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Esther 3:7
Contemporary English Version
Esther 3:7
Contemporary English Version
7 It was now the twelfth year of the rule of King Xerxes. During Nisan,[a] the first month of the year, Haman said, “Find out the best time for me to do this.”[b] The time chosen was Adar,[c] the twelfth month.
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- 3.7 Nisan: The first month of the Hebrew calendar, from about mid-March to mid-April.
- 3.7 Find out … do this: The Hebrew text has “cast lots,” which were pieces of wood or stone used to find out how and when to do something. For “lots” the Hebrew text uses the Babylonian word “purim.”
- 3.7 Adar: The twelfth month of the Hebrew calendar, from about mid-February to mid-March.
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