Esther 9:5 — Bible Verse (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.”
Esther 9:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Esther 9:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Esther 9:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The Jews struck all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and with slaughter and destruction, and did what they wanted to those who hated them.”
Esther 9:5 — World English Bible
Esther 9:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and with slaughter and destruction, and did what they would unto them that hated them. ”
Esther 9:5 — American Standard Version
Esther 9:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the Jews smite among all their enemies--a smiting of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction--and do with those hating them according to their pleasure,”
Esther 9:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Esther 9:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And 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. ”
Esther 9:5 — Darby Translation
Esther 9:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Thus the Iewes smote all their enemies with strokes of the sworde and slaughter, and destruction, and did what they woulde vnto those that hated them.”
Esther 9:5 — Geneva Bible
Esther 9:5 in Context — Esther 9
3 And all the rulers of the provinces, and the lieutenants, and the deputies, and officers of the king, helped the Jews; because the fear of Mordecai fell upon them.
4 For Mordecai was great in the king’s house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces: for this man Mordecai waxed greater and greater.
5 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.
6 And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.
7 And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha,
What Does Esther 9:5 Mean?
Esther 9:5 is a verse from the Book of Esther, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Esther chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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