Esther 3:7

Translations

Modern

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.

Traditional

In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar.

Literal

In the first month—it is the month of Nisan—in the two and tenth year of King Ahasuerus, they cast Pur (that is, the lot) before the face of Haman from day to day and from month to month, until month two and ten, it is the month of Adar.

Latin

Mense primo (cujus vocabulum est Nisan), anno duodecimo regni Assueri, missa est sors in urnam, quæ hebraice dicitur phur, coram Aman, quo die et quo mense gens Judæorum deberet interfici: et exivit mensis duodecimus, qui vocatur Adar.

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English

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.

Notes

Esther 3:7

the Pur (that is, the lot) was cast before: Throwing the Purim was like throwing dice. The Hebrews used lots to understand God's will (Leviticus 16:8–10; Nehemiah 10:34). Persian astrologers used purim in the first month of the year to find out which days would bring good fortune.

Esther 3:1–15

Haman's hatred for Mordecai grows into a plan to kill all the Jewish people.

Theme notes and profiles

The Amalekites Ethnic Hatred Purim

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Ezra 6:15
And this temple was completed on the third day of the month of Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.
Ezekiel 21:21–22
For the king of Babylon stands at the fork in the road, at the junction of the two roads, to seek an omen: He shakes the arrows, he consults the idols, he examines the liver.
Esther 9:24–26
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.
Proverbs 16:33
The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.
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This was done on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar, and on the fourteenth day they rested, making it a day of feasting and joy.
Nehemiah 2:1
Now in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was set before him, I took the wine and gave it to the king. I had never been sad in his presence,
Esther 1:3
In the third year of his reign, Xerxes held a feast for all his officials and servants. The military leaders of Persia and Media were there, along with the nobles and princes of the provinces.
Esther 2:16
She was taken to King Xerxes in the royal palace in the tenth month, the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
Esther 9:21
…to establish among them an annual celebration on the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month of Adar
Esther 9:1
On the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, the king’s command and edict were to be executed. On this day the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, but their plan was overturned and the Jews overpowered those who hated them.
Matthew 27:35
When they had crucified Him, they divided up His garments by casting lots.
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People

Abib: The first month of the Hebrew religious calendar Adar: The twelfth month of the Hebrew religious calendar Ahasuerus: Persian Emperor (probably Xerxes I); husband of Esther Haman: A Persian official who plotted to destroy the Jews Purim: Jewish festival commemorating the events in the book of Esther

Glossary

Book of Esther Calendars (Ancient and Modern) Hammedatha Nisan Pur

Topics

Adar: Twelfth Month in Jewish Calendar Babylon: Empire of Tyrannical Casting Lots Lots, Feast of Purim: The: To Commemorate the Defeat of Haman's Wicked Design Malice: Haman Toward Mordecai Month: Abib (April): After the Captivity Called Nisan Month: Adar (March) Months: Names of the Twelve: Twelfth, Adar Pur: The Lot The Lot used to Fix the Time for the Execution of Condemned Persons

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