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and it was written in the book.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/esther/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So the decree of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim, and it was written in the book.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/esther/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The command of Esther established these customs for Purim, and it was written in the book.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/esther/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The command of Esther established these customs for Purim, and it was written in the book.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/esther/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the command of Esther established these customs for Purim, and it was written in the book.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/esther/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And the declaration of Esther established these words concerning Purim, and it was written in the book.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/esther/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The command of Esther established these customs for Purim, and it was written in the book [of the royal archives].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/esther/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Esther’s command confirmed these customs of Purim, which were then written into the record.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/esther/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Esther&#8217s command confirmed these customs of Purim, which were then written into the record. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/esther/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the commandment of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/esther/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />These laws about Purim are written by the authority of Queen Esther. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/esther/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the commandment of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/esther/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Esther's command had established these practices of Purim, and they are written in a book.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/esther/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Esther's command, confirming the rules for Purim, was written down on a scroll. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/esther/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The order of Esther established these instructions for Purim, and it was officially recorded. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/esther/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Esther?s decree confirmed these regulations about Purim, which were written into the record.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/esther/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Esther's command established these matters of Purim, and the matter was officially recorded. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/esther/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The commandment of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/esther/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the decree of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/esther/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The commandment of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/esther/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And a saying of Esther has established these matters of Purim, and it is written in the Scroll. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/esther/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And a saying of Esther hath established these matters of Purim, and it is written in the Book.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/esther/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the saying of Esther set up these words of Purim; and it was written in the book.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/esther/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And all things which are contained in the history of this book, which is called Esther. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/esther/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 14:32>and all things which are contained in the history of this book, which is called Esther.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/esther/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The command of Esther confirmed these prescriptions for Purim and was recorded in the book.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/esther/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The command of Queen Esther fixed these practices of Purim, and it was recorded in writing.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/esther/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the decree of Esther con firmed these matters of Porayey which were written in the book.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/esther/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the word of Esthir established concerning these words of Puraya, and it was written in the scroll. <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/esther/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the commandment of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/esther/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Esther established it by a command for ever, and it was written for a memorial.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/esther/9-32.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=2077" 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">31</span>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. <span class="reftext">32</span><span class="highl"><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.">So Esther’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/3982.htm" title="3982: ū·ma·’ă·mar (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- A word, command. From 'amar; something said, i.e. An edict.">decree</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: qî·yam (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">confirmed</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/1697.htm" title="1697: diḇ·rê (N-mpc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">regulations</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.">about Purim,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3789.htm" title="3789: wə·niḵ·tāḇ (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To write. A primitive root; to grave, by implication, to write.">which were written</a> <a href="/hebrew/5612.htm" title="5612: bas·sê·p̄er (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A missive, document, writing, book. Or ciphrah; from caphar; properly, writing; by implication, a book.">into the record.</a> </span><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 3:12-14</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. / And the letters were sent by couriers to each of the royal provinces with the order to destroy, kill, and annihilate all the Jews—young and old, women and children—and to plunder their possessions on a single day, the thirteenth day of Adar, the twelfth month. / A copy of the text of the edict was to be issued in every province and published to all the people, so that they would be ready on that day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/4-16.htm">Esther 4:16</a></span><br />“Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day, and I and my maidens will fast as you do. After that, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/8-10.htm">Esther 8:10-11</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. / By these letters the king permitted the Jews in each and every city the right to assemble and defend themselves, to destroy, kill, and annihilate all the forces of any people or province hostile to them, including women and children, and to plunder their possessions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/2-18.htm">Esther 2:18</a></span><br />Then the king held a great banquet, Esther’s banquet, for all his officials and servants. He proclaimed a tax holiday in the provinces and gave gifts worthy of the king’s bounty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/1-19.htm">Esther 1:19</a></span><br />So if it pleases the king, let him issue a royal decree, and let it be recorded in the laws of Persia and Media so that it cannot be repealed, that Vashti shall never again enter the presence of King Xerxes, and that her royal position shall be given to a woman better than she.<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/3-7.htm">Esther 3:7</a></span><br />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.<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/2-20.htm">Esther 2:20</a></span><br />Esther still had not revealed her lineage or her people, just as Mordecai had instructed. She obeyed Mordecai’s command, as she had done under his care.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/6-1.htm">Esther 6:1</a></span><br />That night sleep escaped the king; so he ordered the Book of Records, the Chronicles, to be brought in and read to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/7-9.htm">Esther 7:9-10</a></span><br />Then Harbonah, one of the eunuchs attending the king, said: “There is a gallows fifty cubits high at Haman’s house. He had it built for Mordecai, who gave the report that saved the king.” “Hang him on it!” declared the king. / So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/5-1.htm">Esther 5:1-2</a></span><br />On the third day, Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the palace across from the king’s quarters. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the royal courtroom, facing the entrance. / As soon as the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, she found favor in his sight. The king extended the gold scepter in his hand toward Esther, and she approached and touched the tip of the scepter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/4-14.htm">Esther 4:14</a></span><br />For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows if perhaps you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/8-3.htm">Esther 8:3-6</a></span><br />And once again, Esther addressed the king. She fell at his feet weeping and begged him to revoke the evil scheme of Haman the Agagite, which he had devised against the Jews. / The king extended the gold scepter toward Esther, and she arose and stood before the king. / “If it pleases the king,” she said, “and if I have found favor in his sight, and the matter seems proper to the king, and I am pleasing in his sight, may an order be written to revoke the letters that the scheming Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, wrote to destroy the Jews in all the king’s provinces. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the decree of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book.</p><p class="hdg">themselves.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/esther/9-27.htm">Esther 9:27</a></b></br> 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 <i>appointed</i> time every year;</p><p class="hdg">the fastings.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/esther/4-3.htm">Esther 4:3,16</a></b></br> And in every province, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, <i>there was</i> great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jonah/3-2.htm">Jonah 3:2-9</a></b></br> Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/esther/6-2.htm">Book</a> <a href="/esther/8-14.htm">Command</a> <a href="/esther/9-1.htm">Commandment</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-17.htm">Confirmed</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-40.htm">Customs</a> <a href="/esther/9-14.htm">Decree</a> <a href="/esther/9-31.htm">Established</a> <a href="/esther/9-31.htm">Esther</a> <a href="/esther/4-17.htm">Esther's</a> <a href="/esther/9-31.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/esther/9-31.htm">Force</a> <a href="/esther/9-31.htm">Law</a> <a href="/esther/9-31.htm">Matters</a> <a href="/esther/9-14.htm">Order</a> <a href="/ezra/6-21.htm">Practices</a> <a href="/esther/9-31.htm">Purim</a> <a href="/esther/9-31.htm">Queen</a> <a href="/esther/9-20.htm">Recorded</a> <a href="/esther/6-1.htm">Records</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-13.htm">Regulations</a> <a href="/esther/9-31.htm">Rules</a> <a href="/esther/9-27.htm">Writing</a> <a href="/esther/9-29.htm">Written</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/esther/10-2.htm">Book</a> <a href="/job/23-12.htm">Command</a> <a href="/job/23-12.htm">Commandment</a> <a href="/job/28-27.htm">Confirmed</a> <a href="/psalms/106-35.htm">Customs</a> <a href="/job/22-28.htm">Decree</a> <a href="/job/12-19.htm">Established</a> <a href="/esther/2-7.htm">Esther</a> <a href="/esther/2-18.htm">Esther's</a> <a href="/job/7-17.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/job/6-25.htm">Force</a> <a href="/job/9-3.htm">Law</a> <a href="/job/33-13.htm">Matters</a> <a href="/job/6-4.htm">Order</a> <a href="/psalms/28-4.htm">Practices</a> <a href="/esther/9-26.htm">Purim</a> <a href="/psalms/45-9.htm">Queen</a> <a href="/esther/10-2.htm">Recorded</a> <a href="/psalms/87-6.htm">Records</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-18.htm">Regulations</a> <a href="/psalms/22-28.htm">Rules</a> <a href="/job/19-23.htm">Writing</a> <a href="/esther/10-2.htm">Written</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 decree, issued with the authority of the king, highlights her influence and the divine providence at work. This decree is a testament to her courage and wisdom, as she navigated the complexities of Persian law and politics. Esther's actions can be seen as a type of Christ, as she interceded for her people, risking her own life for their salvation.<p><b>confirmed these regulations about Purim</b><br>The regulations refer to the observance of Purim, a festival commemorating the deliverance of the Jewish people from Haman's plot to annihilate them. The confirmation of these regulations ensured that the celebration of Purim would be an enduring tradition. This festival is marked by joy, feasting, and the giving of gifts, reflecting the themes of reversal and divine intervention. The establishment of Purim is a reminder of God's faithfulness and protection over His people, similar to the Passover in its commemoration of deliverance.<p><b>which were written into the record</b><br>The recording of these events signifies their importance and permanence. In ancient times, written records were crucial for preserving history and legal decrees. This documentation ensured that future generations would remember the miraculous deliverance and the establishment of Purim. The act of writing also aligns with the biblical emphasis on the importance of remembering God's works, as seen in other scriptural accounts where significant events are recorded for posterity, such as the giving of the Law at Sinai.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/esther.htm">Esther</a></b><br>The Jewish queen of Persia who played a pivotal role in saving her people from annihilation. Her decree solidified the celebration of Purim.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/mordecai.htm">Mordecai</a></b><br>Esther's cousin and guardian, who became a prominent figure in the Persian court and was instrumental in the events leading to the establishment of Purim.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/purim.htm">Purim</a></b><br>A Jewish festival commemorating the deliverance of the Jewish people from Haman's plot to destroy them, as recorded in the Book of Esther.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/persia.htm">Persia</a></b><br>The empire where these events took place, under the rule of King Ahasuerus (Xerxes I).<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_record.htm">The Record</a></b><br>The official documentation of the decree, ensuring the observance of Purim for future generations.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_decrees.htm">The Power of Decrees</a></b><br>Esther's decree shows the importance of formalizing and remembering God's deliverance. In our lives, we should establish practices that remind us of God's faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>The events of Purim remind us that God is in control, even when His presence is not overtly mentioned. Trust in His unseen hand guiding our circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_and_influence.htm">Courage and Influence</a></b><br>Esther's courage to act within her position of influence is a model for us to use our roles and opportunities to effect positive change and stand for righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_celebration.htm">Community and Celebration</a></b><br>The establishment of Purim emphasizes the importance of community and collective remembrance. Engage in communal worship and celebration of God's works.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/legacy_of_faith.htm">Legacy of Faith</a></b><br>Just as Esther's decree was written into the record, we should strive to leave a legacy of faith and obedience for future generations.<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/how_did_esther_save_the_jews.htm">How did Esther save the Jews from Haman's plot?</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/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/how_does_esther_8_8_override_persian_law.htm">How does Esther 8:8 reconcile with the supposed irrevocability of Persian law if a second decree effectively overrules the first?</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>(32) <span class= "bld">In</span> <span class= "bld">the book.</span>--It is doubtful what "the book" here means. The Vulgate explains it of the Book of Esther itself, and so many modern scholars. Still "the book" hardly seems a natural Hebrew way of referring to a work on the part of its author as he writes it, and no similar case is adducible. Others think it must have been a book written at the time on the subject of the festival, which is, perhaps, possible. Canon Rawlinson identifies it with "the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia." Because such is the use of the word <span class= "ital">book</span> elsewhere in Esther.<p><span class= "bld"><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/esther/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 32.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The decree of Esther</span>. Rather, "a commandment of Esther." Some fresh act seems to be intended - something beyond the joint letter of Esther and Mordecai; though why it was needed, or what additional authority it could give, is not apparent. <span class="cmt_word">And it was written in the book</span>. <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "this commandment of Esther was inserted in the book of the chronicles," where the writer probably found it. No other book being mentioned in Esther but this, "the book" can have no other meaning (see <a href="/esther/2-23.htm">Esther 2:23</a>; <a href="/esther/6-1.htm">Esther 6:1</a>; <a href="/esther/10-2.htm">Esther 10:2</a>). <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/esther/9-32.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 Esther’s</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶסְתֵּ֔ר</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">decree</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמַאֲמַ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ma·’ă·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3982.htm">Strong's 3982: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something, said, an edict</span><br /><br /><span class="word">confirmed</span><br /><span class="heb">קִיַּ֕ם</span> <span class="translit">(qî·yam)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<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">these</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֵ֑לֶּה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">regulations</span><br /><span class="heb">דִּבְרֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(diḇ·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">about Purim,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַפֻּרִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(hap·pu·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 /><br /><span class="word">which were written</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנִכְתָּ֖ב</span> <span class="translit">(wə·niḵ·tāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine 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">into the record.</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּסֵּֽפֶר׃</span> <span class="translit">(bas·sê·p̄er)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5612.htm">Strong's 5612: </a> </span><span class="str2">A missive, document, writing, book</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/esther/9-32.htm">Esther 9:32 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/esther/9-32.htm">Esther 9:32 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/esther/9-32.htm">Esther 9:32 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/esther/9-32.htm">Esther 9:32 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/esther/9-32.htm">Esther 9:32 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/esther/9-32.htm">Esther 9:32 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/esther/9-32.htm">Esther 9:32 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/esther/9-32.htm">Esther 9:32 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/esther/9-32.htm">Esther 9:32 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/esther/9-32.htm">Esther 9:32 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/esther/9-32.htm">OT History: Esther 9:32 The commandment of Esther confirmed these matters (Est Esth. 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