Esther 9:26
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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,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,
In other translations
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,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,
Hebrew words
עַל־'al-there-H5921כֵּןken-foreH3651קָרְאוּkare'upeople calledH7121לַיָּמִיםlaiyamim<to> the daysH3117הָאֵלֶּהha'eleh<the> theseH428פוּרִיםfurimPurimH6332עַל־'al-onH5921שֵׁםshem[the] name ofH8034הַפּוּרhapurthe PurH6332עַל־'al-there-H5921כֵּןken-foreH3651עַל־'al-onH5921כָּל־kol-allH3605דִּבְרֵיdivrei[the] words ofH1697הָאִגֶּרֶתha'igeretthe letterH107הַזֹּאתhazot<the> thisH2063וּמָה־umah-and whateverH4100רָאוּra'uthey had seenH7200עַל־'al-onH5921כָּכָהkakhahthusH3602וּמָהumahand whateverH4100הִגִּיעַhigia'it had happenedH5060אֲלֵיהֶם׃'aleihemto themH413
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Related verses
- Esther 9:20And 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,Mordecai recorded these events and sent letters to all the Jews in all the provinces of King Xerxes, both near and far,
- Numbers 16:40To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the Lord; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the Lord said to him by the hand of Moses.just as the LORD commanded him through Moses. This was to be a reminder to the Israelites that no outsider who is not a descendant of Aaron should approach to offer incense before the LORD, lest he become like Korah and his followers.
- Ezekiel 39:11And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give unto Gog a place there of graves in Israel, the valley of the passengers on the east of the sea: and it shall stop the noses of the passengers: and there shall they bury Gog and all his multitude: and they shall call it The valley of Hamon–gog.And on that day I will give Gog a burial place in Israel, the Valley of the Travelers, east of the Sea. It will block those who travel through, because Gog and all his hordes will be buried there. So it will be called the Valley of Hamon-gog.
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