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Esther

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to establish these days of Purim at their appointed times, just as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had established for them, and just as they had established for themselves and for their descendants with instructions for their times of fasting and their lamentations.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
to establish to arise, stand up, stand Verb H6965 לְקַיֵּ֡ם le·kai·yem
these these Pronoun H428 הָאֵ֜לֶּה ha·'el·leh
days day Noun H3117 יְמֵי֩ ye·mei
of Purim "a lot," a Jewish feast Noun H6332 הַפֻּרִ֨ים hap·pu·rim
at their appointed to be fixed, appointed H2163    
times, appointed time, time Noun H2165 בִּזְמַנֵּיהֶ֗ם biz·man·nei·hem
just according as, as, when H3512    
as Mordecai a companion of Zerubbabel, also a cousin of Esther Noun H4782 מָרְדֳּכַ֤י ma·re·do·chai
the Jew Jewish Noun H3064 הַיְּהוּדִי֙ haiy·hu·di
and Queen queen Noun H4436 הַמַּלְכָּ֔ה ham·mal·kah,
Esther "star," Ahasuerus' queen who delivered Isr. Noun H635 וְאֶסְתֵּ֣ר ve·'es·ter
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had established to arise, stand up, stand Verb H6965 קִיַּ֨ם ki·yam
for them, and just according as, as, when H3512    
as they had established to arise, stand up, stand Verb H6965 קִיְּמ֥וּ ki·ye·mu
for themselves a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion Noun H5315 נַפְשָׁ֖ם naf·sham
and for their descendants a sowing, seed, offspring Noun H2233 זַרְעָ֑ם zar·'am;
with instructions speech, word Noun H1697 דִּבְרֵ֥י div·rei
for their times of fasting fasting, a fast Noun H6685 הַצֹּמֹ֖ות ha·tzo·mo·vt
and their lamentations. a cry, outcry Noun H2201 וְזַעֲקָתָֽם׃ ve·za·'a·ka·tam.

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Esther

Esther [N] [H] [S] the queen of Ahasuerus, and heroine of the book that bears her name. She was a Jewess named Hadas'sah (the myrtle), but when she entered the royal harem she received the name by which she henceforth became known ( Esther 2:7 ). It is a Syro-Arabian modification of the Persian word satarah, which means a star. She was the daughter of Abihail, a Benjamite. Her family did not avail themselves of the permissio... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 to establish these days of Purim at their appointed times, just as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had established for them, and just as they had established for themselves and for their descendants with instructions for their times of fasting and their lamentations.
King James Bible to establish To confirm these days of Purim at in their appointed times, just times appointed, according as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther the queen had established for enjoined them, and just as they had established decreed for themselves and for their descendants with instructions for their times seed, the matters of fasting the fastings and their lamentations.cry.
Hebrew Greek English to establish these days of Purim at their appointed times, just as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had established for them, and just as they had established for themselves and for their descendants with instructions for their times of fasting and their lamentations.