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Haman’s Plot against the Jews

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After^H310 these^H428 events^H1697 King^H4428 Ahasuerus^H325 honored^H1431 Haman^H2001, the son^H1121 of Hammedatha^H4099 the Agagite^H91, and promoted^H5375 him and [fn]established^H7760 his authority^H3678 over^H4480^H5921 all^H3605 the officials^H8269 who^H834 were with him.

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Est 3:2 - All^H3605 the king’s^H4428 servants^H5650 who^H834 were at the king’s^H4428 gate^H8179 bowed^H3766 down^H3766 and paid^H2331 [fn]homage^H2331 to Haman^H2001; for so^H3651 the king^H4428 had commanded^H6680 regarding him. But Mordecai^H4782 neither^H3808 bowed^H3766 down^H3766 nor^H3808 paid^H2331 [fn]homage^H2331.

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Est 3:3 - Then the king’s^H4428 servants^H5650 who^H834 were at the king’s^H4428 gate^H8179 said^H559 to Mordecai^H4782, “Why^H4069 are you violating^H5674 the king’s^H4428 command^H4687?”

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Est 3:4 - Now it was when they had spoken^H559 daily^H3117 to him and he would not listen^H8085 to them, that they told^H5046 Haman^H2001 to see^H7200 whether Mordecai’s^H4782 reason^H1697 would [fn]stand^H5975; for he had told^H5046 them that he was a Jew^H3064.

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Est 3:5 - When Haman^H2001 saw^H7200 that Mordecai^H4782 neither^H369 bowed^H3766 down^H3766 nor^H369 paid^H2331 [fn]homage^H2331 to him, Haman^H2001 was filled^H4390 with rage^H2534.

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Est 3:6 - But he [fn]considered^H959^H5869 it beneath^H959^H5869 his dignity^H959^H5869 to [fn]kill^H7971^H3027 Mordecai^H4782 alone^H905, for they had told^H5046 him who the people^H5971 of Mordecai^H4782 were; so Haman^H2001 sought^H1245 to annihilate^H8045 all^H3605 the Jews^H3064, the people^H5971 of Mordecai^H4782, who^H834 were found throughout^H3605 the kingdom^H4438 of Ahasuerus^H325.

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In the first^H7223 month^H2320, which^H1931 is the month^H2320 Nisan^H5212, in the twelfth^H8147^H6240 year^H8141 of King^H4428 Ahasuerus^H325, [fn]Pur^H6332, that is the lot^H1486, was cast^H5307 before^H6440 Haman^H2001 from day^H3117 to day^H3117 and from month^H2320 to month, [fn]until the twelfth^H8147^H6240 month^H2320, that is the month^H2320 Adar^H143.

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Est 3:8 - Then Haman^H2001 said^H559 to King^H4428 Ahasuerus^H325, “There^H3426 is^H3426 a certain^H259 people^H5971 scattered^H6340 and dispersed^H6504 among^H996 the peoples^H5971 in all^H3605 the provinces^H4082 of your kingdom^H4438; their laws^H1881 are different^H8132 from those of all^H3605 other people^H5971 and they do not [fn]comply^H6213 with^H6213 the king’s^H4428 laws^H1881, so it is not in the king’s^H4428 interest^H7737 to let^H5117 them remain^H5117.

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Est 3:9 - “If^H518 it is pleasing^H2895 to the king^H4428, let it be [fn]decreed^H3789 that they be eliminated^H6, and I will pay^H8254 [fn]ten^H6235 thousand^H505 talents^H3603 of silver^H3701 into the hands^H3027 of those who carry^H6213 out^H6213 the king’s business^H4399, to put^H935 into the king’s treasuries^H1595.”

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Est 3:10 - Then the king^H4428 took^H5493 his signet^H2885 ring^H2885 from his hand^H3027 and gave^H5414 it to Haman^H2001, the son^H1121 of Hammedatha^H4099 the Agagite^H91, the enemy^H6887 of the Jews^H3064.

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Est 3:11 - And the king^H4428 said^H559 to Haman^H2001, “The silver^H3701 is [fn]yours^H5414, and the people^H5971 also, to do^H6213 with them as you please^H2896^H5869.”

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Then the king’s^H4428 scribes^H5608 were summoned^H7121 on the thirteenth^H7969^H6240 day^H3117 of the first^H7223 month^H2320, and it was written^H3789 just^H3605^H834 as Haman^H2001 commanded^H6680 to the king’s^H4428 satraps^H323, to the governors^H6346 who^H834 were over^H5921 each^H4082 province^H4082 and to the officials^H8269 of each^H5971 people^H5971, each^H4082 province^H4082 according to its script^H3791, each^H5971 people^H5971 according to its language^H3956, being written^H3789 in the name^H8034 of King^H4428 Ahasuerus^H325 and sealed^H2856 with the king’s^H4428 signet^H2885 ring^H2885.

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Est 3:13 - Letters^H5612 were sent^H7971 by couriers^H7323 to all^H3605 the king’s^H4428 provinces^H4082 to annihilate^H8045, kill^H2026, and destroy^H6 all^H3605 the Jews^H3064, both^H4480 young^H5288 and old^H2205, women^H802 and children^H2945, in one^H259 day^H3117, the thirteenth^H7969^H6240 day of the twelfth^H8147^H6240 month^H2320, which^H1931 is the month^H2320 Adar^H143, and to seize^H962 their possessions^H7998 as plunder^H962.

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Est 3:14 - A copy^H6572 of the edict^H3791 to be [fn]issued^H5414 as law^H1881 in every^H3605 province^H4082 was published^H1540 to all^H3605 the peoples^H5971 so that they would be ready^H6264 for this^H2088 day^H3117.

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Est 3:15 - The couriers^H7323 went^H3318 out^H3318, speeded^H1765 by the king’s^H4428 [fn]order^H1697 while the decree^H1881 was [fn]issued^H5414 at the citadel^H1002 in Susa^H7800; and while the king^H4428 and Haman^H2001 sat^H3427 down^H3427 to drink^H8354, the city^H5892 of Susa^H7800 was agitated^H943.

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(3:1)

Lit set his seat

(3:2)

I.e., great respect and honor to a superior

(3:2)

I.e., great respect and honor to a superior

(3:4)

I.e., as valid

(3:5)

I.e., great respect and honor to a superior

(3:6)

Lit despised in his eyes

(3:6)

Lit send a hand against

(3:7)

Lit he cast Pur...before

(3:7)

LXX and the lot fell on the thirteenth day of

(3:8)

Lit do the

(3:9)

Lit written

(3:9)

About 375 tons or 340 metric tons

Lit given to you

Lit given

Lit word

Lit given

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