Esther 9:26-31

English Standard Version

²⁶ Therefore they called these days Purim, after the term ^(A)Pur. Therefore, because of all that was written in ^(B)this letter, and of what they had faced in this matter, and of what had happened to them, ²⁷ the Jews firmly obligated themselves and their offspring and ^(C)all who joined them, that without fail they would keep ^(D)these two days according to what was written and at the time appointed every year, ²⁸ that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, in every clan, province, and city, and that these days of Purim should never fall into disuse among the Jews, nor should the commemoration of these days cease among their descendants.

²⁹ Then Queen Esther, ^(E)the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew gave full written authority, confirming ^(F)this second letter about Purim. ³⁰ Letters were sent to all the Jews, ^(G)to the 127 provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, in words of peace and truth, ³¹ that these days of Purim should be observed at their appointed seasons, as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther obligated them, and as they had obligated themselves and their offspring, with regard to ^(H)their fasts and their lamenting.