Esther 9:24-26
New Catholic Bible
24 For Haman, son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews, had hatched a plot to destroy them and had cast the pur (that is, the lot) for their defeat and destruction. 25 But when Esther entered the royal presence, the king gave written orders that the wicked scheme Haman had devised against the Jews should be turned against him instead and that he and his sons should be hanged on gibbets. 26 (Therefore, these days were called Purim,[a] from the word pur.)
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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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