So the Jews agreed to continue the custom they had started, as Mordecai had written to them.
Parallel translations
- WEB The Jews accepted the custom that they had begun, as Mordecai had written to them;
- KJV And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written unto them;
- NKJV So the Jews accepted the custom which they had begun, as Mordecai had written to them,
- NASB So the Jews undertook what they had started to do, and what Mordecai had written to them.
- NLT So the Jews accepted Mordecai’s proposal and adopted this annual custom.
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Quick answer
The Jews accepted as binding custom what they had already begun, following Mordecai's instructions. Spontaneous celebration becomes a settled annual observance.
Overview
The festival arose first from the people's own joyful response and was then formalized at Mordecai's direction. This blend of grassroots gratitude and authoritative confirmation gives Purim both heartfelt and ordered standing in Jewish life. The people's willing acceptance shows a community eager to remember and rehearse God's deliverance.
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