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Esther 3:6
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Esther 3:6
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6 But he thought it beneath him to kill[a] only Mordecai. So, having been told who Mordecai’s people were, Haman plotted to destroy all the Jews, the people of Mordecai, throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus.(A)
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- 3.6 Heb lay hands on
Esther 3:6
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Esther 3:6
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6 Yet having learned who Mordecai’s people were, he scorned the idea of killing only Mordecai. Instead Haman looked for a way(A) to destroy(B) all Mordecai’s people, the Jews,(C) throughout the whole kingdom of Xerxes.
Esther 3:7
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Esther 3:7
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7 In the first month, which is the month of Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, they cast Pur—which means “the lot”—before Haman for the day and for the month, and the lot fell on the thirteenth day of[a] the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar.(A)
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Esther 3:7
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Esther 3:7
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7 In the twelfth year of King Xerxes, in the first month, the month of Nisan, the pur(A) (that is, the lot(B)) was cast in the presence of Haman to select a day and month. And the lot fell on[a] the twelfth month, the month of Adar.(C)
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- Esther 3:7 Septuagint; Hebrew does not have And the lot fell on.
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