Esther 9:22

As the yamim wherein the Yehudim got relief from their oyvim, and the month which was turned unto them from yagon (sorrow) to simcha (joy), and from evel (mourning) into yontef; that they should make them yemei mishteh v'simcha, and of sending presents one to another, and mattanot (gifts) to the evyon (needy, poor).

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.

In Context

21To establish this among them, that they should keep the 14 th day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, shanah v'shanah,

23And the Yehudim undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordechai had written unto them;

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Cross References

Exodus 13:3And Moshe said unto HaAm, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Mitzrayim, out of the bais avadim; for by chozek yad Hashem brought you out from this place; there shall no chametz be eaten.

Deuteronomy 16:14And thou shalt rejoice in thy chag (feast), thou, and thy ben, and thy bat, and thy eved, and thy amah, and the Levi, the ger, and the yatom (orphan), and the almanah, that are within thy she'arim.

Nehemiah 8:10Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the choice foods, and drink the sweet things, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is kadosh unto Adoneinu; neither be ye grieving; for the chedvah (joy) of Hashem is your strength.

Esther 9:19Therefore the Yehudim of the villages, that dwelt in the unwalled towns, made the 14 th day of the month Adar a simcha and mishteh, and a yontef, and of sending presents each one to his neighbor.

Psalms 30:12Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing; 1 Thou hast put off my sackcloth, 1 and girded me with simcha; 1

Psalms 103:2Barachi Hashem, O my nefesh, 1 and forget not all His gmulim (benefits); 1

Matthew Henry on Esther 9:21-32

The Feast of Purim. ( b. c. 509.) 20 And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh and far, 21 To stablish this among them, that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly, 22 As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and… Read the whole commentary →

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