en_tn/est/09/23.md

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  • This passage summarizes much of the story of Esther in order to explain the reason for the festival of Purim.
  • Haman - (See: :en:ta:vol1:translate:translate_names)
  • Hammedatha - (See: :en:ta:vol1:translate:translate_names)
  • Agagite - This is the people group of Haman. (See: :en:ta:vol1: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: :en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_explicit)