Esther 9:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“As 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.”
Esther 9:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Esther 9:22 in 6 Bible Translations
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Esther 9:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“as the days in which the Jews had rest from their enemies, and the month which was turned to them from sorrow to gladness, and from mourning into a holiday; that they should make them days of feasting and gladness, and of sending presents of food to one another, and gifts to the needy.”
Esther 9:22 — World English Bible
Esther 9:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“as the days wherein the Jews had rest from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to gladness, and from mourning into a good day; that they should make them days of feasting and gladness, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.”
Esther 9:22 — American Standard Version
Esther 9:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“as days on which the Jews have rested from their enemies, and the month that hath been turned to them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning to a good day, to make them days of banquet and of joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the needy.”
Esther 9:22 — Young's Literal Translation
Esther 9:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“as the days on which the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month that was turned to 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.”
Esther 9:22 — Darby Translation
Esther 9:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“According to the dayes wherein the Iewes rested from their enemies, and the moneth which was turned vnto them from sorowe to ioy, and from mourning into a ioyfull day, to keepe them the dayes of feasting, and ioy, and to sende presents euery man to his neyghbour, and giftes to the poore.”
Esther 9:22 — Geneva Bible
Esther 9:22 in Context — Esther 9
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
22 comme les jours où ils avaient obtenu du repos en se délivrant de leurs ennemis, de célébrer le mois où leur tristesse avait été changée en joie et leur désolation en jour de fête, et de faire de ces jours des jours de festin et de joie où l’on s’envoie des portions les uns aux autres et où l’on distribue des dons aux indigents.
23 Les Juifs s’engagèrent à faire ce qu’ils avaient déjà commencé et ce que Mardochée leur écrivit.
24 Car Haman, fils d’Hammedatha, l’Agaguite, ennemi de tous les Juifs, avait formé le projet de les faire périr, et il avait jeté le pur, c’est-à-dire le sort, afin de les tuer et de les détruire;
What Does Esther 9:22 Mean?
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