24 For Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews,(A) had plotted against the Jews to destroy them. He cast the Pur (that is, the lot) to crush and destroy them.(B)

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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)

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See how Your enemies make an uproar;
those who hate You have acted arrogantly.[a](A)
They devise clever schemes against Your people;
they conspire against Your treasured ones.(B)
They say, “Come, let us wipe them out as a nation
so that Israel’s name will no longer be remembered.”(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 83:2 Lit have lifted their head

See how your enemies growl,(A)
    how your foes rear their heads.(B)
With cunning they conspire(C) against your people;
    they plot against those you cherish.(D)
“Come,” they say, “let us destroy(E) them as a nation,(F)
    so that Israel’s name is remembered(G) no more.”

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