Esther 9:31
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
to establishלְקַיֵּ֡ם
(le·kai·yem)
6965: to arise, stand up, standa prim. root
theseהָאֵ֜לֶּה
(ha·'el·leh)
428: thesea prim. pronoun
daysיְמֵי֩
(ye·mei)
3117: daya prim. root
of Purimהַפֻּרִ֨ים
(hap·pu·rim)
6332: "a lot," a Jewish feastof uncertain derivation
at their appointed 
 
2163: to be fixed, appointedfrom zamam
times,בִּזְמַנֵּיהֶ֗ם
(biz·man·nei·hem)
2165: appointed time, timefrom zaman
just 
 
3512c: according as, as, whenfrom a preposition prefix and asher
as Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֤י
(ma·re·do·chai)
4782: a companion of Zerubbabel, also a cousin of Estherof foreign origin
the Jewהַיְּהוּדִי֙
(haiy·hu·di)
3064: Jewishfrom Yehudah
and Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֔ה
(ham·mal·kah,)
4436: queenfem. of melek
Estherוְאֶסְתֵּ֣ר
(ve·'es·ter)
635: "star," Ahasuerus' queen who delivered Isr.of foreign origin
had establishedקִיַּ֨ם
(ki·yam)
6965: to arise, stand up, standa prim. root
for them, and just 
 
3512c: according as, as, whenfrom a preposition prefix and asher
as they had establishedקִיְּמ֥וּ
(ki·ye·mu)
6965: to arise, stand up, standa prim. root
for themselvesנַפְשָׁ֖ם
(naf·sham)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
and for their descendantsזַרְעָ֑ם
(zar·'am;)
2233: a sowing, seed, offspringfrom zara
with instructionsדִּבְרֵ֥י
(div·rei)
1697: speech, wordfrom dabar
for their times of fastingהַצֹּמֹ֖ות
(ha·tzo·mo·vt)
6685: fasting, a fastfrom tsum
and their lamentations.וְזַעֲקָתָֽם׃
(ve·za·'a·ka·tam.)
2201: a cry, outcryfrom zaaq


















KJV Lexicon
To confirm
quwm  (koom)
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
these days
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
of Purim
Puwr  (poor)
a lot (as by means of a broken piece) -- Pur, Purim.
in their times
zman  (zem-awn')
an appointed occasion -- season, time.
appointed according as Mordecai
Mordkay  (mor-dek-ah'-ee)
Mordecai, an Israelite -- Mordecai.
the Jew
Yhuwdiy  (yeh-hoo-dee')
a Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew), or descendant of Jehudah (i.e. Judah) -- Jew.
and Esther
'Ecter  (es-tare')
Ester, the Jewish heroine -- Esther.
the queen
malkah  (mal-kaw')
a queen -- queen.
had enjoined
quwm  (koom)
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
them and as they had decreed
quwm  (koom)
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
for themselves
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
and for their seed
zera`  (zeh'-rah)
seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity -- carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.
the matters
dabar  (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
of the fastings
tsowm  (tsome)
a fast: --fast(-ing).
and their cry
za`aq  (zah'-ak)
a shriek or outcry -- cry(-ing).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
to establish these days of Purim at their appointed times, just as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had established for them, and just as they had established for themselves and for their descendants with instructions for their times of fasting and their lamentations.

King James 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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
in order to confirm these days of Purim at their proper time just as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had established them and just as they had committed themselves and their descendants to the practices of fasting and lamentation.

International Standard Version
establishing these days of Purim at the prescribed time, just as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had established, and just as the Jewish people had established for themselves and for their descendants. The letter included instructions for their fasting and lamentations.

NET Bible
to establish these days of Purim in their proper times, just as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had established, and just as they had established both for themselves and their descendants, matters pertaining to fasting and lamentation.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He did this in order to establish these days of Purim at the appointed time. Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther established them for themselves, as they had established for themselves and their descendants the practices of fasting with sadness.

King James 2000 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 descendants, concerning the matters of the fastings and their lamentations.
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