Esther 9 · Verse 30

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,
Esther 9:30, King James Version

Esther 9:30 in other translations

BSBAnd Mordecai sent letters with words of peace and truth to all the Jews in the 127 provinces of the kingdom of Xerxes,
WEBHe sent letters to all the Jews in the hundred twenty-seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus with words of peace and truth,
ASVAnd he sent letters unto all the Jews, to the hundred twenty and seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, with words of peace and truth,
YLTand he sendeth letters unto all the Jews, unto the seven and twenty and a hundred provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus--words of peace and truth--
DARBYAnd he sent letters to all the Jews, to the hundred and twenty-seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, words of peace and truth,
BBEAnd he sent letters to all the Jews in the hundred and twenty-seven divisions of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, with true words of peace,
WebsterAnd he sent the letters to all the Jews, to the hundred twenty and seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, with words of peace and truth,

What does Esther 9:30 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 9:30 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.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.Lachand he sentH7971
סְפָרִ֜יםse.fa.RimlettersH5612
אֶל\־'el-toH413
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הַיְּהוּדִ֗יםhai.ye.hu.Dimthe JewsH3064
אֶל\־'el-toH413
שֶׁ֨בַעShe.va'sevenH7651
וְעֶשְׂרִ֤יםve.'es.Rimand twentyH6242
וּמֵאָה֙u.me.'Ahand one hundredH3967
מְדִינָ֔הme.di.Nahprovince[s]H4082
מַלְכ֖וּתmal.Khut[the] kingdom ofH4438
אֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshAhasuerusH325
דִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.Reiwords ofH1697
שָׁל֖וֹםsha.LompeaceH7965
וֶאֱמֶֽת\׃ve.'e.Metand truthH571

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Cross references for Esther 9:30

  • Esther 1:1

    Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:)

  • Zechariah 8:19

    Thus saith the Lord of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace.

  • Isaiah 39:8

    Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the Lord which thou hast spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my days.

  • Esther 8:9

    Then were the king’s scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.

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the hundred.
1:1; 8:9
words of peace.
Isa 39:8; Zec 8:19

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Context

  • 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,

  • Esther 9:31

    To confirm these days of Purim in their times appointed, according as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined them, and as they had decreed for themselves and for their seed, the matters of the fastings and their cry.

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Esther 9:30 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y envió Mardochêo letras á todos los Judíos, á las ciento veintisiete provincias del rey Assuero, con palabras de paz y de verdad,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et à tous les Juifs dans les 127 provinces du royaume d’Assuérus, il envoya des lettres avec des paroles de paix et de vérité,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er sandte Briefe an alle Juden, in die 127 Landschaften, das Königreich Ahasveros, Worte des Friedens und der Wahrheit,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et miserunt ad omnes Judæos qui in centum viginti septem provinciis regis Assueri versabantur, ut haberent pacem, et susciperent veritatem,