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id="topheading"><a href="../esther/9-4.htm" title="Esther 9:4">◄</a> Esther 9:5 <a href="../esther/9-6.htm" title="Esther 9:6">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Text Analysis</div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/esther/9-5.htm">Go to Parallel Hebrew</a></div><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="5" class="maintext"><tr><td class="top" width="25%">Strong's</td><td class="top" width="25%">Hebrew</td><td class="top" width="25%">English</td><td class="top" width="25%">Morphology</td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5221: 1) to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill<BR> 1a)(Niphal) to be stricken or smitten <BR> 1b) (Pual) to be stricken or smitten <BR> 1c) (Hiphil) <BR> 1c1) to smite, strike, beat, scourge, clap, applaud, give a thrust <BR> 1c2) to smite, kill, slay (man or beast) <BR> 1c3) to smite, attack, attack and destroy, conquer, subjugate, ravage <BR> 1c4) to smite, chastise, send judgment upon, punish, destroy <BR> 1d) (Hophal) to be smitten <BR> 1d1) to receive a blow <BR> 1d2) to be wounded <BR> 1d3) to be beaten <BR> 1d4) to be (fatally) smitten, be killed, be slain <BR> 1d5) to be attacked and captured <BR> 1d6) to be smitten (with disease) <BR> 1d7) to be blighted (of plants)">5221</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5221 -- Occurrence 391 of 501">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וַיַּכּ֤וּ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vaiyakku_5221.htm" title="vai·yak·Ku: struck -- Occurrence 45 of 46.">way-yak-kū</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Thus defeated</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural">Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3064.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3064: 1) Jew">3064</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3064.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3064 -- Occurrence 43 of 76">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הַיְּהוּדִים֙<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/haiyehudim_3064.htm" title="hai·ye·hu·Dim: the Jews -- Occurrence 27 of 48.">hay-yə-hū-ḏîm</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the Jews</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Noun - proper - masculine plural">Art | N-proper-mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3605: 1) all, the whole <BR> 1a) all, the whole of <BR> 1b) any, each, every, anything <BR> 1c) totality, everything">3605</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3605 -- Occurrence 3485 of 5418">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בְּכָל־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/bechol_3605.htm" title="be·chol: all -- Occurrence 284 of 417.">bə-ḵāl</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">all</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-b :: Noun - masculine singular construct">Prep-b | N-msc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/341.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 341: 1) (Qal) enemy <BR> 1a) personal <BR> 1b) national">341</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_341.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 341 -- Occurrence 144 of 282">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֹ֣יְבֵיהֶ֔ם<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/oyeveihem_341.htm" title="'o·ye·vei·Hem,: their enemies -- Occurrence 16 of 26.">’ō-yə-ḇê-hem,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">their enemies</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct :: third person masculine plural">V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc | 3mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/4347.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4347: 1) blow, wound, slaughter <BR> 1a) blow, stripe <BR> 1b) beating, scourging <BR> 1c) wound <BR> 1d) slaughter <BR> 1e) defeat, conquest <BR> 1f) plague">4347</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4347.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4347 -- Occurrence 28 of 48">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">מַכַּת־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/makkat_4347.htm" title="mak·kat-: the stroke -- Occurrence 1 of 3.">mak-kaṯ-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">with the stroke</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - feminine singular construct">N-fsc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2719: 1) sword, knife <BR> 1a) sword <BR> 1b) knife <BR> 1c) tools for cutting stone">2719</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2719 -- Occurrence 163 of 413">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">חֶ֥רֶב<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/cherev_2719.htm" title="Che·rev: the sword -- Occurrence 44 of 118.">ḥe-reḇ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of the sword</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - feminine singular">N-fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2027.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2027: 1) a killing, slaughter">2027</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2027.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2027 -- Occurrence 1 of 5">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְהֶ֖רֶג<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vehereg_2027.htm" title="ve·He·reg: killing -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">wə-he-reḡ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and with slaughter</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Noun - masculine singular">Conj-w | N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/12.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 12: 1) destruction">12</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_12.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 12 -- Occurrence 1 of 1">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְאַבְדָ֑ן<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/veavdan_12.htm" title="ve·'av·Dan;: and destroying -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">wə-’aḇ-ḏān;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and destruction</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Noun - masculine singular">Conj-w | N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 6213: 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to do, work, make, produce <BR> 1a1a) to do <BR> 1a1b) to work <BR> 1a1c) to deal (with) <BR> 1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect <BR> 1a2) to make <BR> 1a2a) to make <BR> 1a2b) to produce <BR> 1a2c) to prepare <BR> 1a2d) to make (an offering) <BR> 1a2e) to attend to, put in order <BR> 1a2f) to observe, celebrate <BR> 1a2g) to acquire (property) <BR> 1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute <BR> 1a2i) to bring about <BR> 1a2j) to use <BR> 1a2k) to spend, pass <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to be done <BR> 1b2) to be made <BR> 1b3) to be produced <BR> 1b4) to be offered <BR> 1b5) to be observed <BR> 1b6) to be used <BR> 1c) (Pual) to be made <BR> 2) (Piel) to press, squeeze">6213</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6213 -- Occurrence 1818 of 2628">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֥וּ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vaiyaasu_6213.htm" title="vai·ya·'a·Su: did -- Occurrence 75 of 79.">way-ya-‘ă-śū</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and did</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural">Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8130.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8130: 1) to hate, be hateful <BR> 1a) (Qal) to hate <BR> 1a1) of man <BR> 1a2) of God <BR> 1a3) hater, one hating, enemy (participle) (subst) <BR> 1b) (Niphal) to be hated <BR> 1c) (Piel) hater (participle) <BR> 1c1) of persons, nations, God, wisdom">8130</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8130.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8130 -- Occurrence 54 of 147">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בְשֹׂנְאֵיהֶ֖ם<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vesoneeihem_8130.htm" title="ve·so·ne·'ei·Hem: hated -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">ḇə-śō-nə-’ê-hem</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">with those who hated them</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-b :: Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct :: third person masculine plural">Prep-b | V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc | 3mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7522.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7522: 1) pleasure, delight, favour, goodwill, acceptance, will <BR> 1a) goodwill, favour <BR> 1b) acceptance <BR> 1c) will, desire, pleasure, self-will">7522</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7522.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7522 -- Occurrence 17 of 56">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">כִּרְצוֹנָֽם׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/kirtzonam_7522.htm" title="kir·tzo·Nam.: what -- Occurrence 3 of 3.">kir-ṣō-w-nām.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">what they pleased</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-k :: Noun - masculine singular construct :: third person masculine plural">Prep-k | N-msc | 3mp</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 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</script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /><div class="vheading2">Hebrew Texts</div><div align="right"><span class="toptext"><a href="//study.interlinearbible.org/esther/9.htm">Esther 9:5 Hebrew Study Bible</a> (<a href="//apostolic.interlinearbible.org/esther/9.htm">Apostolic</a> / <a href="//interlinearbible.org/esther/9.htm">Interlinear</a>)<br></span></div><div style="direction:rtl"><span class="hebrew"><span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5221.htm" title="vai·yak·ku: struck -- 5221: to smite">וַיַּכּ֤וּ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3064.htm" title="haiy·hu·dim: the Jews -- 3064: Jewish">הַיְּהוּדִים֙</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3605.htm" title="be·chol-: all -- 3605: the whole, all">בְּכָל־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/341.htm" title="o·ye·vei·hem,: their enemies -- 341: enemy, foe ">אֹ֣יְבֵיהֶ֔ם</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4347.htm" title="mak·kat-: the stroke -- 4347: a blow, wound, slaughter">מַכַּת־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2719.htm" title="che·rev: the sword -- 2719: a sword">חֶ֥רֶב</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2027.htm" title="ve·he·reg: killing -- 2027: a slaughter">וְהֶ֖רֶג</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/12.htm" title="ve·'av·dan;: and destroying -- 12: destruction">וְאַבְדָ֑ן</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6213.htm" title="vai·ya·'a·su: did -- 6213: do, make">וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֥וּ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8130.htm" title="ve·so·ne·'ei·hem: hated -- 8130: to hate">בְשֹׂנְאֵיהֶ֖ם</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7522.htm" title="kir·tzo·v·nam.: what -- 7522: goodwill, favor, acceptance, will">כִּרְצֹונָֽם׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/esther/9.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3064.htm" title="Yhuwdiy (yeh-hoo-dee') -- Jew">Thus the Jews</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5221.htm" title="nakah (naw-kaw') -- beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), X go forward, X indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer">smote</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/341.htm" title="'oyeb (o-yabe') -- enemy, foe">all their enemies</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4347.htm" title="makkah (mak-kaw') -- beaten, blow, plague, slaughter, smote, X sore, stripe, stroke, wound((-ed))">with the stroke</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2719.htm" title="chereb (kheh'-reb) -- axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool">of the sword</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2027.htm" title="hereg (heh'-reg) -- be slain, slaughter">and slaughter</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/12.htm" title="'abdan (ab-dawn') -- destruction">and destruction</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6213.htm" title="asah (aw-saw') -- accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy">and did</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7522.htm" title="ratsown (raw-tsone') -- (be) acceptable(-ance, -ed), delight, desire, favour, (good) pleasure">what they would</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8130.htm" title="sane' (saw-nay') -- enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, X utterly">unto those that hated them</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/esther/9.htm">אסתר 9:5 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">וַיַּכּ֤וּ הַיְּהוּדִים֙ בְּכָל־אֹ֣יְבֵיהֶ֔ם מַכַּת־חֶ֥רֶב וְהֶ֖רֶג וְאַבְדָ֑ן וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֥וּ בְשֹׂנְאֵיהֶ֖ם כִּרְצֹונָֽם׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/esther/9.htm">אסתר 9:5 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">ויכו היהודים בכל־איביהם מכת־חרב והרג ואבדן ויעשו בשנאיהם כרצונם׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/esther/9.htm">אסתר 9:5 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">ויכו היהודים בכל־איביהם מכת־חרב והרג ואבדן ויעשו בשנאיהם כרצונם׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/esther/9.htm">אסתר 9:5 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">ויכו היהודים בכל איביהם מכת חרב והרג ואבדן ויעשו בשנאיהם כרצונם׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/esther/9-5.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/esther/9.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />Thus the Jews struck all their enemies with the sword, killing and destroying; and they did what they pleased to those who hated them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/esther/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/esther/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The Jews put all their enemies to the sword, killing and destroying them. They did what they pleased to those who hated them. <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">smote.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/psalms/18-34.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Psalm 18:34-40,47,48</span> He teaches my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by my arms…</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/psalms/20-7.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Psalm 20:7,8</span> Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/psalms/149-6.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Psalm 149:6-9</span> Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/1-6.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">2 Thessalonians 1:6</span> Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation …</a></p><p class="hdg">the stroke.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/jeremiah/18-21.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Jeremiah 18:21</span> Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their …</a></p><p class="hdg">what they would. Heb. according to their will. The Chaldee paraphrast says that none appeared against the Jews but Amalekites only, who were infatuated, and had their hearts hardened, as Pharaoh's against Israel, to take up arms to their own destruction. Some had such an inveterate, implacable malice against the Jews, that Haman's fall and Mordecai's advancement, instead of convincing, seemed only to exasperate them the more. How have the most dreadful scourges ravaged a country, and yet the inhabitants are unmindful of the Almighty Disposer of events, and that the cause of his righteous displeasure is their continual provocation! Forty years long was he grieved with one generation, who learned not his ways, although daily fed and clothed by a miracle.</p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/esther/9-5.htm">Esther 9:5</a> • <a href="/niv/esther/9-5.htm">Esther 9:5 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/esther/9-5.htm">Esther 9:5 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/esther/9-5.htm">Esther 9:5 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/esther/9-5.htm">Esther 9:5 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/esther/9-5.htm">Esther 9:5 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/esther/9-5.htm">Esther 9:5 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/esther/9-5.htm">Esther 9:5 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/esther/9-5.htm">Esther 9:5 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/esther/9-5.htm">Esther 9:5 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/esther/9-5.htm">Esther 9:5 German Bible</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../esther/9-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Esther 9:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Esther 9:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../esther/9-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Esther 9:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Esther 9:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>