Esther 9:23

Hebrew	וְקִבֵּל֙ הַיְּהוּדִ֔ים אֵ֥תplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת hebrew The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence. For example, in Genesis 1:1 the word is preceded by בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים ( אֲשֶׁר הֵחֵ֖לּוּ לַעֲשׂ֑וֹת וְאֵ֛תplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת hebrew The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence. For example, in Genesis 1:1 the word is preceded by בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים ( אֲשֶׁר כָּתַ֥ב מָרְדֳּכַ֖י אֲלֵיהֶֽם
ESV	So the Jews accepted what they had started to do, and what Mordecai had written to them.
NIV	So the Jews agreed to continue the celebration they had begun, doing what Mordecai had written to them.
NLT	So the Jews accepted Mordecai's proposal and adopted this annual custom.
LXX	καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” προσεδέξαντο οἱplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article Ιουδαῖοι καθὼς ἔγραψεν αὐτοῖςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) ὁplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article Μαρδοχαῖος
KJV	And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written unto them;

^{Esther 9:22 ← Esther 9:23 → Esther 9:24}

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