Esther 9:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“But the other Jews that were in the king’s provinces gathered themselves together, and stood for their lives, and had rest from their enemies, and slew of their foes seventy and five thousand, but they laid not their hands on the prey,”
Esther 9:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Esther 9:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Esther 9:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The other Jews who were in the king’s provinces gathered themselves together, defended their lives, had rest from their enemies, and killed seventy-five thousand of those who hated them; but they didn’t lay their hand on the plunder.”
Esther 9:16 — World English Bible
Esther 9:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the other Jews that were in the king’s provinces gathered themselves together, and stood for their lives, and had rest from their enemies, and slew of them that hated them seventy and five thousand; but on the spoil they laid not their hand. ”
Esther 9:16 — American Standard Version
Esther 9:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the rest of the Jews, who <FI>are<Fi> in the provinces of the king, have been assembled, even to stand for their life, and to rest from their enemies, and to slay among those hating them five and seventy thousand, and on the prey they have not put forth their hand;”
Esther 9:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Esther 9:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the other Jews that were in the king's provinces gathered themselves together, and stood for their life, and had rest from their enemies; and they slew of them that hated them seventy-five thousand (but they laid not their hand on the prey), ”
Esther 9:16 — Darby Translation
Esther 9:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the rest of the Iewes that were in the Kings prouinces assembled themselues, and stood for their liues, and had rest from their enemies, and slewe of them that hated them, seuentie and fiue thousand: but they layd not their hand on the spoyle.”
Esther 9:16 — Geneva Bible
Esther 9:16 in Context — Esther 9
14 And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman’s ten sons.
15 For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men at Shushan; but on the prey they laid not their hand.
16 But the other Jews that were in the king’s provinces gathered themselves together, and stood for their lives, and had rest from their enemies, and slew of their foes seventy and five thousand, but they laid not their hands on the prey,
17 On the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same rested they, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.
18 But the Jews that were at Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth day thereof, and on the fourteenth thereof; and on the fifteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.
What Does Esther 9:16 Mean?
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