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Esther 9:14

And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman’s ten sons.

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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙hamelekhthe kingמֶלֶךְdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.לְהֵֽעָשׂ֣וֹתleheasotto doעָשָׂהpreposition, verb, niphal, infinitive construct — “to do”, the to-form of the verbH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…כֵּ֔ןkenas... asכֵּןparticle, demonstrative — “as... as”H3651properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)[phrase] after that (this, -ward, -wards), as... as, [phrase] (for-) asmuch as yet, [phrase] be (for which) cause, [phrase] following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), [idiom] the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (th…וַתִּנָּתֵ֥ןvatinatenand giveנָתַןconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and give”, the next action in the storyH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…דָּ֖תdatcommandmentדָּתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “commandment”, the ordinary formH1881a royal edict or statutecommandment, commission, decree, law, manner.בְּשׁוּשָׁ֑ןbeshushanin Shushanשׁוּשַׁןpreposition, noun, proper name — “in Shushan”H7800Shushan, a place in PersiaShushan.וְאֵ֛תveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).עֲשֶׂ֥רֶתaserettenעֶשֶׂרadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, construct — “ten”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6235ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)ten, (fif-, seven-) teen.בְּנֵֽיbenesonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […הָמָ֖ןhamanHamanהָמָןnoun, proper name — “Haman”H2001Haman, a Persian vizierHaman.תָּלֽוּtalvhangתָּלָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “hang”, a completed actionH8518to suspend (especially to gibbet)hang (up).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the king commanded it so to be done; and a decree was given out in Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the king commanded it so to be done: and a decree was given out in Shushan; and they hanged Haman’s ten sons.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the king saith — 'to be done so;' and a law is given in Shushan, and the ten sons of Haman they have hanged.

World English Bible

The king commanded this to be done. A decree was given out in Susa; and they hanged Haman’s ten sons.

Darby Translation

And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.

Douay-Rheims

And the king commanded that it should be so done. And forthwith the edict was hung up in Susan, and the ten sons of Aman were hanged.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)