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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 the Jews agreed to continue the celebration they had begun, doing what Mordecai had written to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/esther/9.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So the Jews accepted Mordecai’s proposal and adopted this annual custom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/esther/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />So the Jews accepted what they had started to do, and what Mordecai had written to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/esther/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the Jews agreed to continue the custom they had started, as Mordecai had written to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/esther/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written unto them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/esther/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So the Jews accepted the custom which they had begun, as Mordecai had written to them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/esther/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the Jews undertook what they had started to do, and what Mordecai had written to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/esther/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Thus the Jews undertook what they had started to do, and what Mordecai had written to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/esther/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Thus the Jews undertook what they had started to do, and what Mordecai had written to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/esther/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Thus the Jews <i>fully</i> accepted what they had started to do and what Mordecai had written to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/esther/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So the Jews undertook what they had started to do, and what Mordecai had written to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/esther/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the Jews agreed to continue the practice they had begun, as Mordecai had written them to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/esther/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the Jews agreed to continue the practice they had begun, as Mordecai had written them to do. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/esther/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written unto them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/esther/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They followed Mordecai's instructions and set aside these two days every year as a time of celebration. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/esther/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written unto them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/esther/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So the Jews accepted as tradition what they had begun, as Mordecai had written to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/esther/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So the Jews followed Mordecai's instructions, and the celebration became an annual custom. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/esther/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So the Jewish people made a tradition out of what they had begun to do and of what Mordecai had written to them, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/esther/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the Jews agreed to continue the custom they had started, as Mordecai had written to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/esther/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So the Jews committed themselves to continue what they had begun to do and to what Mordecai had written to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/esther/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The Jews accepted the custom that they had begun, as Mordecai had written to them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/esther/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written to them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/esther/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The Jews accepted the custom that they had begun, as Mordecai had written to them, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/esther/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the Jews have received that which they had begun to do, and that which Mordecai has written to them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/esther/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the Jews have received that which they had begun to do, and that which Mordecai hath written unto them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/esther/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the Jews admitting what they began to do, and what Mordecai wrote to them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/esther/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the Jews undertook to observe with solemnity all they had begun to do at that time, which Mardochai by letters had commanded to be done. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/esther/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 14:23>And the Jews accepted as a solemn ritual all the things which they had begun to do at that time, which Mordecai had commanded with letters to be done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/esther/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The Jews adopted as a custom what they had begun doing and what Mordecai had written to them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/esther/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So the Jews adopted as a custom what they had begun to do, as Mordecai had written to them.<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 Jews took upon them selves to do as they had begun and as Mordecai had written them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/esther/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the Jews took upon themselves that which they began to do, and the thing that Murdacai had written<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 Jews took upon them to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written unto them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/esther/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the Jews consented <i>to this</i> accordingly as Mardochaeus wrote to them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/esther/9-23.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=1960" 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">22</span>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="reftext">23</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3064.htm" title="3064: hay·yə·hū·ḏîm (Art:: N-proper-mp) -- Jewish. Patronymically from Yhuwdah; a Jehudite, or descendant of Jehudah.">So the Jews</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/6901.htm" title="6901: wə·qib·bêl (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To receive, take. A primitive root; to admit, i.e. Take.">agreed to continue</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: la·‘ă·śō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">the custom</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2490.htm" title="2490: hê·ḥêl·lū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to bore, i.e. to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane, to break, to begin; denom. to play.">they had started,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’êṯ (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">as</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/3789.htm" title="3789: kā·ṯaḇ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To write. A primitive root; to grave, by implication, to write.">had written</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- To, into, towards. ">to them.</a> </span><span class="reftext">24</span>For Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had plotted against the Jews to destroy them and had cast the Pur (that is, the lot) to crush and destroy them.…<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="/exodus/12-14.htm">Exodus 12:14</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/17-14.htm">Exodus 17:14</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/25-17.htm">Deuteronomy 25:17-19</a></span><br />Remember what the Amalekites did to you along your way from Egypt, / how they met you on your journey when you were tired and weary, and they attacked all your stragglers; they had no fear of God. / When the LORD your God gives you rest from the enemies around you in the land that He is giving you to possess as an inheritance, you are to blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven. Do not forget!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-2.htm">1 Samuel 15:2-3</a></span><br />This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘I witnessed what the Amalekites did to the Israelites when they opposed them on their way up from Egypt. / Now go and attack the Amalekites and devote to destruction all that belongs to them. Do not spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-21.htm">2 Kings 23:21</a></span><br />The king commanded all the people, “Keep the Passover of the LORD your God, as it is written in this Book of the Covenant.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/8-10.htm">Nehemiah 8:10</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-4.htm">Psalm 78:4-7</a></span><br />We will not hide them from their children but will declare to the next generation the praises of the LORD and His might and the wonders He has performed. / 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 ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-5.htm">Psalm 105:5</a></span><br />Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/145-4.htm">Psalm 145:4-7</a></span><br />One generation will commend Your works to the next, and will proclaim Your mighty acts— / the glorious splendor of Your majesty. And I will meditate on Your wondrous works. / They will proclaim the power of Your awesome deeds, and I will declare Your greatness. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/25-1.htm">Isaiah 25:1</a></span><br />O LORD, You are my God! I will exalt You; I will praise Your name. For You have worked wonders—plans formed long ago—in perfect faithfulness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-22.htm">Isaiah 66:22-23</a></span><br />“For just as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, will endure before Me,” declares the LORD, “so your descendants and your name will endure. / From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another, all mankind will come to worship before Me,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-13.htm">Matthew 26:13</a></span><br />Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is preached in all the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-9.htm">Mark 14:9</a></span><br />And truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached in all the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-19.htm">Luke 22:19</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/5-39.htm">John 5:39</a></span><br />You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written to them;</p><p class="hdg">the days.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/esther/3-12.htm">Esther 3:12,13</a></b></br> Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors that <i>were</i> over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province according to the writing thereof, and <i>to</i> every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's ring… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/13-3.htm">Exodus 13:3-8</a></b></br> And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the LORD brought you out from this <i>place</i>: there shall no leavened bread be eaten… </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">from sorrow.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/30-11.htm">Psalm 30:11</a></b></br> Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/5-4.htm">Matthew 5:4</a></b></br> Blessed <i>are</i> they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/16-20.htm">John 16:20-22</a></b></br> Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy… </p><p class="hdg">sending portions.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/esther/9-19.htm">Esther 9:19</a></b></br> Therefore the Jews of the villages, that dwelt in the unwalled towns, made the fourteenth day of the month Adar <i>a day of</i> gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/8-10.htm">Nehemiah 8:10-12</a></b></br> Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for <i>this</i> day <i>is</i> holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/11-41.htm">Luke 11:41</a></b></br> But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/esther/4-4.htm">Accepted</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-23.htm">Agreed</a> <a href="/esther/6-13.htm">Begun</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-16.htm">Celebration</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-14.htm">Continue</a> <a href="/esther/1-13.htm">Custom</a> <a href="/esther/9-22.htm">Jews</a> <a href="/esther/9-20.htm">Mordecai</a> <a href="/esther/9-20.htm">Mor'decai</a> <a href="/esther/6-1.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/esther/6-3.htm">Received</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-27.htm">Started</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-21.htm">Undertook</a> <a href="/esther/9-4.htm">Word</a> <a href="/esther/8-13.htm">Writing</a> <a href="/esther/8-9.htm">Written</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/esther/10-3.htm">Accepted</a> <a href="/daniel/1-14.htm">Agreed</a> <a href="/micah/6-13.htm">Begun</a> <a href="/acts/7-41.htm">Celebration</a> <a href="/job/14-2.htm">Continue</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-11.htm">Custom</a> <a href="/esther/9-24.htm">Jews</a> <a href="/esther/9-29.htm">Mordecai</a> <a href="/esther/9-29.htm">Mor'decai</a> <a href="/esther/9-25.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/job/2-10.htm">Received</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-21.htm">Started</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/2-4.htm">Undertook</a> <a href="/esther/9-26.htm">Word</a> <a href="/esther/9-25.htm">Writing</a> <a href="/esther/9-25.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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The custom refers to the celebration of Purim, which commemorates their deliverance from Haman's plot to annihilate them. This decision reflects a common biblical theme where significant events are memorialized through festivals or rituals, similar to the Passover instituted in <a href="/exodus/12.htm">Exodus 12</a>. The agreement among the Jews signifies unity and a shared commitment to remember God's deliverance.<p><b>as Mordecai had written to them</b><br>Mordecai, a central figure in the Book of Esther, is portrayed as a wise and influential leader. His role in writing to the Jews underscores his authority and the respect he commanded among his people. This act of writing can be seen as a formalization of the Purim celebration, ensuring its observance for future generations. The written word in biblical times was a powerful tool for communication and preservation of tradition, as seen in other scriptural instances like the giving of the Law to Moses. Mordecai's involvement also points to the providential role he played in the deliverance of the Jews, a type of Christ who intercedes and secures salvation for His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jews.htm">Jews</a></b><br>The Jewish people living in the Persian Empire who were under threat of annihilation due to Haman's plot but were delivered through the intervention of Queen Esther and Mordecai.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/mordecai.htm">Mordecai</a></b><br>A Jew in the Persian Empire, cousin and guardian of Esther, who played a crucial role in the deliverance of the Jews and the establishment of the Feast of Purim.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/f/feast_of_purim.htm">Feast of Purim</a></b><br>A Jewish festival established to commemorate the deliverance of the Jews from Haman's plot, as recorded in the Book of Esther.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/persian_empire.htm">Persian Empire</a></b><br>The setting of the Book of Esther, where the events took place under the reign of King Xerxes (Ahasuerus).<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/h/haman.htm">Haman</a></b><br>The antagonist in the Book of Esther, whose plot to destroy the Jews was thwarted, leading to his downfall.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_remembrance.htm">The Importance of Remembrance</a></b><br>Just as the Jews established Purim to remember their deliverance, Christians are called to remember God's faithfulness and deliverance in their own lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_providence.htm">God's Sovereignty and Providence</a></b><br>The account of Esther highlights God's unseen hand in orchestrating events for His people's good, reminding believers to trust in His sovereign plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_obedience_and_action.htm">The Role of Obedience and Action</a></b><br>Mordecai's leadership and the Jews' agreement to continue the custom demonstrate the importance of obedience and action in response to God's deliverance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_celebration.htm">Community and Celebration</a></b><br>The establishment of Purim emphasizes the value of community and collective celebration in remembering God's works.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/standing_firm_in_faith.htm">Standing Firm in Faith</a></b><br>The Jews' decision to continue the custom reflects their commitment to their faith and identity, encouraging believers to stand firm in their faith amidst challenges.<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_her_people.htm">How did Esther save her people from Xerxes' decree?</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_book_of_isaiah.htm">Who is the author of the Book of Esther?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_challenges_did_esther_face.htm">What challenges did Esther face in her life?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/esther/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 23.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The Jews undertook to do as they had begun.</span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "to observe the 14th day." <span class="cmt_word">And as Mordecai had written to them</span>. <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "and to observe also the 15th." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/esther/9-23.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 the Jews</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיְּהוּדִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yə·hū·ḏîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural<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">agreed to continue</span><br /><span class="heb">וְקִבֵּל֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·qib·bêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6901.htm">Strong's 6901: </a> </span><span class="str2">To receive, take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the custom</span><br /><span class="heb">לַעֲשׂ֑וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(la·‘ă·śō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they had started,</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵחֵ֖לּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(hê·ḥêl·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2490.htm">Strong's 2490: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁר־</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Mordecai</span><br /><span class="heb">מָרְדֳּכַ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(mā·rə·do·ḵay)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">had written</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּתַ֥ב</span> <span class="translit">(kā·ṯaḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person 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">to them.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/esther/9-23.htm">Esther 9:23 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/esther/9-23.htm">Esther 9:23 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/esther/9-23.htm">Esther 9:23 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/esther/9-23.htm">Esther 9:23 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/esther/9-23.htm">Esther 9:23 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/esther/9-23.htm">Esther 9:23 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/esther/9-23.htm">Esther 9:23 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/esther/9-23.htm">Esther 9:23 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/esther/9-23.htm">Esther 9:23 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/esther/9-23.htm">Esther 9:23 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/esther/9-23.htm">OT History: Esther 9:23 The Jews accepted the custom that they (Est Esth. 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