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Esther 9:19-21
New American Standard Bible
Esther 9:19-21
New American Standard Bible
19 Therefore the Jews of the rural areas, who live in (A)the rural towns, make the fourteenth day of the month Adar a [a](B)holiday for rejoicing and feasting and (C)sending portions of food to one another.
The Feast of Purim Instituted
20 Then Mordecai recorded these events, and he sent letters to all the Jews who were in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, both near and far, 21 obliging them to celebrate the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day [b]of the same month, annually,
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- Esther 9:19 Lit rejoicing and feasting and a good day and sending
- Esther 9:21 Lit in it
Esther 9:19-21
New International Version
Esther 9:19-21
New International Version
19 That is why rural Jews—those living in villages—observe the fourteenth of the month of Adar(A) as a day of joy and feasting, a day for giving presents to each other.(B)
Purim Established
20 Mordecai recorded these events, and he sent letters to all the Jews throughout the provinces of King Xerxes, near and far, 21 to have them celebrate annually the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month of Adar
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