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Wherefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur. Therefore for all the words of this letter, and [of that] which they had seen concerning this matter, and which had come unto them,
Esther 9:26 — KJV
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Esther 9:26
King James Version (KJV)
“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody
Esther 9:26
Verse 26 of 32
Commentary
Commentary on Esther 9:26
Theological / DevotionalPurim. The Jews took the Persian word pur, “lot,” and gave it a Hebrew plural. They may have chosen to use the plural form of the word because Hainan cast lots repeatedly (ch. 3:7), or because the Jews celebrate the festival on two successive days.
They had seen. Mordecai’s arguments have been confirmed by their own personal experience, by the recollection of what “had come unto them.”
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