Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Mordecai recorded these events, and he sent letters to all the Jews throughout the provinces of King Xerxes, near and far, New Living Translation Mordecai recorded these events and sent letters to the Jews near and far, throughout all the provinces of King Xerxes, English Standard Version And Mordecai recorded these things and sent letters to all the Jews who were in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, both near and far, Berean Standard Bible Mordecai recorded these events and sent letters to all the Jews in all the provinces of King Xerxes, both near and far, King James Bible And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh and far, New King James Version And Mordecai wrote these things and sent letters to all the Jews, near and far, who were in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, New American Standard Bible 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, NASB 1995 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, NASB 1977 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, Legacy Standard Bible Then Mordecai wrote down these events, and he sent letters to all the Jews who were in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, both near and far, Amplified Bible Now Mordecai recorded these events, and he sent letters to all the Jews who lived in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, both near and far, Christian Standard Bible Mordecai recorded these events and sent letters to all the Jews in all of King Ahasuerus’s provinces, both near and far. Holman Christian Standard Bible Mordecai recorded these events and sent letters to all the Jews in all of King Ahasuerus’s provinces, both near and far. American Standard Version And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh and far, Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Murdacai wrote these words and he sent letters to all the Jews in all of the cities of King Akhashiresh which were near and which were far away Brenton Septuagint Translation And Mardochaeus wrote these things in a book, and sent them to the Jews, as many as were in the kingdom of Artaxerxes, both them that were near and them that were afar off, Contemporary English Version Mordecai wrote down everything that had happened. Then he sent letters to the Jews everywhere in the provinces Douay-Rheims Bible And Mardochai wrote all these things, and sent them comprised in letters to the Jews that abode in all the king's provinces, both those that lay near and those afar off, English Revised Version And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh and far, GOD'S WORD® Translation Now, Mordecai wrote these things down and sent official letters to all the Jews in all the provinces of King Xerxes, near and far. Good News Translation Mordecai had these events written down and sent letters to all the Jews, near and far, throughout the Persian Empire, International Standard Version Mordecai wrote these instructions and sent letters to all the Jewish people in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, both near and far, JPS Tanakh 1917 And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh and far, Literal Standard Version And Mordecai writes these things, and sends letters to all the Jews who [are] in all provinces of King Ahasuerus, who are near and who are far off, Majority Standard Bible Mordecai recorded these events and sent letters to all the Jews in all the provinces of King Xerxes, both near and far, New American Bible Mordecai recorded these events and sent letters to all the Jews, both near and far, in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus. NET Bible Mordecai wrote these matters down and sent letters to all the Jews who were throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, both near and far, New Revised Standard Version Mordecai recorded these things, and sent letters to all the Jews who were in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, both near and far, New Heart English Bible Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters to all the Jews who were in all the provinces of the king Achshayarsh, both near and far, Webster's Bible Translation And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters to all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh and far, World English Bible Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters to all the Jews who were in all the provinces of the King Ahasuerus, both near and far, Young's Literal Translation And Mordecai writeth these things, and sendeth letters unto all the Jews who are in all provinces of the king Ahasuerus, who are near and who are far off, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Feast of Purim Instituted…19This is why the rural Jews, who live in the villages, observe the fourteenth day of the month of Adar as a day of joy and feasting. It is a holiday for sending gifts to one another. 20Mordecai recorded these events and sent letters to all the Jews in all the provinces of King Xerxes, both near and far, 21to establish among them an annual celebration on the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month of Adar… Cross References Esther 9:19 This is why the rural Jews, who live in the villages, observe the fourteenth day of the month of Adar as a day of joy and feasting. It is a holiday for sending gifts to one another. Esther 9:21 to establish among them an annual celebration on the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month of Adar Esther 9:26 Therefore these days are called Purim, from the word Pur. Because of all the instructions in this letter, and because of all they had seen and experienced, Esther 9:27 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. Esther 9:29 So Queen Esther daughter of Abihail, along with Mordecai the Jew, wrote with full authority to confirm this second letter concerning Purim. Jeremiah 29:1 This is the text of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the surviving elders among the exiles and to the priests, the prophets, and all the others Nebuchadnezzar had carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. Treasury of Scripture And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters to all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both near and far, gladness. Esther 9:22 As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor. Esther 8:17 And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them. Deuteronomy 16:11,14 And thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to place his name there… sending portions. Jump to Previous Ahasuerus Ahasu-E'rus Division Events Far Jews Kingdom Letters Mordecai Mor'decai Nigh Provinces Recorded Throughout Writeth Wrote XerxesJump to Next Ahasuerus Ahasu-E'rus Division Events Far Jews Kingdom Letters Mordecai Mor'decai Nigh Provinces Recorded Throughout Writeth Wrote XerxesEsther 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. Verse 20. - Mordecai wrote these things. Mordecai seems, in the first instance, to have written to the provincial Jews, suggesting to them the future observance of two days of Purim instead of one, and explaining the grounds of his proposition, but without venturing to issue any order. When he found his proposition well received (vers. 23, 27) he sent out a second letter, "with all authority" (ver. 29), enjoining the observance. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֔י (mā·rə·do·ḵay) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4782: Mordecai -- a companion of Zerubbabel, also a cousin of Esther recorded וַיִּכְתֹּ֣ב (way·yiḵ·tōḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3789: To grave, to write these הָאֵ֑לֶּה (hā·’êl·leh) Article | Pronoun - common plural Strong's 428: These, those events הַדְּבָרִ֖ים (had·də·ḇā·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause and sent וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח (way·yiš·laḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out letters סְפָרִ֜ים (sə·p̄ā·rîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5612: A missive, document, writing, book to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the Jews הַיְּהוּדִ֗ים (hay·yə·hū·ḏîm) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 3064: Jews -- Jewish in all בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the provinces מְדִינוֹת֙ (mə·ḏî·nō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 4082: A judgeship, jurisdiction, a district, a region of King הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king Xerxes, אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ (’ă·ḥaš·wê·rō·wōš) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 325: Ahasuerus -- king of Persia both near הַקְּרוֹבִ֖ים (haq·qə·rō·w·ḇîm) Article | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 7138: Near and far, וְהָרְחוֹקִֽים׃ (wə·hā·rə·ḥō·w·qîm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 7350: Remote, of place, time, precious Links Esther 9:20 NIVEsther 9:20 NLT Esther 9:20 ESV Esther 9:20 NASB Esther 9:20 KJV Esther 9:20 BibleApps.com Esther 9:20 Biblia Paralela Esther 9:20 Chinese Bible Esther 9:20 French Bible Esther 9:20 Catholic Bible OT History: Esther 9:20 Mordecai wrote these things and sent letters (Est Esth. 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