King James Version

Esther 9:5

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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וַיַּכּ֤וּvayakvand strikeנָכָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and strike”, the next action in the storyH5221to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), [idiom] go forward, [idiom] indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer, punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike, be stricken, (give) stripes, [idiom] surely, wound.הַיְּהוּדִים֙hayhudimthe Jewיְהוּדִיdefinite article, noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute — “the Jew”, the ordinary formH3064a Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew), or descendant of Jehudah (i.e. Judah)Jew.בְּכָלbekhalin allכֹּלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).אֹ֣יְבֵיהֶ֔םoyeveyhemenemyאֹיֵבverb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “enemy”, a verb used as a describing wordH341hating; an adversaryenemy, foe.מַכַּתmakatwoundמַכָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “wound”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4347a wound; figuratively, carnage, also pestilencebeaten, blow, plague, slaughter, smote, [idiom] sore, stripe, stroke, wound(-ed).חֶ֥רֶבcherevknifeחֶרֶבnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “knife”, the ordinary formH2719drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implementaxe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.וְהֶ֖רֶגveheregand slaughterהֶרֶגconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and slaughter”, the ordinary formH2027slaughterbe slain, slaughter.וְאַבְדָ֑ןveavdanand destructionאַבְדָןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and destruction”, the ordinary formH12a perishingdestruction.וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֥וּvayaasvand doעָשָׂהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and do”, the next action in the storyH6213to 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…בְשֹׂנְאֵיהֶ֖םvesoneeyhemin hateשָׂנֵאpreposition, verb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in hate”, a verb used as a describing wordH8130to hate (personally)enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, [idiom] utterly.כִּרְצוֹנָֽםkirtsonamas as... wouldרָצוֹןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “as as... would”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7522delight (especially as shown)(be) acceptable(-ance, -ed), delight, desire, favour, (good) pleasure, (own, self, voluntary) will, as...(what) would.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Young’s Literal Translation

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,

World English Bible

The Jews struck all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and with slaughter and destruction, and did what they wanted to those who hated them.

Darby Translation

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.

Douay-Rheims

So the Jews made a great slaughter of their enemies, and killed them, repaying according to what they had prepared to do to them:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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