Esther 9:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written unto them;”

Esther 9:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Esther 9:23 in 6 Bible Translations

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Esther 9:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The Jews accepted the custom that they had begun, as Mordecai had written to them,”

Esther 9:23 — World English Bible

Esther 9:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written unto them;”

Esther 9:23 — American Standard Version

Esther 9:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the Jews have received that which they had begun to do, and that which Mordecai hath written unto them,”

Esther 9:23 — Young's Literal Translation

Esther 9:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written to them.”

Esther 9:23 — Darby Translation

Esther 9:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And the Iewes promised to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written vnto them,”

Esther 9:23 — Geneva Bible

Esther 9:23 in Context — Esther 9

21 Ordenando-lhes que comemorassem o décimo quarto [dia] do mês de Adar, e o décimo quinto do mesmo, todos os anos.

22 Como os dias em que os judeus tiveram repouso de seus inimigos; e o mês que tornou para eles de tristeza em alegria, e de luto em dia de festejo; para que os fizessem dias de banquetes e de alegria, e de mandarem presentes uns aos outros, e de doações aos pobres.

23 E os judeus aceitaram fazer o que já tinham começado assim como o que Mardoqueu havia lhes escrito.

24 Porque Hamã filho de Hamedata, o agagita, inimigo de todos os judeus, tinha planejado destruir todos os judeus, e lançou Pur, isto é, sorte, para os oprimir e os destruir.

25 Mas quando isto veio diante do rei, ele deu ordem por cartas, que seu plano maligno, que tramara contra os judeus, tornasse sobre sua cabeça; assim enforcaram a ele e a seus filhos na forca.

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What Does Esther 9:23 Mean?

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