith. Christians can learn the value of gathering together to celebrate and remember God's work among them. <a href="/topical/f/fasting_and_prayer.htm">Fasting and Prayer</a> The initial response of fasting and lamentation by the Jews underscores the importance of seeking God earnestly in times of crisis. Believers are reminded of the power of prayer and fasting in seeking God's intervention. <a href="/topical/g/generational_legacy.htm">Generational Legacy</a> The decree for future generations to observe Purim emphasizes the importance of passing down faith and testimonies to the next generation, ensuring that God's works are not forgotten.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_esther_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Esther 9</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_feast_of_purim.htm">What is the Feast of Purim?</a> <a href="/q/how_did_esther_save_the_jews.htm">How did Esther save the Jews from Haman's plot?</a> <a href="/q/who_wrote_the_book_of_isaiah.htm">Who is the author of the Book of Esther?</a> <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><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/esther/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(31) To confirm . . . enjoined . . . decreed.--The same Hebrew verb stands for the three different English verbs; it is also the stablish of <a href="/esther/9-21.htm" title="To establish this among them, that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly,">Esther 9:21</a>. To fix or settle represents the meaning.The matters of the fastings and their cry.--These words come in rather awkwardly, and hence, and because they are passed over by the LXX., some have doubted their genuineness here. All Hebrew MSS., however, and all the other ancient versions, retain the words, and we must, therefore, suppose that the Jews throughout the empire had instituted fasts and lamentations, in addition to what Mordecai's letter had enjoined, Thus we may probably connect this with the fast now observed on Adar 13.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/esther/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 31. - As they had decreed for themselves and their seed. "As they - i.e. the Jews generally - had decreed" (see ver. 27). The matters of the fastings and their cry. These words stand in no clear grammatical relation to the preceding, and are otherwise very difficult to explain. They are thought to allude to the establishment by the provincial Jews, apart from Mordecai and Esther, of the 13th of Adar as a day of fasting and wailing; but if so, it is strange that nothing has been previously said of this ordinance. The plural form of the word for "fastings" is also suspicious, since it does not occur elsewhere in the Old Testament. Altogether, it is perhaps most probable that the words were originally the gloss of a commentator, written in the margin, and that they have been accidentally transferred to the text. They do not occur in the Septuagint. <a href="/commentaries/esther/9-31.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>in order to confirm לְקַיֵּ֡ם (lə·qay·yêm) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> To arise, stand up, stand these הָאֵ֜לֶּה (hā·’êl·leh) Article | Pronoun - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> These, those days יְמֵי֩ (yə·mê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day of Purim הַפֻּרִ֨ים (hap·pu·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6332.htm">Strong's 6332: </a> a lot', a Jewish feast at their [appointed] time, בִּזְמַנֵּיהֶ֗ם (biz·man·nê·hem) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2165.htm">Strong's 2165: </a> An appointed occasion just as כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that Mordecai מָרְדֳּכַ֤י (mā·rə·do·ḵay) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4782.htm">Strong's 4782: </a> Mordecai -- a companion of Zerubbabel, also a cousin of Esther the Jew הַיְּהוּדִי֙ (hay·yə·hū·ḏî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3064.htm">Strong's 3064: </a> Jews -- Jewish and Queen הַמַּלְכָּ֔ה (ham·mal·kāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4436.htm">Strong's 4436: </a> Queen -- a queen Esther וְאֶסְתֵּ֣ר (wə·’es·têr) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_635.htm">Strong's 635: </a> Esther -- 'star', Ahasuerus' queen who delivered Israel had established them קִיַּ֨ם (qî·yam) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> To arise, stand up, stand [and] וְכַאֲשֶׁ֛ר (wə·ḵa·’ă·šer) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that had committed קִיְּמ֥וּ (qî·yə·mū) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> To arise, stand up, stand themselves נַפְשָׁ֖ם (nap̄·šām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion and their descendants זַרְעָ֑ם (zar·‘ām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2233.htm">Strong's 2233: </a> Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity to the times דִּבְרֵ֥י (diḇ·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> A word, a matter, thing, a cause of fasting הַצֹּמ֖וֹת (haṣ·ṣō·mō·wṯ) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6685.htm">Strong's 6685: </a> Fasting, a fast and lamentation. וְזַעֲקָתָֽם׃ (wə·za·‘ă·qā·ṯām) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2201.htm">Strong's 2201: </a> A shriek, outcry <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/esther/9-31.htm">Esther 9:31 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/esther/9-31.htm">Esther 9:31 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/esther/9-31.htm">Esther 9:31 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/esther/9-31.htm">Esther 9:31 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/esther/9-31.htm">Esther 9:31 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/esther/9-31.htm">Esther 9:31 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/esther/9-31.htm">Esther 9:31 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/esther/9-31.htm">Esther 9:31 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/esther/9-31.htm">Esther 9:31 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/esther/9-31.htm">Esther 9:31 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/esther/9-31.htm">OT History: Esther 9:31 To confirm these days of Purim (Est Esth. 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