Esther 9:26-28

New Catholic Bible

²⁶ (Therefore, these days were called Purim,^[a] from the word pur.)

Because of everything mentioned in this letter and because of what they had seen and what they had experienced, ²⁷ the Jews took upon themselves, their descendants, and any who should join them,^[b] the inviolable obligation to celebrate these two days every year in the way prescribed and at the time appointed.

²⁸ These days were to be remembered in every generation by every family, and in every province and in every city. Moreover, these days of Purim were never to fall into disuse among the Jews, nor should their memory die out among their descendants.