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26 Therefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur. Therefore, (A)because of the words in this letter, both what they had seen in this regard and what had reached them, 27 the Jews established and accepted a custom for themselves and for their seed and for (B)all those who joined themselves to them, so that [a](C)celebrating these two days according to what was written down and according to their fixed time from year to year would not pass away. 28 So these days were to be remembered and celebrated throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city; thus these days of Purim were not to pass away from among the Jews, nor their memory come to an end from their seed.

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  1. Esther 9:27 Lit to be celebrators