Esther 3:7 — So in the month of April, during the twelfth year of King Xerxes’ reign, lots w… — NLT | maBible
Read Esther 3:7 (New Living Translation) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Esther 3.7, Esther 3v7, Est. 3:7. So in the month of April, during the twelfth year of King Xerxes’ reign, lots were cast in Haman’s presence (the lots were called purim) to determine the best day and mo…
Other reference formats: Esther 3.7, Esther 3v7, Est. 3:7.
7 So in the month of April, during the twelfth year of King Xerxes’ reign, lots were cast in Haman’s presence (the lots were called purim) to determine the best day and month to take action. And the day selected was March 7, nearly a year later.
Notes and references
Hebrew in the first month, the month of Nisan. This month of the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar occurred within the months of April and May 474 b.c.; also see note on 2:16.
As in 3:13, which reads the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar; Hebrew reads in the twelfth month, of the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar. The date selected was March 7, 473 b.c.; also see note on 2:16.