Esther 9:28

“and 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.”

Esther 9:28 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Esther 9:28, word by word

daysיָּמִיםyamim

time

Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.

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would be rememberedנִזְכָּרִיםnizkarim

commemorate

To remember a day, celebrate it.

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and observedנַעֲשִׂיםnaasim

carry out

To do what is commanded.

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generationדּוֹרdor

generation

The people of the same time.

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each familyמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpacha

family

A group of relatives within a tribe.

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each provinceמְדִינָהmedina

province, district

Province, district: a territory governed by a ruler or judge.

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and each cityעִירir

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

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of Purimפּוּרִיםpurim

Pur, lot

Pur: a foreign word that the book of Esther explains as "the lot": what is cast to decide something by chance. From it comes the name of the feast of Purim.

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pass awayיַעַבְרוּyaavru

pass over

To pass, be gone; "pass over" a wrong is to forgive it.

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from amongתּוֹךְtoch

midst

The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.

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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.

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and the remembrance of themזִכְרָzichra

remembrance, name

Remembrance: the name by which someone is remembered and called upon.

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ceaseיָסוּףyasuf

end

Reach a close and leave nothing.

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from their offspringזַּרְעָzara

offspring

The children, grandchildren and whole line that come from someone.

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The context

27the 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;

28 · This verse (above)

29And Esther the queen, daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew wrote with all authority to establish this second letter of Purim.

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