In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar.
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The verse 7 is found in chapter 3 of Esther. The pur, or lot, is cast to determine the appropriate time to carry out Haman's plan. The lot produces the term that gives the festival of Purim its name. The narrative thus introduces the motif of apparently random chance, which will later be reinterpreted through the providential development of events.
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Im ersten Monat, das ist der Monat Nisan, im zwölften Jahr des Königs Ahasveros, ward das Pur, das ist das Los, geworfen vor Haman, von einem Tage auf den andern und von Monat zu Monat bis auf den zwölften, das ist der Monat Adar.
En el mes primero, que es el mes de Nisán, en el año duodécimo del rey Assuero, fue echada Pur, esto es, la suerte, delante de Amán, de día en día y de mes en mes; y salió el mes duodécimo, que es el mes de Adar.
En el mes primero, que es el mes de Nisán, en el año doce del rey Asuero, se echó el pur, es decir, la suerte, ante Amán, para cada día y cada mes. Salió el mes duodécimo, que es el mes de Adar.
Au premier mois, qui est le mois de Nisan, la douzième année du roi Assuérus, on jeta le pur, c'est-à-dire le sort, devant Haman, pour chaque jour et pour chaque mois, jusqu'au douzième mois, qui est le mois d'Adar.
E nel primo mese, che è il mese di Nisan, nell’anno duodecimo del re Assuero, fu tirata Pur, cioè la sorte, davanti ad Haman, per ciascun giorno, e per ciascun mese; e la sorte cadde sul duodecimo mese che è il mese di Adar.
No primeiro mês (que é o mês de Nisã), no ano duodécimo do rei Assuero, se lançou Pur, isto é, a sorte, perante Hamã, para cada dia, e para cada mês, até ao duodécimo mês, que é o mês de Adar.
亞哈隨魯 王十二年正月,就是尼散月,人在 哈曼 面前抽普珥,普珥即籤,要定何月何日;抽到了十二月,就是亞達月。
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