9:26. δια G1223 PREP τουτο G3778 D-ASN επεκληθησαν V-API-3P αι G3588 T-NPF ημεραι G2250 N-NPF αυται G1438 D-NPF φρουραι N-PRI δια G1223 PREP τους G3588 T-APM κληρους G2819 N-APM οτι G3754 CONJ τη G3588 T-DSF διαλεκτω G1258 N-DSF αυτων G846 D-GPM καλουνται G2564 V-PMI-3P φρουραι N-PRI δια G1223 PREP τους G3588 T-APM λογους G3056 N-APM της G3588 T-GSF επιστολης G1992 N-GSF ταυτης G3778 D-GSF και G2532 CONJ οσα G3745 A-NPN πεπονθασιν G3958 V-RAI-3P δια G1223 PREP ταυτα G3778 D-APN και G2532 CONJ οσα G3745 A-NPN αυτοις G846 D-DPM εγενετο G1096 V-AMI-3S

9:26. For this reason these days are known as Purim, after the name of pur.

9:26. 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,

9:26. Wherefore they called these days Purim, after the name of Pur. Therefore because of all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and that which had come unto them,

9:26. Therefore they called these days Purim, after the term Pur. Therefore, 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,

9:26. Wherefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur. Therefore for all the words of this letter, and [of that] which they had seen concerning this matter, and which had come unto them,

9:26. Therefore they called these days Purim, after the term Pur. And therefore, because of all that was written in this letter, and of what they had faced in this matter, and of what had befallen them,

9:26. Wherefore they called these days Purim, after the name of Pur. Therefore because of all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and that which had come unto them,

9:26. therefore they have called these days Purim -- by the name of the lot -- therefore, because of all the words of this letter, and what they have seen concerning this, and what hath come unto them,

9:26. At this time, lots were called "purim." So this festival is called "Purim." Mordecai wrote a letter and told the Jews to celebrate this festival. And so the Jews started the custom of celebrating these two days every year.

9:26. Therefore they called these days Purim, after the name of Pur. Therefore because of all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and that which had come to them,

9:26. Wherefore H5921 H3651 they called H7121 these H428 days H3117 Purim H6332 after H5921 the name H8034 of Pur. H6332 Therefore H5921 H3651 for H5921 all H3605 the words H1697 of this H2063 letter, H107 and [of] [that] which H4100 they had seen H7200 concerning H5921 this matter, H3602 and which H4100 had come H5060 unto H413 them,