Esther 9:24 — Bible Verse (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;”

Esther 9:24 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Esther 9:24 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Esther 9:24 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Esther 9:24 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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;”

Esther 9:24 — World English Bible

Esther 9:24 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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;”

Esther 9:24 — American Standard Version

Esther 9:24 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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 <FI>is<Fi> the lot--to crush them and to destroy them;”

Esther 9:24 — Young's Literal Translation

Esther 9:24 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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;”

Esther 9:24 — Darby Translation

Esther 9:24 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Because Haman the sonne of Hammedatha the Agagite al the Iewes aduersarie, had imagined against the Iewes, to destroy them, and had cast Pur (that is a lot) to consume and destroy them.”

Esther 9:24 — Geneva Bible

Esther 9:24 in Context — Esther 9

22 Como os dias em que os judeus tiveram repouso de seus inimigos; e o mês que tornou para eles de tristeza em alegria, e de luto em dia de festejo; para que os fizessem dias de banquetes e de alegria, e de mandarem presentes uns aos outros, e de doações aos pobres.

23 E os judeus aceitaram fazer o que já tinham começado assim como o que Mardoqueu havia lhes escrito.

24 Porque Hamã filho de Hamedata, o agagita, inimigo de todos os judeus, tinha planejado destruir todos os judeus, e lançou Pur, isto é, sorte, para os oprimir e os destruir.

25 Mas quando isto veio diante do rei, ele deu ordem por cartas, que seu plano maligno, que tramara contra os judeus, tornasse sobre sua cabeça; assim enforcaram a ele e a seus filhos na forca.

26 Por isso aqueles dias foram chamados Purim, por causa do nome Pur. Portanto, por causa de todas as palavras daquela carta; e do que testemunharam quanto a isso, e do que veio sobre eles,

Read the full chapter: Esther 9 →

What Does Esther 9:24 Mean?

Esther 9:24 is a verse from the Book of Esther, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Esther chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free