Esther 9:28 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Esther 9:28 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Esther 9:28 in 6 Bible Translations

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Esther 9:28 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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 their memory perish from their offspring.”

Esther 9:28 — World English Bible

Esther 9:28 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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 remembrance of them perish from their seed. ”

Esther 9:28 — American Standard Version

Esther 9:28 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and these days are remembered and kept in every generation and generation, family and family, province and province, and city and city, and these days of Purim do not pass away from the midst of the Jews, and their memorial is not ended from their seed.”

Esther 9:28 — Young's Literal Translation

Esther 9:28 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“and that these days should be remembered and observed throughout every generation, in 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 cease from among their seed. ”

Esther 9:28 — Darby Translation

Esther 9:28 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And that these dayes shoulde be remembred, and kept throughout euery generation and euery familie, and euery prouince, and euery citie: euen these daies of Purim should not faile among the Iewes, and the memoriall of them should not perish from their seede.”

Esther 9:28 — Geneva Bible

Esther 9:28 in Context — Esther 9

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.

30 And he sent the letters unto all the Jews, to the hundred twenty and seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, with words of peace and truth,

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What Does Esther 9:28 Mean?

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