Esther Chapter 9 verse 24 Holy 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;
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Because Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the hater of all the Jews, had made designs for their destruction, attempting to get a decision by Pur (that is, chance) with a view to putting an end to them and cutting them off;
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For Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the oppressor 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;
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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;
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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;
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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;
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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;
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(24) Pur.--See above on Esther 3:7.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewForכִּי֩ (kî)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctionHamanהָמָ֨ן (hā·mān)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 2001: Haman -- to rage, be turbulentsonבֶּֽן־ (ben-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 1121: A sonof Hammedathaהַמְּדָ֜תָא (ham·mə·ḏā·ṯā)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 4099: Hammedatha including the article the Agagite,הָֽאֲגָגִ֗י (hā·’ă·ḡā·ḡî)Article | Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 91: Agagite -- a descriptive term for Hamanthe enemyצֹרֵר֙ (ṣō·rêr)Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularStrong's 6887: To bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, or crampedof allכָּל־ (kāl-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3605: The whole, all, any, everythe Jews,הַיְּהוּדִ֔ים (hay·yə·hū·ḏîm)Article | Noun - proper - masculine pluralStrong's 3064: Jews -- Jewishhad plottedחָשַׁ֥ב (ḥā·šaḇ)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 2803: To think, accountagainstעַל־ (‘al-)PrepositionStrong's 5921: Above, over, upon, againstthe Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֖ים (hay·yə·hū·ḏîm)Article | Noun - proper - masculine pluralStrong's 3064: Jews -- Jewishto destroy themלְאַבְּדָ֑ם (lə·’ab·bə·ḏām)Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine pluralStrong's 6: To wander away, lose oneself, to perishand had castוְהִפִּ֥יל (wə·hip·pîl)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 5307: To fall, liethe Purפּוּר֙ (pūr)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 6332: a lot', a Jewish feast(that is,ה֣וּא (hū)Pronoun - third person masculine singularStrong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, arethe lot)הַגּוֹרָ֔ל (hag·gō·w·rāl)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 1486: Lot -- a lot (for casting)to crushלְהֻמָּ֖ם (lə·hum·mām)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine pluralStrong's 2000: To make a noise, move noisily, confuse, discomfitand destroy them.וּֽלְאַבְּדָֽם׃ (ū·lə·’ab·bə·ḏām)Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine pluralStrong's 6: To wander away, lose oneself, to perishJump to PreviousAdversary 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 View
