Esther 9:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEsther 9:5 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיַּכּ֤וּ
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
הַיְּהוּדִים֙
Yᵉhûwdîy
H3064
Jew
בְּכָל
kôl
H3605
all
אֹ֣יְבֵיהֶ֔ם
ʼôyêb
H341
enemy
מַכַּת
makkâh
H4347
blow
חֶ֥רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
וְהֶ֖רֶג
hereg
H2027
slaughter
וְאַבְדָ֑ן
ʼabdân
H12
destruction
וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֥וּ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
בְשֹׂנְאֵיהֶ֖ם
sânêʼ
H8130
to hate
כִּרְצוֹנָֽם
râtsôwn
H7522
pleasure
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World English Bible Public Domain
The Jews struck all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and with slaughter and destruction, and did what they would to those who hated them.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the Jews struck to all their enemies a strike of sword and slaughter and destruction. And they did to those who hated them according to their pleasure.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).