Esther 3:6-8
International Standard Version
6 Because they had told him who the people of Mordecai were, Haman[a] found it unacceptable[b] to kill[c] only Mordecai. So Haman sought to destroy all of Mordecai’s people, the Jewish people, who were in all the kingdom of Ahasuerus.
Haman’s Plot against the Jewish People
7 In the twelfth year of the reign of[d] King Ahasuerus, in the first month (the month Nisan), the pur (that is, the lot) was cast in Haman’s presence to determine the best day and month to carry out his plot.[e] The lot indicated the twelfth month, the month Adar.[f] 8 Then Haman told King Ahasuerus, “There is a certain people scattered and divided among the people throughout the provinces of your kingdom. Their laws are different than all the other people, they don’t obey the king’s laws, and it’s not in the king’s best interest[g] to leave them alone.
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- Esther 3:6 Lit. he
- Esther 3:6 Lit. contemptible
- Esther 3:6 Lit. sending a hand against
- Esther 3:7 The Heb. lacks the reign of
- Esther 3:7 Lit. before Haman from day to day and month to month
- Esther 3:7 Lit. day and month, the twelfth, the month Adar
- Esther 3:8 Lit. there is no advantage for the king
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