Esther 9:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Therefore 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.”
Esther 9:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Esther 9:19 in 6 Bible Translations
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Esther 9:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Therefore the Jews of the villages, who live in the unwalled towns, make the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, a holiday, and a day of sending presents of food to one another.”
Esther 9:19 — World English Bible
Esther 9:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Therefore do the Jews of the villages, that dwell in the unwalled towns, make the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another.”
Esther 9:19 — American Standard Version
Esther 9:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Therefore the Jews of the villages, who are dwelling in cities of the villages, are making the fourteenth day of the month of Adar--joy and banquet, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another.”
Esther 9:19 — Young's Literal Translation
Esther 9:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Therefore the Jews of the villages that dwell in the country towns make the fourteenth of the month Adar a day of joy and feasting, and a good day, and on which they send portions one to another.”
Esther 9:19 — Darby Translation
Esther 9:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Therefore the Iewes of the villages that dwelt in the vnwalled townes, kept the foureteenth day of the moneth Adar with ioy and feasting, euen a ioyfull day, and euery one sent presents vnto his neighbour.”
Esther 9:19 — Geneva Bible
Esther 9:19 in Context — Esther 9
17 Ces choses arrivèrent le treizième jour du mois d’Adar. Les Juifs se reposèrent le quatorzième, et ils en firent un jour de festin et de joie.
18 Ceux qui se trouvaient à Suse, s’étant rassemblés le treizième jour et le quatorzième jour, se reposèrent le quinzième, et ils en firent un jour de festin et de joie.
19 C’est pourquoi les Juifs de la campagne, qui habitent des villes sans murailles, font du quatorzième jour du mois d’Adar un jour de joie, de festin et de fête, où l’on s’envoie des portions les uns aux autres.
20 Mardochée écrivit ces choses, et il envoya des lettres à tous les Juifs qui étaient dans toutes les provinces du roi Assuérus, auprès et au loin.
21 Il leur prescrivait de célébrer chaque année le quatorzième jour et le quinzième jour du mois d’Adar
What Does Esther 9:19 Mean?
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