Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And the Jews undertook to observe with solemnity all they had begun to do at that time, which Mardochai by letters had commanded to be done. the days. Esther 3:12,13 And the king's scribes were called in the first month Nisan, on the thirteenth day of the same mouth: and they wrote, as Aman had commanded, to all the king's lieutenants, and to the judges of the provinces, and of divers nations, as every nation could read, and hear according to their different languages, in the name of king Assuerus: and the letters, sealed with his ring, . . . Exodus 13:3-8 And Moses said to the people: Remember this day in which you came forth out of Egypt, and out of the house of bondage, for with a strong hand hath the Lord brought you forth out of this place: that you eat no leavened bread. . . . Psalm 103:2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and never forget all he hath done for thee. Isaiah 12:1,2 And thou shalt say in that day: I will give thanks to thee, O Lord, for thou wast angry with me: thy wrath is turned away, and thou hast comforted me. . . . Isaiah 14:3 And it shall come to pass in that day, that when God shall give thee rest from thy labour, and from thy vexation, and from the hard bondage, wherewith thou didst serve before, from sorrow. Psalm 30:11 Thou hast turned for me my mourning into joy: thou hast cut my sackcloth, and hast compassed me with gladness: Matthew 5:4 Blessed are the meek: for they shall possess the land. John 16:20-22 Amen, amen, I say to you, that you shall lament and weep, but the world shall rejoice: and you shall be made sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy. . . . sending portions. Esther 9:19 But those Jews that dwelt in towns not walled and in villages, appointed the fourteenth day of the month Adar for banquets and gladness, so as to rejoice on that day, and send one another portions of their banquets and meats. Nehemiah 8:10-12 And he said to them: Go, eat fat meats, and drink sweet wine, and send portions to them that have not prepared for themselves: because it is the holy day of the Lord, and be not sad: for the joy of the Lord is our strength. . . . Luke 11:41 But yet that which remaineth, give alms: and behold, all things are clean unto you. Acts 2:44-46 And all they that believed were together and had all things common. . . . Galatians 2:10 Only that we should be mindful of the poor: which same thing also I was careful to do. Context The Feast of Purim Instituted…22Because on those days the Jews revenged themselves of their enemies, and their mourning and sorrow were turned into mirth and joy, and that these should be days of feasting and gladness, in which they should send one to another portions of meats, and should give gifts to the poor. 23And the Jews undertook to observe with solemnity all they had begun to do at that time, which Mardochai by letters had commanded to be done.24For Aman, the son of Amadathi of the race of Agag, the enemy and adversary of the Jews, had devised evil against them, to kill them and destroy them; and had cast Phur, that is, the lot.… Cross References Esther 9:22 Because on those days the Jews revenged themselves of their enemies, and their mourning and sorrow were turned into mirth and joy, and that these should be days of feasting and gladness, in which they should send one to another portions of meats, and should give gifts to the poor. Esther 9:24 For Aman, the son of Amadathi of the race of Agag, the enemy and adversary of the Jews, had devised evil against them, to kill them and destroy them; and had cast Phur, that is, the lot. Lexicon So the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔ים (hay·yə·hū·ḏîm) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3064: Jews -- Jewish agreed to continue וְקִבֵּל֙ (wə·qib·bêl) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6901: To receive, take the custom לַעֲשׂ֑וֹת (la·‘ă·śō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make they had started, הֵחֵ֖לּוּ (hê·ḥêl·lū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 2490: To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play as אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that Mordecai מָרְדֳּכַ֖י (mā·rə·do·ḵay) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4782: Mordecai -- a companion of Zerubbabel, also a cousin of Esther had written כָּתַ֥ב (kā·ṯaḇ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3789: To grave, to write to them. אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ (’ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to Additional Translations So the Jews agreed to continue the custom they had started, as Mordecai had written to them.And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written to them; And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written unto them; And the Jews consented to this accordingly as Mardochaeus wrote to them, And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written to them. And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written unto them; And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written to them; The Jews accepted the custom that they had begun, as Mordecai had written to them; And the Jews have received that which they had begun to do, and that which Mordecai hath written unto them, Jump to Previous Accepted Agreed Begun Celebration Continue Custom Jews Mordecai Mor'decai Orders Received Started Undertook Word Writing WrittenJump to Next Accepted Agreed Begun Celebration Continue Custom Jews Mordecai Mor'decai Orders Received Started Undertook Word Writing WrittenLinks Esther 9:23 NIVEsther 9:23 NLT Esther 9:23 ESV Esther 9:23 NASB Esther 9:23 KJV Esther 9:23 Bible Apps Esther 9:23 Biblia Paralela Esther 9:23 Chinese Bible Esther 9:23 French Bible Esther 9:23 German Bible Alphabetical: agreed and begun celebration continue do doing had Jews Mordecai So started the them they Thus to undertook what written OT History: Esther 9:23 The Jews accepted the custom that they (Est Esth. 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