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Esther 9:20-22
International Standard Version
Esther 9:20-22
International Standard Version
Official Instructions for Celebrating Purim
20 Mordecai wrote these instructions and sent letters to all the Jewish people in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, both near and far, 21 establishing that they should celebrate the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month Adar every year, 22 as the days on which the Jewish people enjoyed relief[a] from their enemies. It was a month when things turned around for them, from sorrow to joy and from mourning to a holiday. They were to celebrate these days as days of feasting and joy, and they were to send presents[b] to one another and gifts to the poor.
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- Esther 9:22 Or the Jews rested
- Esther 9:22 Or portions of food
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