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Esther 9:31 Cross-References
Explore 3 cross-references for Esther 9:31 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Esther chapter 9 verse 31 to related passages throughout the 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. themselves: Heb. their souls”
Esther 9:31 (KJV)
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Commentary on Esther 9:31
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. This verse specifies the letter's purpose and content. "To confirm" (lekayem, לְקַיֵּם) uses the same root as verse 27 ("ordained"), emphasizing formal establishment and binding authority. The phrase "in their times appointed" (bizmaneihem, בִּזְמַנֵּיהֶם) indicates specific dates—14th and 15th of Adar—preventing vagueness that would dilute observance.The dual authorit...
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Cross-References for Esther 9:31
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“wherever the king's commandment and his decree came”
“Go”
“Arise”