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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.”

Esther 9:24

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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.

World English Bible (WEB)

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;

King James Version (KJV)

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;

American Standard Version (ASV)

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;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Porque Amán hijo de Amadatha, Agageo, enemigo de todos los Judíos, había ideado contra los Judíos para destruirlos, y echó Pur, que quiere decir suerte, para consumirlos y acabar con ellos.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

como recordatorio de la ocasión en que Amán hijo de Hamedata, el agagueo, enemigo de todos los judíos, había tramado destruirlos en una fecha que determinaron tras haber echado suertes, y para recordar que cuando Ester se lo contó al rey, este emitió un edicto a fin de que el plan de Amán se volviera en su contra, y él y sus hijos fueron colgados en la horca.

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