Esther 3:7
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
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“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.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“In the first month, which 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, which is the month Adar.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“In the first month--it <FI>is<Fi> the month of Nisan--in the twelfth year of the king Ahasuerus, hath one caused to fall Pur (that <FI>is<Fi> the lot) before Haman, from day to day, and from month to month, <FI>to<Fi> the twelfth, it <FI>is<Fi> the month of Adar.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Esther 3:7 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ezra 6:15And this temple was completed on the third day of the month of Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.
- Nehemiah 2:1Now 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 1:3In 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 2:16She 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 9:1On 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.
- Esther 9:5The Jews put all their enemies to the sword, killing and destroying them, and they did as they pleased to those who hated them.
- Esther 9:17This 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.
- Esther 9:21to establish among them an annual celebration on the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month of Adar
- Esther 9:24For 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.
- Esther 9:26Therefore these days are called Purim, from the word Pur. Because of all the instructions in this letter, and because of all they had seen and experienced,
- Proverbs 16:33The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.
- Ezekiel 21:21For 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.
- Matthew 27:35When they had crucified Him, they divided up His garments by casting lots.
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