כַּיָּמִ֗ים אֲשֶׁר־נָ֨חוּ בָהֶ֤ם הַיְּהוּדִים֙ מֵא֣וֹיְבֵיהֶ֔ם וְהַחֹ֗דֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר֩ נֶהְפַּ֨ךְ לָהֶ֤ם מִיָּגוֹן֙ לְשִׂמְחָ֔ה וּמֵאֵ֖בֶל לְי֣וֹם ט֑וֹב לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת אוֹתָ֗ם יְמֵי֙ מִשְׁתֶּ֣ה וְשִׂמְחָ֔ה וּמִשְׁל֤וֹחַ מָנוֹת֙ אִ֣ישׁ לְרֵעֵ֔הוּ וּמַתָּנ֖וֹת לָֽאֶבְיוֹנִֽים׃
ayon sa mga araw na nagkaroon ng kapahingahan ang mga Judio mula sa kanilang mga kaaway, at sa buwan na nabaligtad para sa kanila mula sa dalamhati tungo sa kagalakan, at mula sa pagluluksa tungo sa isang araw ng kapistahan; upang gawin nila ang mga ito na mga araw ng pagpipiging at pagsasaya, at ng pagpapadala ng mga bahagi ng pagkain sa isa't isa, at ng mga kaloob sa mga dukha.
Ohr Chadash
And for sending portions to one another, etc.: This commandment is on Purim more than on a holiday. But why is this commandment more on this day than on a holiday? Indeed the matter is known from that which was explained above. That Purim is for the Jewish people, since they vanquished the seed of Amalek who are the greatest enemy and adversary. And that is because the Jewish people is the opposite of the seed of Amalek. Since, so long as the seed of Amalek is in the world, [God's] name is not One (Rashi on Exodus 17:15). Whereas the Jewish people 'unify God's name evening and morning.' And because of this, they are one nation, and are attached to Him, may He be blessed, who is One. And because the Jewish people is one nation, it is fitting for them to be as one nation and to have complete connection and affection. Hence they must support the poor, from the angle that it is a brother, and they are one nation. This is like it is written with the commandment of charity, "your brother," in every place. For since they are our brothers, we should give [them] charity. And that is why this commandment is more specifically on this day, whether it is sending portions or whether it is gifts to the indigent.