en_tn_lite_do_not_use/est/09/23.md

This passage summarizes much of the story of Esther in order to explain the reason for the festival of Purim.

Haman

(See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)

Hammedatha

(See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)

Agagite

This is the people group of Haman. (See: rc://en/ta/man/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: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)