Esther 9:26 Therefore they called these days " Purim, " from the word "Pur." Therefore because of all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and that which had come to them, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)
Esther 9:28 and that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city; and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the memory of them perish from their seed. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)
Esther 9:29 Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority to confirm this second letter of Purim. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)
Esther 9:31 to confirm these days of Purim in their appointed times, as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had decreed, and as they had imposed upon themselves and their descendants, in the matter of the fastings and their cry. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)
Esther 9:32 The commandment of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)