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 princes of the provinces, and the satraps, and the governors, and officers of the king, helped the Jews; because the fear of Mordecai fell upon them. 4For Mordecai was great in the king’s house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces: for this man Mordecai became greater and greater. Thus 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. 6And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men. 7And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha,

Esther 9:5 word by word

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

• Jewsיְהוּדִיyehûdîy · JewH3064
• smoteנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• strokeמַכָּהmakkâh makkeh · woundH4347
• swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• slaughterהֶ֫רֶגhereg · slaughterH2027
• destructionאַבְדָ֑ן'abdân · destructionH12
• didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• wouldרָצוֹןrâtsôn râtsôn · acceptanceH7522
• hatedשָׂנֵאώânê' · to hateH8130

Cross-references for Esther 9:5

• Psalms 18:34He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by my arms.
• Psalms 20:7Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.
• Psalms 149:6Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand;
• 2 Thessalonians 1:6Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;
• Jeremiah 18:21Therefore deliver their children to the famine, and pour out their blood by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and be widows; and let their men be put to death; let their young men be slain by the sword 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