Esther 9:26

Wherefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur. Therefore for all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and which had come unto them,

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
called	קָֽרְאוּ֩ ka.re.'U	H7121	to call out to (i.e. properly · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
days	לַיָּמִ֨ים lai.ya.Mim	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
Purim	פוּרִים֙ fu.Rim	H6332	a lot (as by means of a broken piece) · noun, common masculine plural absolute
name	שֵׁ֣ם shem	H8034	an appellation · noun, common masculine singular construct
Pur	הַפּ֔וּר ha.Pur	H6332	a lot (as by means of a broken piece) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
words	דִּבְרֵ֖י div.Rei	H1697	a word · noun, common masculine plural construct
letter	הָאִגֶּ֣רֶת ha.'i.Ge.ret	H107	an epistle · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
seen	רָא֣וּ ra.'U	H7200	to see · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
matter	כָּ֔כָה Ka.khah	H3602	just so · adverb
come	הִגִּ֖יעַ hi.Gi.a'	H5060	properly · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

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,
Numbers 16:40 To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the LOR…
Ezekiel 39:11 And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give unto Gog a place there of graves in Israel, the valley of the passengers on the east…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Esther 9:20–end

We may well imagine how much affected Mordecai and Esther were with the triumphs of the Jews over their enemies, and how they saw the issue of that decisive day with a satisfaction proportionable to the care and concern with which they expected it. How were their hearts enlarged with joy in God and his salvation, and what new songs of praise were put into their mouths! But here we are told what course they took to spread the knowledge of it among their people, and to perpetuate the remembrance of it to posterity, for the honour of God and the encouragement of his people to trust in him at all times. I. The history was written, and copies of it were dispersed among all the Jews in all the pro…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Esther 9:26

they called these days Purim after the name of Pur--"Pur," in the Persian language, signifies "lot"; and the feast of Purim, or lots, has a reference to the time having been pitched upon by Haman through the decision of the lot. In consequence of the signal national deliverance which divine providence gave them from the infamous machinations of Haman, Mordecai ordered the Jews to commemorate that event by an anniversary festival, which was to last for two days, in accordance with the two days' war of defense they had to maintain. There was a slight difference in the time of this festival; for the Jews in the provinces, having defended themselves against their enemies on the thirteenth, devot…

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Adam Clarke on Esther 9:26

They called these days Purim - That is from pari, the lot; because, as we have seen, Haman cast lots to find what month, and what day of the month, would be the most favorable for the accomplishment of his bloody designs against the Jews. See on Est 3:7 (note). And of that which they had seen - The first letter to which this second refers, must be that sent by Mordecai himself. See Est 9:20.

John Gill on Esther 9:26

Dictionary and topics

Festivals, Religious — There were daily (Lev. 23), weekly, monthly, and yearly festivals, and great stress was laid on the regular observance of them in every particular (Num. 28:1-8; Ex. 29:38-42; Lev. 6:8-23; Ex. 30:7-9;…
Pur, Purim — A lot, lots, a festival instituted by the Jews (Esther 9:24-32) in ironical commemoration of Haman’s consultation of the Pur (a Persian word), for the purpose of ascertaining the auspicious day for…
Feast Of Purim, Or Lots, The · To commemorate the defeat of Haman’s wicked design — To commemorate the defeat of Haman’s wicked design
Purim · from the plot of Haman — from the plot of Haman

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Esther 9:26

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Esther 9:20–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Esther 9:26

Adam Clarke on Esther 9:26

John Gill on Esther 9:26

Dictionary and topics

Esther 9:26

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Esther 9:20–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Esther 9:26

Adam Clarke on Esther 9:26

John Gill on Esther 9:26

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Esther 9:26-27

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Esther 9:26-28

Rashi on Esther 9:26