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Esther 9:24-26
English Standard Version
Esther 9:24-26
English Standard Version
24 For Haman the Agagite, the son of Hammedatha, (A)the enemy of all the Jews, (B)had plotted against the Jews to destroy them, and (C)had cast Pur (that is, cast lots), to crush and to destroy them. 25 But when it came before the king, he gave orders in writing (D)that his evil plan that he had devised against the Jews (E)should return on his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows. 26 Therefore they called these days Purim, after the term (F)Pur. Therefore, because of all that was written in (G)this letter, and of what they had faced in this matter, and of what had happened to them,
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Esther 9:24-26
New International Version
Esther 9:24-26
New International Version
24 For Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite,(A) the enemy of all the Jews, had plotted against the Jews to destroy them and had cast the pur(B) (that is, the lot(C)) for their ruin and destruction.(D) 25 But when the plot came to the king’s attention,[a] he issued written orders that the evil scheme Haman had devised against the Jews should come back onto his own head,(E) and that he and his sons should be impaled(F) on poles.(G) 26 (Therefore these days were called Purim, from the word pur.(H)) Because of everything written in this letter and because of what they had seen and what had happened to them,
Footnotes
- Esther 9:25 Or when Esther came before the king
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