Esther 9:24-26
New American Standard Bible
24 For Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the adversary of all the Jews, had schemed against the Jews to eliminate them, and (A)had cast Pur, that is the lot, to disturb them and eliminate them. 25 But (B)when it came [a]to the king’s attention, he commanded by letter (C)that his wicked scheme which he had devised against the Jews (D)was to return on his own head, and that he and his sons were to be hanged on the wooden gallows. 26 Therefore they called these days Purim after the name of [b]Pur. [c]And (E)because of the instructions in this letter, both what they had seen in this regard and what had happened to them,
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- Esther 9:25 Lit before the king, he
- Esther 9:26 Akkadian for lot
- Esther 9:26 Lit Therefore because of all the words
Esther 9:24-26
King James Version
24 Because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur, that is, the lot, to consume them, and to destroy them;
25 But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.
26 Wherefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur. Therefore for all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and which had come unto them,
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