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Esther 3:5-7
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Esther 3:5-7
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5 Haman was furious when he saw that Mordecai refused to bow and pay him the respect he was due. 6 But Haman wasn’t to be satisfied with killing only Mordecai, so he began to think of ways to destroy all of Mordecai’s people, the Jews, throughout the kingdom of Ahasuerus.
7 During the 1st month (the month of Nisan) of Ahasuerus’ 12th year as king, they cast lots (also known as “purim”) in the presence of Haman in order to select a day and month. [The lot fell on the 13th day of][a] the 12th month (the month of Adar), a day nearly one year in the future.
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- 3:7 Hebrew manuscripts omit this portion.
Esther 3:5-7
New International Version
Esther 3:5-7
New International Version
5 When Haman saw that Mordecai would not kneel down or pay him honor, he was enraged.(A) 6 Yet having learned who Mordecai’s people were, he scorned the idea of killing only Mordecai. Instead Haman looked for a way(B) to destroy(C) all Mordecai’s people, the Jews,(D) throughout the whole kingdom of Xerxes.
7 In the twelfth year of King Xerxes, in the first month, the month of Nisan, the pur(E) (that is, the lot(F)) 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.(G)
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- Esther 3:7 Septuagint; Hebrew does not have And the lot fell on.
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