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Esther 9:31

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Esther 9:31

31To confirm these days of Purim in their times appointed, according as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined them, and as they had decreed for themselves and for their seed, the matters of the fastings and their cry.

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DEFINED WORDS

Esther 9:31

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

confirm

To establish, ratify, or give assurance to words, a decree, covenant, promise, love, or testimony.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

Purim

The appointed feast days commemorating the Jews' deliverance from Haman's plot.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

appointed

Fixed; set; established; decreed; ordained; constituted; allotted; Furnished; equipped with things necessary.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

according

Agreeing or corresponding; in conformity with; as stated, measured, or directed by.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Jew

A Hebrew or Israelite.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

decreed

Determined judicially; resolved; appointed; established in purpose.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

matters

Subjects, affairs, causes, or things under consideration; also material substance, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

fastings

Periods or acts of abstaining from food.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Skeat 1893 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828

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  1. Esther 4:3
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  2. Esther 4:16
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  3. Jonah 3:2–9
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