Esther 9:21
To stablish 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 in other translations
| BSB | to establish among them an annual celebration on the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month of Adar |
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| WEB | to enjoin them that they should keep the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month Adar yearly, |
| ASV | to enjoin them that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly, |
| YLT | to establish on them, to be keeping the fourteenth day of the month of Adar, and the fifteenth day of it, in every year and year, |
| DARBY | to establish this among them, that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly, |
| BBE | Ordering them to keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar and the fifteenth day of the same month, every year, |
| Webster | To establish this among them, that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly, |
What does Esther 9:21 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Esther 9:20-32
The observance of the Jewish feasts, is a public declaration of the truth of the Old Testament Scriptures. And as the Old Testament Scriptures are true, the Messiah expected by the Jews is come long ago; and none but Jesus of Nazareth can be that Messiah. The festival was appointed by authority, yet under the direction of the Spirit of God. It was called the feast of Purim, from a Persian word, which signifies a…
Esther 9:21 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Esther 9:20
And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh and far,
- Esther 9:21
To stablish this among them, that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly,
- Esther 9:22
As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.
Esther 9:21 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Ordenándoles que celebrasen el día décimocuarto del mes de Adar, y el décimoquinto del mismo, cada un año, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | afin d’établir pour eux qu’ils célébreraient le quatorzième jour du mois d’Adar et le quinzième jour, chaque année, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | um ihnen festzusetzen, daß sie den vierzehnten Tag des Monats Adar und den fünfzehnten Tag desselben Jahr für Jahr feiern sollten, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | ut quartamdecimam et quintamdecimam diem mensis Adar pro festis susciperent, et revertente semper anno solemni celebrarent honore: |