Translations
Modern
So the Jews agreed to continue the custom they had started, as Mordecai had written to them.
Traditional
And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written unto them;
Literal
And the Jews received that which they had begun to do, and what Mordecai wrote to them,
Latin
Susceperuntque Judæi in solemnem ritum cuncta quæ eo tempore facere cœperant, et quæ Mardochæus litteris facienda mandaverat.
Original
Hebrew
English
So the Jews agreed to continue the custom they had started, as Mordecai had written to them.
Notes
These verses summarize the events that lead to the Festival of Purim.
People
Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province Mordecai: Esther's cousin, a Jewish leader in the Persian court
Glossary
Ancient Letter Writing Book of Esther Calendars (Ancient and Modern) Esther, Additions to Feasts and Festivals of Israel Hammedatha
Topics
Month: Adar (March): Feast of Purim In Purim: A Feast Instituted to Commemorate the Deliverance of the Jews from the Plot of Haman