Esther 9:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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,”
Esther 9:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Esther 9:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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Esther 9:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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,”
Esther 9:20 — World English Bible
Esther 9:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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, ”
Esther 9:20 — American Standard Version
Esther 9:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Mordecai writeth these things, and sendeth letters unto all the Jews who <FI>are<Fi> in all provinces of the king Ahasuerus, who are near and who are far off,”
Esther 9:20 — Young's Literal Translation
Esther 9:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters to all the Jews near and far that were in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, ”
Esther 9:20 — Darby Translation
Esther 9:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Mordecai wrote these words, and sent letters vnto all the Iewes that were through all the prouinces of the King Ahashuerosh, both neere and farre,”
Esther 9:20 — Geneva Bible
Esther 9:20 in Context — Esther 9
18 But the Jews that were at Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth day thereof, and on the fourteenth thereof; and on the fifteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.
19 Therefore the Jews of the villages, that dwelt in the unwalled towns, made the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another.
20 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,
21 To stablish this among them, that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly,
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.
What Does Esther 9:20 Mean?
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