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Esther 9:24-26
New King James Version
Esther 9:24-26
New King James Version
24 because Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, (A)had plotted against the Jews to annihilate them, and had cast Pur (that is, the lot), to consume them and destroy them; 25 but (B)when [a]Esther came before the king, he commanded by letter that [b]this wicked plot which Haman had devised against the Jews should (C)return on his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.
26 So they called these days Purim, after the name [c]Pur. Therefore, because of all the words of (D)this letter, what they had seen concerning this matter, and what had happened to them,
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- Esther 9:25 Lit. she or it
- Esther 9:25 Lit. his
- Esther 9:26 Lit. Lot
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,
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- Esther 9:25 Or when Esther came before the king
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