Esther Chapter 9 verse 5 Holy Bible
And the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and with slaughter and destruction, and did what they would unto them that hated them.
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So the Jews overcame all their attackers with the sword and with death and destruction, and did to their haters whatever they had a desire to do.
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And the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword and slaughter and destruction, and did what they would to those that hated them.
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Thus the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction, and did what they would unto those that hated them.
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Thus the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction, and did what they would to those that hated them.
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The Jews struck all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and with slaughter and destruction, and did what they would to those who hated them.
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And the Jews smite among all their enemies -- a smiting of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction -- and do with those hating them according to their pleasure,
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewThe Jewsהַיְּהוּדִים֙ (hay·yə·hū·ḏîm)Article | Noun - proper - masculine pluralStrong's 3064: Jews -- Jewishputוַיַּכּ֤וּ (way·yak·kū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 5221: To strikeallבְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl)Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3605: The whole, all, any, everytheir enemiesאֹ֣יְבֵיהֶ֔ם (’ō·yə·ḇê·hem)Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralStrong's 341: Hating, an adversaryto the sword,חֶ֥רֶב (ḥe·reḇ)Noun - feminine singularStrong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, swordkillingוְהֶ֖רֶג (wə·he·reḡ)Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 2027: A slaughterand destroying them,וְאַבְדָ֑ן (wə·’aḇ·ḏān)Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 12: A perishingand they didוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֥וּ (way·ya·‘ă·śū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 6213: To do, makewhat they pleasedכִּרְצוֹנָֽם׃ (kir·ṣō·w·nām)Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralStrong's 7522: Goodwill, favor, acceptance, willto those who hated them.בְשֹׂנְאֵיהֶ֖ם (ḇə·śō·nə·’ê·hem)Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralStrong's 8130: To hateJump to PreviousAttackers Death Desire Destroying Destruction Enemies Hated Haters Hating Jews Killing Overcame Pleased Pleasure Slaughter Slaughtering Smite Smiting Smote Stroke Struck Sword Wanted Whatever