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Esther 9:29

AbihailEstherMordecai

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.

28 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.

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,

31 in order to confirm these days of Purim at their appointed time, just as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had established them and had committed themselves and their descendants to the times of fasting and lamentation.

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BSB
So Queen Esther daughter of Abihail, along with Mordecai the Jew, wrote with full authority to confirm this second letter concerning Purim.
KJV
Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority, to confirm this second letter of Purim.
WEB
Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew wrote with all authority to confirm this second letter of Purim.
ASV
Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority to confirm this second letter of Purim.
DARBY
And queen Esther the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority to confirm this second letter of Purim.
BLB
And Esther the queen, daughter of Abihail, wrote, and Mordecai the Jew, with full authority, to establish this second letter of Purim.
ÅB
Dronning Ester, Abiha'ils datter, og jøden Mordekai skrev igjen et brev med myndige ord for å slå fast som lov det som sto i dette nye brev om purim.
OTB
Da skrev dronning Ester, datter av Abihail, sammen med Mordekai jøden, med full autoritet for å bekrefte dette andre brevet om Purim.
B1930
Dronning Ester, Abiha'ils datter, og jøden Mordekai skrev atter et brev med myndige ord for å slå fast som lov det som stod i dette nye brev om purim.

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  • Esther 9:20

    Mordecai recorded these events and sent letters to all the Jews in all the provinces of King Xerxes, both near and far,

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  • Esther 2:15

    Now Esther was the daughter of Abihail, the uncle from whom Mordecai had adopted her as his own daughter. And when it was her turn to go to the king, she did not ask for anything except what Hegai, the king’s trusted official in charge of the harem, had advised. And Esther found favor in the eyes of everyone who saw her.

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  • Esther 8:10

    Mordecai wrote in the name of King Xerxes and sealed it with the royal signet ring. He sent the documents by mounted couriers riding on swift horses bred from the royal mares.

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  • Esther 3:15

    The couriers left, spurred on by the king’s command, and the edict was issued in the citadel of Susa. Then the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was in confusion.

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