This passage summarizes much of the story of Esther in order to explain the reason for the festival of Purim.

## Haman ##

(See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

## Hammedatha ##

(See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

## Agagite ##

This is the people group of Haman. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

## Pur ##

"Purim" or "lots"

## and he threw Pur (that is, he threw lots), to crush and destroy them ##

"and he threw Pur (that is, he cast lots to find out what would be the most lucky day in the year for him to do it on" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])