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HAMMEDATHA

Father of Haman, a chief adviser to the Persian king Ahasuerus and a sworn enemy of the Jews, according to the book of Esther (3:1, 10 OET EST 3:1 · OET EST 3:10; 8:5; 9:10, 24 OET EST 9:10 · OET EST 9:24).

Show passage in OET: EST 3:1; EST 3:10

OET-RV EST 3:1

3 Some time later, King Ahashverosh (Ahasuerus /Xerxes) promoted Haman, one of his officials (and the son of Hamedata who was a descendant of Agag). The king gave Haman a very important position—more important than any of his other officials.

OET-RV EST 3:10

10 This seemed sensible to the king so he removed his signet ring from his finger and he gave it to Haman (the son of Hamedata, the Agagi, the adversary of the Yehudim).

OET-LV EST 3:1

3 After the_things the_these the_king ʼAḩashvērōsh he _made _great DOM Haman the _son _of Hammedatha the_Agagite and_he_exalted _him and_he/it _assigned DOM seat _of_his from_under all _of the_officials who with_him/it.

OET-LV EST 3:10

10 And_ the_king _he _removed DOM signet-ring _of_his from_under his/its_hand and_he_gave _it to_Haman the _son _of Hammedatha the_Agagite the _harasser _of the _Yəhūdī.

Show passage in OET: EST 8:5

OET-RV EST 8:5

5 “Your majesty,” she said, “if you think that it’s the right thing to do, and if you’re pleased with me, please write a new letter revoking the letters that Haman (the son of Hamedata, the Agagi) sent out instructing the people to destroy all the Yehudim throughout your empire.

OET-LV EST 8:5

5 And_she/it _said if is_on the_king good and_if I _have _found favour before_him and_ the_matter _it _is _proper to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the_king and_am_good I in_eyes _of_his let _it _be _written to_revoke DOM the_letters the _plan _of Haman the _son _of Hammedatha the_Agagite which he _wrote to_destroy DOM the_Yəhūdī who in_all the _provinces _of the _king.

Show passage in OET: EST 9:10; EST 9:24

OET-RV EST 9:10

10 Those were the ten sons of Haman (son of Hamedata), the enemy of the Yehudim, but the Yehudim didn’t take their possessions.

OET-RV EST 9:24

24 Yes, Haman (the son of Hamedata, the Agagi), the enemy of all the Yehudim, had plotted to annihilate them, and he had thrown a ‘Pur’ (which is ‘lot’ or perhaps ‘dice’) choose the date to crush them and to destroy them.

OET-LV EST 9:10

10 The _ten _of the _sons _of Haman the _son _of Hammedatha the _harasser _of the _Yəhūdī they _killed and_on_plunder not they _stretched _out DOM hand _of_their.

OET-LV EST 9:24

24 If/because Haman the _son _of Hammedatha the_Agagite the _harasser _of all _of the_Yəhūdī/(Jews) he _had _planned on the_Yəhūdī to_destroy_them and_he _had _throw Pur that is_the_lot to_disturb_them and_to_destroy_them.

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