Esther 9:26
ContextNET © | For this reason these days are known as Purim, after the name of pur. |
NIV © | (Therefore these days were called Purim, from the word pur.) Because of everything written in this letter and because of what they had seen and what had happened to them, |
NASB © | Therefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur. And because of the instructions in this letter, both what they had seen in this regard and what had happened to them, |
NLT © | (That is why this celebration is called Purim, because it is the ancient word for casting lots.) So because of Mordecai’s letter and because of what they had experienced, |
MSG © | That's why these days are called "Purim," from the word pur or "lot." Therefore, because of everything written in this letter and because of all that they had been through, |
BBE © | So these days were named Purim, after the name of Pur. And so, because of the words of this letter, and of what they had seen in connection with this business, and what had come to them, |
NRSV © | Therefore these days are called Purim, from the word Pur. Thus because of all that was written in this letter, and of what they had faced in this matter, and of what had happened to them, |
NKJV © | So they called these days Purim, after the name Pur. Therefore, because of all the words of this letter, what they had seen concerning this matter, and what had happened to them, |
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NET © | For this reason these days are known as Purim, after the name of pur. |
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