King James Version
Esther 9:15-18
15For the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֣יםhai.ye.hu.di.yimH3064that werein Shushanבְּשׁוּשָׁ֗ןbe.shu.ShanH7800gathered themselves togetherוַיִּֽקָּהֲל֞וּvai.yi.ka.ha.LuH6950on the fourteenthאַרְבָּעָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH6240H702dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117also of the monthלְחֹ֣דֶשׁle.Cho.deshH2320Adarאֲדָ֔ר'a.DarH143,and slewוַיַּֽהַרְג֣וּvai.ya.har.GuH2026threeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376at Shushanבְשׁוּשָׁ֔ןve.shu.ShanH7800;but on the preyוּבַ֨בִּזָּ֔הu.Vab.bi.ZahH961they laidשָׁלְח֖וּsha.le.ChuH7971not their handיָדָֽם׃ya.DamH3027.
16But the otherוּשְׁאָ֣רu.she.'ArH7605Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֡יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064that werein the king’sהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428provincesבִּמְדִינ֨וֹתbim.di.NotH4082gathered themselves togetherנִקְהֲל֣וּ׀nik.ha.LuH6950,and stoodוְעָמֹ֣דve.'a.ModH5975for their livesנַפְשָׁ֗םnaf.ShamH5315,and had restוְנ֙וֹחַ֙ve.No.achH5118from their enemiesמֵאֹ֣יְבֵיהֶ֔םme.'O.ye.vei.HemH341,and slewוְהָרֹג֙ve.ha.RogH2026of their foesבְּשֹׂ֣נְאֵיהֶ֔םbe.So.ne.'ei.HemH8130seventyוְשִׁבְעִ֖יםve.shiv.'ImH7657and fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֥הcha.mi.ShahH2568thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505,but they laidשָֽׁלְח֖וּsha.le.ChuH7971not their handsיָדָֽם׃ya.DamH3027on the preyוּבַ֨בִּזָּ֔הu.Vab.bi.ZahH961,
17On the thirteenthשְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖רshe.lo.Shah 'a.SarH6240H7969dayבְּיוֹם־be.yom-H3117of the monthלְחֹ֣דֶשׁle.Cho.deshH2320Adarאֲדָ֑ר'a.DarH143;and on the fourteenthבְּאַרְבָּעָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙be.'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH6240H702day of the same restedH5118they, and madeוְעָשֹׂ֣הve.'a.SohH6213it a dayי֖וֹםYomH3117of feastingמִשְׁתֶּ֥הmish.TehH4960and gladnessוְשִׂמְחָֽה׃ve.sim.ChahH8057.
18But the Jewsוְהַיְּהוּדִ֣יםve.hai.ye.hu.di.yimH3064that wereat Shushanבְּשׁוּשָׁ֗ןbe.shu.ShanH7800assembled togetherנִקְהֲלוּ֙nik.ha.LuH6950on the thirteenthבִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה עָשָׂר֙bish.lo.Shah 'a.SarH6240H7969daythereof, and on the fourteenthוּבְאַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖רu.ve.'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH6240H702thereof; and on the fifteenthבַּחֲמִשָּׁ֤ה עָשָׂר֙ba.cha.mi.Shah 'a.SarH6240H2568dayof the same they restedH5118,and madeוְעָשֹׂ֣הve.'a.SohH6213it a dayי֖וֹםYomH3117of feastingמִשְׁתֶּ֥הmish.TehH4960and gladnessוְשִׂמְחָֽה׃ve.sim.ChahH8057.
Commentaries on Esther 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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