The Jews ordained, and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves unto them, so as it should not fail, that they would keep these two days according to their writing, and according to their appointed time every year, demonstrating that the Jewish people, through a formal ordinance, committed themselves and their descendants to observe the festival of Purim annually according to the written record and established practice. The inclusion of those who join the Jewish people suggests that the commemoration is open to all who affiliate with the Jewish community. The verse shows how communities establish practices that bind together successive generations and extend beyond biological descent to include all who join the community.

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