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Esther 9:2

In each of the provinces of King Xerxes, the Jews assembled in their cities to attack those who sought to harm them. No man could withstand them, because the fear of them had fallen upon all peoples.

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ASV

the Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as sought their hurt: and no man could withstand them; for the fear of them was fallen upon all the peoples.

KJV

The Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as sought their hurt: and no man could withstand them; for the fear of them fell upon all people.

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21 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
נִקְהֲל֨וּnik.ha.Luthey assembledH6950 →
הַיְּהוּדִ֜יםhai.ye.hu.Dimthe JewsH3064 →
בְּעָרֵיהֶ֗םbe.'a.rei.Hemin cities theirH5892 →
בְּכָל־be.kholin allH3605 →
מְדִינוֹת֙me.di.nOt[the] provinces ofH4082 →
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
אֳחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'o.chash.ve.Ro.oshAhasuerusH325 →
לִשְׁלֹ֣חַlish.Lo.achto stretch outH7971 →
יָ֔דYada handH3027 →
בִּמְבַקְשֵׁ֖יbim.vak.Sheion those seekingH1245 →
רָֽעָתָ֑םra.'a.Tam<of> harm theirH7451 →
וְאִישׁ֙ve.'Ishand anyoneH376 →
לֹא־lo'-notH3808 →
עָמַ֣ד'a.Madhe stoodH5975 →
לִפְנֵיהֶ֔םlif.nei.Hem<to> before themH6440 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
נָפַ֥לna.Falit had fallenH5307 →
פַּחְדָּ֖םpach.Damdread of themH6343 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
הָעַמִּֽים׃ha.'a.Mimthe peoplesH5971 →

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Esther 8:17In every province and every city, wherever the king’s edict and decree reached, there was joy and gladness among the Jews, with feasting and celebrating. And many of the people of the land themselves became Jews, because the fear of the Jews had fallen upon them.Esther 9:16The rest of the Jews in the royal provinces also assembled to defend themselves and rid themselves of their enemies. They killed 75,000 who hated them, but they did not lay a hand on the plunder.Esther 8:11By these letters the king permitted the Jews in each and every city the right to assemble and defend themselves, to destroy, kill, and annihilate all the forces of any people or province hostile to them, including women and children, and to plunder their possessions.Psalms 71:13May the accusers of my soul be ashamed and consumed; may those who seek my harm be covered with scorn and disgrace.Psalms 71:24My tongue will indeed proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my harm are disgraced and confounded.Esther 9:15–18On the fourteenth day of the month of Adar, the Jews in Susa came together again and put to death three hundred men there, but they did not lay a hand on the plunder.Joshua 11:20For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts to engage Israel in battle, so that they would be set apart for destruction and would receive no mercy, being annihilated as the LORD had commanded Moses.Deuteronomy 2:30But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass through, for the LORD your God had made his spirit stubborn and his heart obstinate, that He might deliver him into your hand, as is the case this day.Joshua 2:9and said to them, “I know that the LORD has given you this land and that the fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of you.Esther 9:10They killed these ten sons of Haman son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, but they did not lay a hand on the plunder.Genesis 35:5As they set out, a terror from God fell over the surrounding cities, so that they did not pursue Jacob’s sons.Isaiah 8:9Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered!Exodus 23:27I will send My terror ahead of you and throw into confusion every nation you encounter. I will make all your enemies turn and run.Esther 9:15On the fourteenth day of the month of Adar, the Jews in Susa came together again and put to death three hundred men there, but they did not lay a hand on the plunder.

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Esther Before the King — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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