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Esther 3:6-8
International Standard Version
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
Esther 3:6-8
New International Version
Esther 3:6-8
New International Version
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.
7 In the twelfth year of King Xerxes, in the first month, the month of Nisan, the pur(D) (that is, the lot(E)) 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.(F)
8 Then Haman said to King Xerxes, “There is a certain people dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom who keep themselves separate. Their customs(G) are different from those of all other people, and they do not obey(H) the king’s laws; it is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them.(I)
Footnotes
- Esther 3:7 Septuagint; Hebrew does not have And the lot fell on.
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