Esther 9:29

Translations

Modern

So Queen Esther daughter of Abihail, along with Mordecai the Jew, wrote with full authority to confirm this second letter concerning Purim.

Traditional

Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority, to confirm this second letter of Purim.

Literal

And Esther the queen, daughter of Abihail, wrote, and Mordecai the Jew, with full authority, to establish this second letter of Purim.

Latin

Scripseruntque Esther regina filia Abihail, et Mardochæus Judæus, etiam secundam epistolam, ut omni studio dies ista solemnis sanciretur in posterum:

Original

Hebrew

English

So Queen Esther daughter of Abihail, along with Mordecai the Jew, wrote with full authority to confirm this second letter concerning Purim.

Notes

Esther 9:29–32

The letter that Queen Esther wrote officially supported Mordecai's proposal (Esther 9:20–23).

Theme notes and profiles

Esther Purim

Related verses

Esther 9:20
Mordecai recorded these events and sent letters to all the Jews in all the provinces of King Xerxes, both near and far,
Esther 2:15
Now Esther was the daughter of Abihail, the uncle from whom Mordecai had adopted her as his own daughter. And when it was her turn to go to the king, she did not ask for anything except what Hegai, the king’s trusted official in charge of the harem, had advised. And Esther found favor in the eyes of everyone who saw her.
Esther 8:10
Mordecai wrote in the name of King Xerxes and sealed it with the royal signet ring. He sent the documents by mounted couriers riding on swift horses bred from the royal mares.
Esther 3:15
The couriers left, spurred on by the king’s command, and the edict was issued in the citadel of Susa. Then the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was in confusion.

People

Abihail: Father of Esther (Hadassah) Esther: Jewish queen of Persia; saved her people from genocide Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province Mordecai: Esther's cousin, a Jewish leader in the Persian court Purim: Jewish festival commemorating the events in the book of Esther

Glossary

Abihail Ancient Letter Writing Book of Esther Calendars (Ancient and Modern) Esther, Additions to Purim

Topics

Lots, Feast of Purim: The: Confirmed by Royal Authority Purim: A Feast Instituted to Commemorate the Deliverance of the Jews from the Plot of Haman

Esther 9:29

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