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Esther 3:7

NETBible	In the first month (that is, the month of Nisan), in the twelfth year¹ of King Ahasuerus’ reign, pur² (that is, the lot) was cast before Haman in order to determine a day and a month.³ It turned out to be the twelfth month (that is, the month of Adar).⁴
NIV © biblegateway Est 3:7	In the twelfth year of King Xerxes, in the first month, the month of Nisan, they cast the pur (that is, the lot) in the presence of Haman to select a day and month. And the lot fell on the twelfth month, the month of Adar.
NASB © biblegateway Est 3:7	In the first month, which is the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, Pur, that is the lot, was cast before Haman from day to day and from month to month, until the twelfth month, that is the month Adar.
NLT © biblegateway Est 3:7	So in the month of April, during the twelfth year of King Xerxes’ reign, lots were cast (the lots were called purim ) to determine the best day and month to take action. And the day selected was March 7, nearly a year later.
MSG © biblegateway Est 3:7	In the first month, the month of Nisan, of the twelfth year of Xerxes, the pur--that is, the lot--was cast under Haman's charge to determine the propitious day and month. The lot turned up the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar.
BBE © SABDAweb Est 3:7	In the first month, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, from day to day and from month to month they went on looking for a sign given by Pur (that is chance) before Haman, till the sign came out for the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month Adar.
NRSV © bibleoremus Est 3:7	In the first month, which is the month of Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, they cast Pur—which means "the lot" —before Haman for the day and for the month, and the lot fell on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar.
NKJV © biblegateway Est 3:7	In the first month, which is the month of Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, they cast Pur (that is , the lot), before Haman to determine the day and the month, until it fell on the twelfth month , which is the month of Adar.
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KJV	In the first <07223> month <02320>_, that [is], the month <02320> Nisan <05212>_, in the twelfth <08147> <06240> year <08141> of king <04428> Ahasuerus <0325>_, they cast <05307> (8689) Pur <06332>_, that [is], the lot <01486>_, before <06440> Haman <02001> from day <03117> to day <03117>_, and from month <02320> to month <02320>_, [to] the twelfth <08147> <06240> [month], that [is], the month <02320> Adar <0143>_.
NASB © biblegateway Est 3:7	In the first <07223> month <02320> , which <01931> is the month <02320> Nisan <05212> , in the twelfth <08147> <6240> year <08141> of King <04428> Ahasuerus <0325> , Pur <06332> , that is the lot <01486> , was cast <05307> before <06440> Haman <02001> from day <03117> to day <03117> and from month <02320> to month, until the twelfth <08147> <6240> month <02320> , that is the month <02320> Adar <0143> .
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ epoihsen <4160> V-AAI-3S qhfisma {N-ASN} en <1722> PREP etei <2094> N-DSN dwdekatw <1428> A-DSN thv <3588> T-GSF basileiav <932> N-GSF artaxerxou {N-GSM} kai <2532> CONJ ebalen <906> V-AAI-3S klhrouv <2819> N-APM hmeran <2250> N-ASF ex <1537> PREP hmerav <2250> N-GSF kai <2532> CONJ mhna <3303> N-ASM ek <1537> PREP mhnov <3303> N-GSM wste <5620> CONJ apolesai {V-AAN} en <1722> PREP mia <1519> A-DSF hmera <2250> N-DSF to <3588> T-ASN genov <1085> N-ASN mardocaiou {N-GSM} kai <2532> CONJ epesen <4098> V-AAI-3S o <3588> T-NSM klhrov <2819> N-NSM eiv <1519> PREP thn <3588> T-ASF tessareskaidekathn {A-ASF} tou <3588> T-GSM mhnov <3303> N-GSM ov <3739> R-NSM estin <1510> V-PAI-3S adar {N-PRI}
NET [draft] ITL	In the first <07223> month <02320> (that <01931> is, the month <02320> of Nisan <05212> ), in the twelfth <06240> <08147> year <08141> of King <04428> Ahasuerus <0325> ’ reign, pur <06332> (that <01931> is, the lot <01486> ) was cast <05307> before <06440> Haman <02001> in order to determine a day <03117> <03117> and a month <02320> <02320> . It turned out to be the twelfth <06240> <08147> month (that <01931> is, the month <02320> of Adar <0143> ).
HEBREW	o rda <0143> sdx <02320> awh <01931> rve <06240> Myns <08147> sdxl <02320> sdxmw <02320> Mwyl <03117> Mwym <03117> Nmh <02001> ynpl <06440> lrwgh <01486> awh <01931> rwp <06332> lyph <05307> swrwsxa <0325> Klml <04428> hrve <06240> Myts <08147> tnsb <08141> Noyn <05212> sdx <02320> awh <01931> Nwsarh <07223> sdxb (3:7) <02320>

NETBible

In the first month (that is, the month of Nisan), in the twelfth year¹ of King Ahasuerus’ reign, pur² (that is, the lot) was cast before Haman in order to determine a day and a month.³ It turned out to be the twelfth month (that is, the month of Adar).⁴

NET Notes

¹sn This year would be ca. 474 b.c. The reference to first month and twelfth month indicate that about a year had elapsed between this determination and the anticipated execution.

²tn The term פּוּר (pur, “lot”) is an Akkadian loanword; the narrator therefore explains it for his Hebrew readers (“that is, the lot”). It is from the plural form of this word (i.e., Purim) that the festival celebrating the deliverance of the Jews takes its name (cf. 9:24, 26, 28, 31).

³tc The LXX adds the following words: “in order to destroy in one day the race of Mordecai, and the lot fell on the fourteenth day of the month.” The LXX reading is included by NAB.

³tn Heb “from day to day and from month to month” (so KJV, NASB).

⁴tn Since v. 7 seems to interrupt the flow of the narrative, many scholars have suggested that it is a late addition to the text. But there is not enough evidence to warrant such a conclusion. Even though its placement is somewhat awkward, the verse supplies to the reader an important piece of chronological information.