Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version For Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had plotted against the Jews to destroy them and had cast the pur (that is, the lot) for their ruin and destruction. New Living Translation Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews, had plotted to crush and destroy them on the date determined by casting lots (the lots were called purim ). English Standard Version For Haman the Agagite, the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of all the Jews, had plotted against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur (that is, cast lots), to crush and to destroy them. Berean Standard Bible For Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had plotted against the Jews to destroy them and had cast the Pur (that is, the lot) to crush and destroy them. King James Bible Because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur, that is, the lot, to consume them, and to destroy them; New King James Version because Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had plotted against the Jews to annihilate them, and had cast Pur (that is, the lot), to consume them and destroy them; New American Standard Bible For Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the adversary of all the Jews, had schemed against the Jews to eliminate them, and had cast Pur, that is the lot, to disturb them and eliminate them. NASB 1995 For Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the adversary of all the Jews, had schemed against the Jews to destroy them and had cast Pur, that is the lot, to disturb them and destroy them. NASB 1977 For Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the adversary of all the Jews, had schemed against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur, that is the lot, to disturb them and destroy them. Legacy Standard Bible For Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the adversary of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to cause them to perish and had cast Pur, that is the lot, to throw them into confusion and cause them to perish. Amplified Bible For Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had plotted against the Jews to destroy them and had cast Pur, that is, the lot, [to find the right time] to disturb and destroy them. Christian Standard Bible For Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had plotted against the Jews to destroy them. He cast the pur —that is, the lot—to crush and destroy them. Holman Christian Standard Bible For Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had plotted against the Jews to destroy them. He cast the Pur (that is, the lot) to crush and destroy them. American Standard Version because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had plotted against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur, that is the lot, to consume them, and to destroy them; Aramaic Bible in Plain English Because of Haman, son of Hammadath the Aggagite, the enemy of all of the Jews, who plotted against the Jews to destroy them, and cast lots that he would destroy them. Brenton Septuagint Translation shewing how Aman the son of Amadathes the Macedonian fought against them, how he made a decree and cast lots to destroy them utterly; Contemporary English Version Haman was the son of Hammedatha and a descendant of Agag. He hated the Jews so much that he planned to destroy them, but he wanted to find out the best time to do it. So he cast lots. Douay-Rheims Bible For Aman, the son of Amadathi of the race of Agag, the enemy and adversary of the Jews, had devised evil against them, to kill them and destroy them: and had cast Phur, that is, the lot. English Revised Version because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur, that is, the lot, to consume them, and to destroy them; GOD'S WORD® Translation It was because Haman, the enemy of all the Jews, had plotted against the Jews to destroy them. (Haman was the son of Hammedatha and was from Agag.) Haman had the [Pur] (which means [the lot]) thrown [in order to determine when] to crush and destroy them. Good News Translation Haman son of Hammedatha--the descendant of Agag and the enemy of the Jewish people--had cast lots ("purim," they were called) to determine the day for destroying the Jews; he had planned to wipe them out. International Standard Version since Hammedatha's son Haman, the enemy of the Jewish people, had plotted against the Jewish people to destroy them, and he had cast the pur (that is, the lot) to determine when to confuse and destroy them. JPS Tanakh 1917 because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast pur, that is, the lot, to discomfit them, and to destroy them; Literal Standard Version because Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, adversary of all the Jews, had devised concerning the Jews to destroy them, and had caused to fall Pur—that [is] the lot—to crush them and to destroy them; Majority Standard Bible For Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had plotted against the Jews to destroy them and had cast the Pur (that is, the lot) to crush and destroy them. New American Bible Haman, son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the foe of all the Jews, had planned to destroy them and had cast the pur, or lot, for the time of their defeat and destruction. NET Bible For Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised plans against the Jews to destroy them. He had cast pur (that is, the lot) in order to afflict and destroy them. New Revised Standard Version Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had plotted against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur—that is “the lot”—to crush and destroy them; New Heart English Bible because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had plotted against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast "Pur," that is the lot, to consume them, and to destroy them; Webster's Bible Translation Because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur, that is, the lot, to consume them, and to destroy them; World English Bible because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had plotted against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast “Pur”, that is the lot, to consume them and to destroy them; Young's Literal Translation because Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, adversary of all the Jews, had devised concerning the Jews to destroy them, and had caused to fall Pur -- that is the lot -- to crush them and to destroy them; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Feast of Purim Instituted…23So the Jews agreed to continue the custom they had started, as Mordecai had written to them. 24For Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had plotted against the Jews to destroy them and had cast the Pur (that is, the lot) to crush and destroy them. 25But when it came before the king, he commanded by letter that the wicked scheme which Haman had devised against the Jews should come back upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.… Cross References Esther 3:1 After these events, King Xerxes honored Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, elevating him to a position above all the princes who were with him. Esther 3:7 In the twelfth year of King Xerxes, in the first month, the month of Nisan, the Pur (that is, the lot) was cast before Haman to determine a day and month. And the lot fell on the twelfth month, the month of Adar. Esther 9:23 So the Jews agreed to continue the custom they had started, as Mordecai had written to them. Isaiah 22:25 In that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, the peg driven into a firm place will give way; it will be sheared off and fall, and the load upon it will be cut down." Indeed, the LORD has spoken. Treasury of Scripture Because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur, that is, the lot, to consume them, and to destroy them; Jump to Previous Adversary Agagite Ag'agite Attempting Cast Chance Consume Crush Cutting Decision Designs Destroy Devised Discomfit Disturb End Enemy Haman Hammedatha Hammeda'tha Hater Jews Lot Oppressor Plotted Pur Putting Ruin Schemed ViewJump to Next Adversary Agagite Ag'agite Attempting Cast Chance Consume Crush Cutting Decision Designs Destroy Devised Discomfit Disturb End Enemy Haman Hammedatha Hammeda'tha Hater Jews Lot Oppressor Plotted Pur Putting Ruin Schemed ViewEsther 9 1. The Jews slay their enemies, with the ten sons of Haman.12. Xerxes, at the request of Esther, 14. grants another day of slaughter, and Haman's sons to be hanged. 20. The two days of Purim are instituted. (24) Pur.--See above on Esther 3:7. Hebrew Forכִּי֩ (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction Haman הָמָ֨ן (hā·mān) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 2001: Haman -- to rage, be turbulent son בֶּֽן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1121: A son of Hammedatha הַמְּדָ֜תָא (ham·mə·ḏā·ṯā) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4099: Hammedatha including the article the Agagite, הָֽאֲגָגִ֗י (hā·’ă·ḡā·ḡî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 91: Agagite -- a descriptive term for Haman the enemy צֹרֵר֙ (ṣō·rêr) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 6887: To bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, or cramped of all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the Jews, הַיְּהוּדִ֔ים (hay·yə·hū·ḏîm) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 3064: Jews -- Jewish had plotted חָשַׁ֥ב (ḥā·šaḇ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2803: To think, account against עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the Jews הַיְּהוּדִ֖ים (hay·yə·hū·ḏîm) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 3064: Jews -- Jewish to destroy them לְאַבְּדָ֑ם (lə·’ab·bə·ḏām) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 6: To wander away, lose oneself, to perish and had cast וְהִפִּ֥יל (wə·hip·pîl) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5307: To fall, lie the Pur פּוּר֙ (pūr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6332: a lot', a Jewish feast (that is, ה֣וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are the lot) הַגּוֹרָ֔ל (hag·gō·w·rāl) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1486: Lot -- a lot (for casting) to crush לְהֻמָּ֖ם (lə·hum·mām) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 2000: To make a noise, move noisily, confuse, discomfit and destroy them. וּֽלְאַבְּדָֽם׃ (ū·lə·’ab·bə·ḏām) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 6: To wander away, lose oneself, to perish Links Esther 9:24 NIVEsther 9:24 NLT Esther 9:24 ESV Esther 9:24 NASB Esther 9:24 KJV Esther 9:24 BibleApps.com Esther 9:24 Biblia Paralela Esther 9:24 Chinese Bible Esther 9:24 French Bible Esther 9:24 Catholic Bible OT History: Esther 9:24 Because Haman the son of Hammedatha (Est Esth. 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