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Esther

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To confirm these days of Purim in their times appointed, according as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined them, and as they had decreed for themselves and for their seed, the matters of the fastings and their cry.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
To confirm abide Verb H6965 לְקַיֵּ֡ם le·kai·yem
these another Pronoun H428 הָאֵ֜לֶּה ha·'el·leh
these days age Noun H3117 יְמֵי֩ ye·mei
of Purim Pur Noun H6332 הַפֻּרִ֨ים hap·pu·rim
in their times season Noun H2165 בִּזְמַנֵּיהֶ֗ם biz·man·nei·hem
[appointed] according as Mordecai Mordecai Noun H4782 מָרְדֳּכַ֤י ma·re·do·chai
the Jew Jew Noun H3064 הַיְּהוּדִי֙ haiy·hu·di
the queen queen Noun H4436 הַמַּלְכָּ֔ה ham·mal·kah,
and Esther Esther Noun H635 וְאֶסְתֵּ֣ר ve·'es·ter
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had enjoined abide Verb H6965 קִיַּ֨ם ki·yam
them and as they had decreed abide Verb H6965 קִיְּמ֥וּ ki·ye·mu
for themselves any Noun H5315 נַפְשָׁ֖ם naf·sham
and for their seed child Noun H2233 זַרְעָ֑ם zar·'am;
the matters act Noun H1697 דִּבְרֵ֥י div·rei
of the fastings fast Noun H6685 הַצֹּמֹ֖ות ha·tzo·mo·vt
and their cry cry 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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King James Bible To confirm these days of Purim in their times appointed, according as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined them, and as they had decreed for themselves and for their seed, the matters of the fastings and their cry.
Hebrew Greek English To confirm to establish these days of Purim in at their times appointed, according appointed times, just as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther the queen had enjoined established for them, and just as they had decreed established for themselves and for their seed, the matters descendants with instructions for their times of the fastings fasting and their cry.lamentations.
New American Standard Bible 1995 To confirm to establish these days of Purim in at their times appointed, according appointed times, just as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther the queen had enjoined established for them, and just as they had decreed established for themselves and for their seed, the matters descendants with instructions for their times of the fastings fasting and their cry.lamentations.