Esther 9 · Verse 29

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.
Esther 9:29, King James Version

Esther 9:29 in other translations

BSBSo Queen Esther daughter of Abihail, along with Mordecai the Jew, wrote with full authority to confirm this second letter concerning Purim.
WEBThen Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew wrote with all authority to confirm this second letter of Purim.
ASVThen Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority to confirm this second letter of Purim.
YLTAnd Esther the queen, daughter of Abihail, writeth, and Mordecai the Jew, with all might, to establish this second letter of Purim,
DARBYAnd queen Esther the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority to confirm this second letter of Purim.
BBEThen Esther the queen, daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, sent a second letter giving the force of their authority to the order about the Purim.
WebsterThen Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority, to confirm this second letter of Purim.

What does Esther 9:29 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 29 Esther - wrote with all authority - Esther and Mordecai had the king's license so to do: and their own authority was great and extensive.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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 9:29 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.

וַ֠תִּכְתֹּבva.tikh.toand she wroteH3789
אֶסְתֵּ֨ר'es.TerEstherH635
הַמַּלְכָּ֧הha.mal.Kahthe queenH4436
בַת\־vat-[the] daughter ofH1323
אֲבִיחַ֛יִל'a.vi.Cha.yilAbihailH32
וּמָרְדֳּכַ֥יu.ma.re.do.Khaiand MordecaiH4782
הַיְּהוּדִ֖יhai.ye.hu.Dithe JewH3064
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
תֹּ֑קֶףTo.kefauthorityH8633
לְקַיֵּ֗םle.kai.Yemto confirmH6965
אֵ֣ת'et<obj.>H853
אִגֶּ֧רֶת'i.Ge.ret[the] letter ofH107
הַפּוּרִ֛יםha.pu.Rimthe PurimH6332
הַזֹּ֖אתha.Zot<the> thisH2063
הַשֵּׁנִֽית\׃ha.she.Nit<the> secondH8145

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Esther 9:29

  • 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 2:15

    Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king’s chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her.

  • Esther 8:10

    And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus’ name, and sealed it with the king’s ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, and riders on mules, camels, and young dromedaries:

  • Esther 3:15

    The posts went out, being hastened by the king’s commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the daughter of Abihail.
3:15
authority. Heb. strength. confirm.
20; 8:10

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 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.

  • Esther 9:30

    And he sent the letters unto all the Jews, to the hundred twenty and seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, with words of peace and truth,

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Esther 9:29 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y la reina Esther hija de Abihail, y Mardochêo Judío, escribieron con toda eficacia, para confirmar esta segunda carta de Purim.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et la reine Esther, fille d’Abikhaïl, et Mardochée, le Juif, écrivirent avec toute insistance pour confirmer cette seconde lettre sur les Purim;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und die Königin Esther, die Tochter Abichails, und Mordokai, der Jude, schrieben mit allem Nachdruck, um diesen zweiten Brief über die Purim festzusetzen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Scripseruntque Esther regina filia Abihail, et Mardochæus Judæus, etiam secundam epistolam, ut omni studio dies ista solemnis sanciretur in posterum: