Esther 9:9

Esther 9:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Parmashta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and Vajezatha,
• English Standard Version (ESV)and Parmashta and Arisai and Aridai and Vaizatha,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai, and Vajezatha—
• New Living Translation (NLT)Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai, and Vaizatha—

Context of Esther 9:9

7They also killed Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha, 8Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha, Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai and Vaizatha, 10the ten sons of Haman son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews. But they did not lay their hands on the plunder. 11The number of those killed in the citadel of Susa was reported to the king that same day.

Esther 9:9 word by word

וְאֵ֤ת׀ פַּרְמַ֙שְׁתָּא֙ וְאֵ֣ת׀ אֲרִיסַ֔י וְאֵ֥ת׀ אֲרִדַ֖י וְאֵ֥ת׀ וַיְזָֽתָא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Parmashtaפַּרְמַשְׁתָּאparmashtâ' · ParmashtaH6534
• and Arisaiאֲרִיסַי'ărîysay · ArisaiH747
• and Aridaiאֲרִידַי'ărîyday · AridaiH742
• and Vajezathaוַיְזָתָאvayezâthâ' · VaizathaH2055

Commentaries on Esther 9:9

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7-10Verses 7-10 Most of these names are Persian, and readily traceable to Old Persian roots. Esther 9:10 On the spoil laid they not their hand - As they might have done (see the margin reference).Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-10They killed these ten sons of Haman: Everything Haman had boasted about (Esther 5:11) was gone, including his ten sons.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-165-16. Thus the Jews smote all their enemies--The effect of the two antagonistic decrees was, in the meantime, to raise a fierce and bloody war between the Jews and their enemies throughout the Persian empire; but through the dread of Esther and Mordecai, the provincial governors universally favored their cause, so that their enemies fell in great numbers.Read the comment

Topics related to Esther 9:9

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In the dictionaries

• Parmashta
• Vajezatha
• Aridai
• Arisai
• Esther, Book of
• Text of the Old Testament

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