Because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur, that is, the lot, to consume them, and to destroy them;
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Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.
Hebrews
General EpistlesAnd when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed.
2 Kings
HistoryWe are all one man's sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.
Genesis
LawNow these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.
Genesis
LawAnd by the border of Reuben, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Judah.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation:
Numbers
LawAnd thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the LORD thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee:
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it: and he that killeth a man, he shall be put to death.
Leviticus
LawAnd they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the LORD is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsAnd Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye make them rest from their burdens.
Exodus
LawAnd he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, but not with a perfect heart.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraThen I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubims there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsThen cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
John
Gospels / JohnTo another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulThe children of Beth-lehem, an hundred twenty and three.
Ezra
HistoryAnd the priest shall dip his finger in some of the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD, even before the vail.
Leviticus
Law / MosesThe family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart;
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahEgypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence against the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land.
Joel
Minor ProphetsOr if he touch the uncleanness of man, whatsoever uncleanness it be that a man shall be defiled withal, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty.
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.
Genesis
Law / MosesTherefore thus saith the LORD concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah lord! or, Ah his glory!
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahOf the tribe of Joseph, namely, of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi.