Esther 9:5
The Jews put all their enemies to the sword, killing and destroying them, and they did as they pleased to those who hated them.
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ASV
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.
KJV
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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11 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּכּ֤וּ | vai.ya.Ku | and they struck down | H5221 → |
| הַיְּהוּדִים֙ | hai.ye.hu.Dim | the Jews | H3064 → |
| בְּכָל־ | be.khol | <in> all | H3605 → |
| אֹ֣יְבֵיהֶ֔ם | 'o.ye.vei.Hem | enemies their | H341 → |
| מַכַּת־ | ma.kat- | a striking down of | H4347 → |
| חֶ֥רֶב | Che.rev | sword | H2719 → |
| וְהֶ֖רֶג | ve.He.reg | and slaughter | H2027 → |
| וְאַבְדָ֑ן | ve.'av.Dan | and destruction | H12 → |
| וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֥וּ | vai.ya.'a.Su | and they did | H6213 → |
| בְשֹׂנְאֵיהֶ֖ם | ve.so.ne.'ei.Hem | over [those who] hated them | H8130 → |
| כִּרְצוֹנָֽם׃ | kir.tzo.Nam | according to pleasure their | H7522 → |
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