Esther 9:27 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The Jews ordained, and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves unto them, so as it should not fail, that they would keep these two days according to their writing, and according to their appointed time every year;”
Esther 9:27 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Esther 9:27 in 6 Bible Translations
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Esther 9:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“the Jews established and imposed on themselves, on their descendants, and on all those who joined themselves to them, so that it should not fail that they would keep these two days according to what was written and according to its appointed time every year;”
Esther 9:27 — World English Bible
Esther 9:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“the Jews ordained, and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves unto them, so that it should not fail, that they would keep these two days according to the writing thereof, and according to the appointed time thereof, every year; ”
Esther 9:27 — American Standard Version
Esther 9:27 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“the Jews have established and received upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all those joined unto them, and it doth not pass away, to be keeping these two days according to their writing, and according to their season, in every year and year;”
Esther 9:27 — Young's Literal Translation
Esther 9:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“the Jews ordained and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves to them, so that it should not fail, that they would observe these two days according to their writing and according to their fixed time, every year; ”
Esther 9:27 — Darby Translation
Esther 9:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The Iewes also ordeined, and promised for them and for their seede, and for all that ioyned vnto them, that they would not faile to obserue those two dayes euery yeere, according to their writing, and according to their season,”
Esther 9:27 — Geneva Bible
Esther 9:27 in Context — Esther 9
25 But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.
26 Wherefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur. Therefore for all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and which had come unto them,
27 The Jews ordained, and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves unto them, so as it should not fail, that they would keep these two days according to their writing, and according to their appointed time every year;
28 And that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city; and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the memorial of them perish from their seed.
29 Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority, to confirm this second letter of Purim.
What Does Esther 9:27 Mean?
Esther 9:27 is a verse from the Book of Esther, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Esther chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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