Esther 9 · Verse 28

Esther 9:28

And that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city; and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the memorial of them perish from their seed.
Esther 9:28, King James Version

Esther 9:28 in other translations

BSBThese 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.
WEBand that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city; and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor their memory perish from their offspring.
ASVand that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city; and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the remembrance of them perish from their seed.
YLTand these days are remembered and kept in every generation and generation, family and family, province and province, and city and city, and these days of Purim do not pass away from the midst of the Jews, and their memorial is not ended from their seed.
DARBYand that these days should be remembered and observed throughout every generation, in every family, every province, and every city, and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the memorial of them cease from among their seed.
BBEAnd that those days were to be kept in memory through every generation and every family, in every division of the kingdom and every town, that there might never be a time when these days of Purim would not be kept among the Jews, or when the memory of them would go from the minds of their seed.
WebsterAnd that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city; and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the memorial of them perish from their seed.

What does Esther 9:28 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…

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Esther 9:28 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהַיָּמִ֣יםve.hai.ya.Mimand the daysH3117
הָ֠אֵלֶּהHa.'e.leh<the> theseH428
נִזְכָּרִ֨יםniz.ka.Rim[were] rememberedH2142
וְנַעֲשִׂ֜יםve.na.'a.Simand observedH6213
בְּכָל\־be.kholin everyH3605
דּ֣וֹרDorgenerationH1755
וָד֗וֹרva.Dorand generationH1755
מִשְׁפָּחָה֙mish.pa.ChahclanH4940
וּמִשְׁפָּחָ֔הu.mish.pa.Chahand clanH4940
מְדִינָ֥הme.di.NahprovinceH4082
וּמְדִינָ֖הu.me.di.Nahand provinceH4082
וְעִ֣ירve.'Irand cityH5892
וָעִ֑ירva.'Irand cityH5892
וִימֵ֞יvi.Meiand [the] days ofH3117
הַפּוּרִ֣יםha.pu.Rimthe PurimH6332
הָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.leh<the> theseH428
לֹ֤אlo'notH3808
יַֽעַבְרוּ֙ya.'av.Ruthey will pass awayH5674
מִתּ֣וֹךְmi.Tokhfrom amongH8432
הַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.Dimthe JewsH3064
וְזִכְרָ֖םve.zikh.Ramand remembrance theirH2143
לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
יָס֥וּףya.Sufit will ceaseH5486
מִזַּרְעָֽם\׃\ \סmi.zar.'Amfrom offspring theirH2233

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Cross references for Esther 9:28

  • Psalms 78:5-7

    For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children: That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children: That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:

  • Psalms 103:2

    Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:

  • Joshua 4:7

    Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.

  • Exodus 13:8-9

    And thou shalt shew thy son in that day, saying, This is done because of that which the Lord did unto me when I came forth out of Egypt. And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the Lord’s law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the Lord brought thee out of Egypt.

  • Zechariah 6:14

    And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple of the Lord.

  • Exodus 12:17

    And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever.

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remembered.
Ex 12:17; Ps 78:5-7; 103:2
fail. Heb. pass. the memorial.
Ex 13:8,9; Jos 4:7; Zec 6:14
perish from their seed. Heb. be ended from their seed.

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Context

  • Esther 9:27

    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 appointed time every year;

  • Esther 9:28

    And that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city; and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the memorial of them perish from their seed.

  • Esther 9:29

    Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority, to confirm this second letter of Purim.

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Esther 9:28 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y que estos dos días serían en memoria, y celebrados en todas las naciones, y familias, y provincias, y ciudades. Estos días de Purim no pasarán de entre los Judíos, y la memoria de ellos no cesará de su simiente.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et qu’on se souviendrait de ces jours et qu’on les célébrerait dans toutes les générations, dans chaque famille, dans chaque province, et dans chaque ville; et que ces jours de Purim ne seraient point négligés au milieu des Juifs, et que leur mémoire ne périrait jamais chez leur semence.
German
Elberfelder 1871
und daß diese Tage im Andenken bleiben und gefeiert werden sollten in jedem einzelnen Geschlecht, in jeder einzelnen Familie, in jeder einzelnen Landschaft und in jeder einzelnen Stadt; und daß diese Purimtage unter den Juden nicht untergehen, und ihr Andenken nicht aufhören sollte bei ihren Nachkommen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Isti sunt dies, quos nulla umquam delebit oblivio, et per singulas generationes cunctæ in toto orbe provinciæ celebrabunt: nec est ulla civitas, in qua dies phurim, id est sortium, non observentur a Judæis, et ab eorum progenie, quæ his cæremoniis obligata est.