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# he threw Pur (that is, he threw lots)
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"Pur" was the Persian word for "lot." The phrase "he threw lots" explains what "he threw Pur" means.
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# But when the matter came before the king
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The Hebrew text can also be interpreted to mean, "But when Esther came before the king." Some modern versions choose this interpretation.
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# the wicked plan Haman developed against the Jews should come back on his own head
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"Come back on his own head" means that it should be done to Haman. Alternate translation: "the wicked plan Haman developed against the Jews should be done to him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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