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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
days	וְהַיָּמִ֣ים ve.hai.ya.Mim	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · conjunction + definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
remembered	נִזְכָּרִ֨ים niz.ka.Rim	H2142	properly · verb, niphal active participle, masculine plural absolute
kept	וְנַעֲשִׂ֜ים ve.na.'a.Sim	H6213	to do or make · conjunction + verb, niphal active participle, masculine plural absolute
throughout	דּ֣וֹר Dor	H1755	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute
generation	וָד֗וֹר va.Dor	H1755	properly · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute
family	מִשְׁפָּחָה֙ mish.pa.Chah	H4940	a family · noun, common feminine singular absolute
province	מְדִינָ֥ה me.di.Nah	H4082	properly · noun, common feminine singular absolute
city	וְעִ֣יר ve.'Ir	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular absolute
days	וִימֵ֞י vi.Mei	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct
Purim	הַפּוּרִ֣ים ha.pu.Rim	H6332	a lot (as by means of a broken piece) · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
fail	יַֽעַבְרוּ֙ ya.'av.Ru	H5674	to cross over · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
among	מִתּ֣וֹךְ mi.Tokh	H8432	a bisection · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
Jews	הַיְּהוּדִ֔ים hai.ye.hu.Dim	H3064	a Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew) · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute
memorial	וְזִכְרָ֖ם ve.zikh.Ram	H2143	a memento · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
perish	יָס֥וּף ya.Suf	H5486	to snatch away · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
seed	מִזַּרְעָֽם mi.zar.'Am	H2233	seed · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

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.
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, th…
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…
Psalms 103:2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
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…
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.

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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 9:28

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 · The Jews bound themselves to keep — The Jews bound themselves to keep
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 9:28

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 9:28

Dictionary and topics

Esther 9:28

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 9:28

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Esther 9:28

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Esther 9:26-28

Rashi on Esther 9:28