Esther 9:20
“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,”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Esther 9:20 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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,
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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,
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und Mordokai schrieb diese Begebenheiten auf. Und er sandte Briefe an alle Juden, in allen Landschaften des Königs Ahasveros, die nahen und die fernen,
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y escribió Mardochêo estas cosas, y envió letras á todos los Judíos que estaban en todas las provincias del rey Assuero, cercanos y distantes,
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E Mardoqueu escreveu estas coisas, e enviou cartas a todos os judeus que havia em todas as províncias do rei Assuero, próximos e distantes,
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Mardoqueu registrou estas coisas e enviou cartas para todos os judeus que estavam em todas as províncias do rei Xerxes, ambos de perto e longe,
📖 Esther 9:20 in Context
18But 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.
19Therefore 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.
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,
21To stablish this among them, that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly,
22As 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.
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