the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִיםestablishedקִיְּמוּand acceptedוְקִבְּלוּfor themselvesעֲלֵיהֶםand for their offspringוְעַל זַרְעָםand for allוְעַל כָּלwho joinedהַנִּלְוִיםthem,עֲלֵיהֶםso that it would notוְלֹאpass away,יַעֲבוֹרthat they wouldלִהְיוֹתobserveעֹשִׂיםtheseהָאֵלֶּהtwoשְׁנֵיdaysהַיָּמִיםaccording to their writingכִּכְתָבָםand according to their appointed time,וְכִזְמַנָּםeveryבְּכָלyear;שָׁנָה וְשָׁנָה
Esther 9:27
Study it in the app“the Jews established and accepted for themselves and for their offspring and for all who joined them, so that it would not pass away, that they would observe these two days according to their writing and according to their appointed time, every year;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Esther 9:27, word by word
- the Jewsיְּהוּדִיםyehudim
Jew, Judean
Jew: a person of Judah, first of the kingdom of Judah and then, in general, of the people descended from it. Its first appearance is 2 Kings 16:6, where it names the men of Judah who lived in Elath. It is frequent in Jeremiah, Nehemiah and Esther.
Where else “yehudim” appears- establishedקִיְּמוּkiymu
establish
To put something up, or confirm a covenant.
Where else “kiymu” appears- and acceptedקִבְּלוּkiblu
receive
To take on something, good or bad.
Where else “kiblu” appears- and for their offspringזַרְעָzara
offspring
The children, grandchildren and whole line that come from someone.
Where else “zara” appears- who joinedנִּלְוִיםnilvim
join
To join oneself to someone and be bound to him.
Where else “nilvim” appears- pass awayיַעֲבוֹרyaavor
pass
To get over a river, or go through a land.
Where else “yaavor” appears- that they wouldהְיוֹתheot
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “heot” appears- observeעֹשִׂיםosim
carry out
To do what is commanded.
Where else “osim” appears- twoשְׁנֵיshene
two
A pair, a quantity of two.
Where else “shene” appears- daysיָּמִיםyamim
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yamim” appears- according to their writingכְתָבָchetava
document
A written document: a letter, an order or a decree of the king.
Where else “chetava” appears- and according to their appointed timeזְמַנָּzemana
set time
An appointed time, a set time.
Where else “zemana” appears- yearשָׁנָהshana
year
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shana” appears
The context
26Therefore they called these days Purim, after the name of Pur. Therefore, because of all the words of this letter, and what they had seen concerning this, and what had come to them,
27 · This verse (above)
28and these days would be remembered and observed in every generation, each family, each province, and each city; and these days of Purim would not pass away from among the Jews, and the remembrance of them would not cease from their offspring.