Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So Queen Esther, daughter of Abihail, along with Mordecai the Jew, wrote with full authority to confirm this second letter concerning Purim. New Living Translation Then Queen Esther, the daughter of Abihail, along with Mordecai the Jew, wrote another letter putting the queen’s full authority behind Mordecai’s letter to establish the Festival of Purim. English Standard Version Then Queen Esther, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew gave full written authority, confirming this second letter about Purim. Berean Standard Bible So Queen Esther daughter of Abihail, along with Mordecai the Jew, wrote with full authority to confirm this second letter concerning Purim. King James Bible Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority, to confirm this second letter of Purim. New King James Version Then Queen Esther, the daughter of Abihail, with Mordecai the Jew, wrote with full authority to confirm this second letter about Purim. New American Standard Bible Then Queen Esther, daughter of Abihail, with Mordecai the Jew, wrote with full authority to confirm this second letter about Purim. NASB 1995 Then Queen Esther, daughter of Abihail, with Mordecai the Jew, wrote with full authority to confirm this second letter about Purim. NASB 1977 Then Queen Esther, daughter of Abihail, with Mordecai the Jew, wrote with full authority to confirm this second letter about Purim. Legacy Standard Bible Then Queen Esther, daughter of Abihail, with Mordecai the Jew, wrote with full authority to establish this second letter about Purim. Amplified Bible Then Queen Esther, the daughter of Abihail, with Mordecai the Jew, wrote with full power and authority to confirm this second letter about Purim. Christian Standard Bible Queen Esther, daughter of Abihail, along with Mordecai the Jew, wrote this second letter with full authority to confirm the letter about Purim. Holman Christian Standard Bible Queen Esther daughter of Abihail, along with Mordecai the Jew, wrote this second letter with full authority to confirm the letter about Purim. American Standard Version Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority to confirm this second letter of Purim. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Esthir the queen, daughter of Abikhel and Murdacai the Jews, wrote all the truths that would confirm this letter of Puraya. Brenton Septuagint Translation And queen Esther, the daughter of Aminadab, and Mardochaeus the Jew, wrote all that they had done, and the confirmation of the letter of Phrurae. Contemporary English Version Queen Esther, daughter of Abihail, wanted to give full authority to Mordecai's letter about the Festival of Purim, and with his help she wrote a letter about the feast. Douay-Rheims Bible And Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mardochai the Jew, wrote also a second epistle, that with all diligence this day should be established a festival for the time to come. English Revised Version Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority to confirm this second letter of Purim. GOD'S WORD® Translation Abihail's daughter Queen Esther and Mordecai the Jew wrote with full authority in order to establish with this second letter the well-known celebration of Purim. Good News Translation Then Queen Esther, the daughter of Abihail, along with Mordecai, also wrote a letter, putting her full authority behind the letter about Purim, which Mordecai had written earlier. International Standard Version Queen Esther, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew wrote with full authority confirming this second letter about Purim. JPS Tanakh 1917 Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote down all the acts of power, to confirm this second letter of Purim. Literal Standard Version And Esther the queen, daughter of Abihail, writes, and Mordecai the Jew, with all might, to establish this second letter of Purim, Majority Standard Bible So Queen Esther daughter of Abihail, along with Mordecai the Jew, wrote with full authority to confirm this second letter concerning Purim. New American Bible Queen Esther, daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote to confirm with full authority this second letter about Purim, NET Bible So Queen Esther, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew wrote with full authority to confirm this second letter about Purim. New Revised Standard Version Queen Esther daughter of Abihail, along with the Jew Mordecai, gave full written authority, confirming this second letter about Purim. New Heart English Bible Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority to confirm this second letter of Purim. Webster's Bible Translation Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority, to confirm this second letter of Purim. World English Bible Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew wrote with all authority to confirm this second letter of Purim. Young's Literal Translation And Esther the queen, daughter of Abihail, writeth, and Mordecai the Jew, with all might, to establish this second letter of Purim, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Feast of Purim Instituted…28These 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. 29So Queen Esther daughter of Abihail, along with Mordecai the Jew, wrote with full authority to confirm this second letter concerning Purim. 30And Mordecai sent letters with words of peace and truth to all the Jews in the 127 provinces of the kingdom of Xerxes,… Cross References 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. 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, Esther 9:21 to establish among them an annual celebration on the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month of Adar Esther 9:28 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. Treasury of Scripture Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority, to confirm this second letter of Purim. remembered. 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 shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever. Psalm 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 their children: … Psalm 103:2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: fail. 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, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever. 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. perish from their seed. Jump to Previous Abihail Ab'ihail Acts Authority Confirm Confirming Daughter Establish Esther Force Full Jew Letter Mordecai Mor'decai Power Purim Queen Second Writeth Written WroteJump to Next Abihail Ab'ihail Acts Authority Confirm Confirming Daughter Establish Esther Force Full Jew Letter Mordecai Mor'decai Power Purim Queen Second Writeth Written WroteEsther 9 1. The Jews slay their enemies, with the ten sons of Haman.12. Xerxes, at the request of Esther, 14. grants another day of slaughter, and Haman's sons to be hanged. 20. The two days of Purim are instituted. (29) This second letter.--It seems to us that the first letter must be that extracted from the king by Esther (Esther 8:8), and consequently this "second letter "is Mordecai's (Esther 9:20), which is now confirmed in a more authoritative way.Verse 29. - Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail,... wrote. The unusual designation of Esther as "daughter of Abihail" can only be accounted for by her having so designated herself in the letter. With all authority. Rather, "with all earnestness," or "impressiveness." Literally, the word used means "strength." To confirm this second letter of Purina. The first letter is the one which is mentioned in vers. 20 and 26. That letter having elicited the favourable reply contained in vers. 26-28, a "second letter of Purina" was now issued, "confirming" and establishing the observance. It went forth not as an edict, or in the king's name, but as a letter, and in the names of Esther and Mordecai. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew So Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֧ה (ham·mal·kāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4436: Queen -- a queen Esther אֶסְתֵּ֨ר (’es·têr) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 635: Esther -- 'star', Ahasuerus' queen who delivered Israel daughter בַת־ (ḇaṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 1323: A daughter of Abihail, אֲבִיחַ֛יִל (’ă·ḇî·ḥa·yil) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 32: Abihail -- 'my father is might', an Israelite name along with Mordecai וּמָרְדֳּכַ֥י (ū·mā·rə·do·ḵay) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4782: Mordecai -- a companion of Zerubbabel, also a cousin of Esther the Jew, הַיְּהוּדִ֖י (hay·yə·hū·ḏî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3064: Jews -- Jewish wrote וַ֠תִּכְתֹּב (wat·tiḵ·tōḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 3789: To grave, to write with full כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every authority תֹּ֑קֶף (tō·qep̄) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8633: Power, strength, energy to confirm לְקַיֵּ֗ם (lə·qay·yêm) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand this הַזֹּ֖את (haz·zōṯ) Article | Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, second הַשֵּׁנִֽית׃ (haš·šê·nîṯ) Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular Strong's 8145: Second (an ordinal number) letter אִגֶּ֧רֶת (’ig·ge·reṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 107: An epistle concerning Purim. הַפּוּרִ֛ים (hap·pū·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 6332: a lot', a Jewish feast Links Esther 9:29 NIVEsther 9:29 NLT Esther 9:29 ESV Esther 9:29 NASB Esther 9:29 KJV Esther 9:29 BibleApps.com Esther 9:29 Biblia Paralela Esther 9:29 Chinese Bible Esther 9:29 French Bible Esther 9:29 Catholic Bible OT History: Esther 9:29 Then Esther the queen the daughter (Est Esth. 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