Esther 9:5

Esther 9:5 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)The Jews struck down all their enemies with the sword, killing and destroying them, and they did what they pleased to those who hated them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Jews struck all their enemies with the sword, killing and destroying them, and did as they pleased to those who hated them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Thus the Jews defeated all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, with slaughter and destruction, and did what they pleased with those who hated them.

Context of Esther 9:5

3And all the nobles of the provinces, the highest officers, the governors, and the royal officials helped the Jews for fear of Mordecai. 4For Mordecai had been promoted in the king’s palace, and his fame spread throughout all the provinces as he became more and more powerful. So the Jews went ahead on the appointed day and struck down their enemies with the sword. They killed and annihilated their enemies and did as they pleased with those who hated them. 6In the fortress of Susa itself, the Jews killed 500 men. 7They also killed Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha,

Esther 9:5 word by word

וַיַּכּ֤וּ הַיְּהוּדִים֙ בְּכָל־אֹ֣יְבֵיהֶ֔ם מַכַּת־חֶ֥רֶב וְהֶ֖רֶג וְאַבְדָ֑ן וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֥וּ בְשֹׂנְאֵיהֶ֖ם כִּרְצוֹנָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thus the Jewsיְהוּדִיyehûdîy · JewH3064
• smoteנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• all their enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• with the strokeמַכָּהmakkâh makkeh · woundH4347
• of the swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• and slaughterהֶ֫רֶגhereg · slaughterH2027
• and destructionאַבְדָ֑ן'abdân · destructionH12
• and didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• what they wouldרָצוֹןrâtsôn râtsôn · acceptanceH7522
• unto those that hatedשָׂנֵאώânê' · to hateH8130

Cross-references for Esther 9:5

• Psalms 18:34He trains my hands for battle; he strengthens my arm to draw a bronze bow.
• Psalms 20:7Some nations boast of their chariots and horses, but we boast in the name of the Lord our God.
• Psalms 149:6Let the praises of God be in their mouths, and a sharp sword in their hands—
• 2 Thessalonians 1:6In his justice he will pay back those who persecute you.
• Jeremiah 18:21So let their children starve! Let them die by the sword! Let their wives become childless widows. Let their old men die in a plague, and let their young men be killed in battle!

Commentaries on Esther 9:5

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5put all their enemies to the sword: It was not an attack on defenseless people or a ruthless killing spree. Instead, it was a successful self-defense against their attackers. The phrase here echoes Haman’s original decree (Esther 3:12).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

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In the dictionaries

• 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