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Esther 9:28

26 Therefore these days are called Purim, from the word Pur. Because of all the instructions in this letter, and because of all they had seen and experienced,

27 the Jews bound themselves to establish the custom that they and their descendants and all who join them should not fail to celebrate these two days at the appointed time each and every year, according to their regulation.

These 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.

29 So Queen Esther daughter of Abihail, along with Mordecai the Jew, wrote with full authority to confirm this second letter concerning Purim.

30 And Mordecai sent letters with words of peace and truth to all the Jews in the 127 provinces of the kingdom of Xerxes,

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BSB
These 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.
KJV
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.
WEB
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 their memory perish from their offspring.
ASV
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 remembrance of them perish from their seed.
DARBY
and 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.
BLB
and these days [shall be] remembered and kept in every generation and generation, family and family, province and province, and city and city. And these days of Purim shall not pass away from the midst of the Jews, and their remembrance shall not cease among their seed.
ÅB
og at disse dager skulle ihukommes og høytideligholdes gjennom alle tider, i hver slekt, i hvert landskap og i hver by, og at disse purim-dager ikke skulle falle bort blant jødene, og minnet om dem aldri opphøre blant deres etterkommere.
OTB
Disse dagene skulle huskes og feires i hver generasjon, av hver familie, i hver provins og hver by. Og disse Purim-dagene skulle aldri opphøre å bli feiret av jødene, og minnet om dem skulle ikke blekne fra deres etterkommere.
B1930
og at disse dager skulde ihukommes og høitideligholdes gjennem alle tider, i hver ætt, i hvert landskap og i hver by, og at disse purim-dager ikke skulde falle bort blandt jødene, og minnet om dem aldri ophøre blandt deres efterkommere.

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  • Psalms 78:5–7

    For He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which He commanded our fathers to teach to their children,

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  • Psalms 103:2

    Bless the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget all His kind deeds—

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  • Joshua 4:7

    you are to tell them, ‘The waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD. When it crossed the Jordan, the waters were cut off.’ Therefore these stones will be a memorial to the Israelites forever.”

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  • Exodus 13:8–9

    And on that day you are to explain to your son, ‘This is because of what the LORD did for me when I came out of Egypt.’

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  • Zechariah 6:14

    The crown will reside in the temple of the LORD as a memorial to Helem, Tobijah, Jedaiah, and the gracious son of Zephaniah.

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  • Exodus 12:17

    So you are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread, for on this very day I brought your divisions out of the land of Egypt. You must keep this day as a permanent statute for the generations to come.

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