Verse Comparison: Esther 9:23
American Standard Version
And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written unto them;
Amplified® Bible
So the Jews undertook to do as they had begun and as Mordecai had written to them--
Contemporary English Version
They followed Mordecai's instructions and set aside these two days every year as a time of celebration.
Darby English Version
And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written to them.
Good News Bible
So the Jews followed Mordecai's instructions, and the celebration became an annual custom.
King James Version
And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written unto them;
New American Standard Bible
Thus the Jews undertook what they had started to do, and what Mordecai had written to them.
New International Version
So the Jews agreed to continue the celebration they had begun, doing what Mordecai had written to them.
New King James Version
So the Jews accepted the custom which they had begun, as Mordecai had written to them,
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Thus the Jews undertook what they had started to do, and what Mordecai had written to them.
Revised Standard Version
So the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mor'decai had written to them.
Young's Literal Translation
And the Jews have received that which they had begun to do, and that which Mordecai hath written unto them,
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