EST 9:5 Parallel View

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OET (OET-RV) So the Jews took their weapons and fought against all of their enemies and completely destroyed them. They were able to do everything that they wanted to do against their enemies.

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ULT 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.

UST On the day when they were allowed to defend themselves, the Jews took their weapons and fought against all of their enemies. The Jews destroyed them completely. They were able to do everything that they wanted to do against their enemies.

BSB § The Jews put all their enemies to the sword, killing and destroying them, and they did as they pleased to those who hated them.

OEB The Jews put all their enemies to the sword and, with slaughter and destruction, they did what they wanted to those who hated them.

WEB 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.

NET The Jews struck all their enemies with the sword, bringing death and destruction, and they did as they pleased with their enemies.

LSV And the Jews strike among all their enemies—a striking of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction—and do with those hating them according to their pleasure,

FBV The Jews attacked their enemies with swords, killing and destroying them, and they did whatever they wanted to their enemies.

T4T On March 7th, the Jews attacked and killed with their swords all of their enemies. They did whatever they wanted to do, to the people who hated them.

LEB The Jews struck down all their enemies with the sword,[fn] killing and destroyingthem; and they did as they pleased with those that hated them.

?:? Literally “the striking of the sword”

BBE So the Jews overcame all their attackers with the sword and with death and destruction, and did to their haters whatever they had a desire to do.

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JPS 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.

ASV 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.

DRA So the Jews made a great slaughter of their enemies, and killed them, repaying according to what they had prepared to do to them:

YLT 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,

DBY 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.

RV 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.

WBS 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.

KJB 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.[fn]
(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.)

9.5 what…: Heb. according to their will

BB Thus the Iewes smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction, & did what they would vnto their enemies.
(Thus the Yews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction, and did what they would unto their enemies.)

GNV 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.
(Thus the Yews smote all their enemies with strokes of the sword and slaughter, and destruction, and did what they would unto those that hated them. )

CB Thus the Iewes smote all their enemies with a sore slaughter, and slewe and destroyed, & dyd after their wyll vnto soch as were their aduersaries.
(Thus the Yews smote all their enemies with a sore slaughter, and slewe and destroyed, and did after their will unto such as were their aduersaries.)

WYC Therfor the Jewis smytiden her enemyes with greet veniaunce, and killiden hem, and yeldiden to tho enemyes that, that thei hadden maad redi to do to `the Jewis,
(Therefore the Yews smytiden her enemyes with great veniaunce, and killed them, and yeldiden to tho enemyes that, that they had made ready to do to `the Yewis,)

LUT Also schlugen die Juden an allen ihren Feinden mit der Schwertschlacht und würgeten und brachten um und taten nach ihrem Willen an denen, die ihnen feind waren.
(So schlugen the Yuden at all your Feinden with the Schwertschlacht and würgeten and broughtn around/by/for and taten nach ihrem Willen at denen, the ihnen feind waren.)

CLV Itaque percusserunt Judæi inimicos suos plaga magna, et occiderunt eos, reddentes eis quod sibi paraverant facere:[fn]
(Itaque percusserunt Yudæi inimicos suos plaga magna, and occiderunt them, reddentes eis that sibi paraverant facere:)

9.5 Itaque percusserunt Judæi. Non solum alios operarios iniquitatis, qui perseverant in peccatis, nec curant percipere remissionem peccatorum, Spiritus sancti divina sententia damnandos judicat, sed etiam carnales Judæos decalogi transgressores, crucis Christi reatum, quem ex perfidia contraxerunt, in inferni civitatibus sensuros.

9.5 Itaque percusserunt Yudæi. Non solum alios operarios iniquitatis, who perseverant in peccatis, but_not curant percipere remissionem peccatorum, Spiritus sancti divina sententia damnandos yudicat, but also carnales Yudæos decalogi transgressores, crucis Christi reatum, which ex perfidia contraxerunt, in inferni civitatibus sensuros.

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TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

Purim

The Festival of Purim is the only Old Testament festival not established during the time of Moses. Its name is derived from a word that means lots or dice (Hebrew purim, derived from Akkadian puru). It was a common practice in the ancient world to cast purim to determine whether God favored a particular course of action: A good number would indicate God’s approval, a bad number his disapproval. Near the king’s throne room at Susa in Persia, archaeologists found a small four-sided object with a number engraved on each side. A similar die inscribed with the word pur dates to the 800s BC. In the book of Esther, the Persian astrologers used purim to establish the best time to slaughter the Jews (Esth 3:7).

On the fateful day—March 7, 473 BC—God miraculously rescued his people from certain death, just as he had rescued the nation from Egypt at the Passover. Mordecai and Esther therefore formalized an annual celebration of God’s rescue so that all future generations would remember what God had accomplished (9:28). The festival was widely celebrated thereafter among Jews (see 2 Maccabees 15:36; Josephus, Antiquities 11.6.13; perhaps John 5:1).

When God rescued his chosen people, the day for Jewish execution turned into a day of holy vengeance and was followed by a day of celebration. Today, Jewish people fast and pray to commemorate Esther’s fasting. This fast is then followed by Purim, which is celebrated on the fourteenth day of the month of Adar (occurring in February or March). On this joyous holiday Jews read Esther (with loud boos for Haman and hoorays for Mordecai) and have a time of feasting and rejoicing, with gifts for friends and for the poor. It is a celebration of how God providentially worked to care for his people so that they were not exterminated (9:1-17) and of how God continues to care for, provide for, and save his people (see also Gen 45:5; Ps 91; Prov 16:9, 33; Dan 2:21; Acts 1:6-7; 2:22-23; 4:28-30; 17:24-27; Rom 8:28; 1 Pet 3:12).

Passages for Further Study

Esth 9:1-32; Pss 37:23; 91:1-16; Prov 16:9, 33; Rom 8:28; 1 Pet 3:12

UTN uW Translation Notes:

וַ⁠יַּכּ֤וּ הַ⁠יְּהוּדִים֙ בְּ⁠כָל־אֹ֣יְבֵי⁠הֶ֔ם מַכַּת־חֶ֥רֶב

and,struck_down the,Jews in=all enemies,their striking_of sword

After the information about Mordecai, the story now returns to tell what happened on the appointed day. You could add a phrase to show this. Alternate translation, add: “on the day when they were allowed to defend themselves”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וַ⁠יַּכּ֤וּ הַ⁠יְּהוּדִים֙ בְּ⁠כָל־אֹ֣יְבֵי⁠הֶ֔ם מַכַּת־חֶ֥רֶב

and,struck_down the,Jews in=all enemies,their striking_of sword

This expression means that the Jews defended themselves against their enemies, even to the point of killing people who attacked them. Alternate translation: “the Jews attacked all of their enemies and killed them with their swords”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

מַכַּת־חֶ֥רֶב

striking_of sword

Swords were not necessarily the only weapons the Jews had and used. The sword is used to represent all of their weaponry. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this more general meaning. Alternate translation: “the Jews took up their weapons and used them against their enemies”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

וְ⁠הֶ֖רֶג וְ⁠אַבְדָ֑ן

and,killing and,destroying

These two words have the same meaning and are used together for emphasis. Alternate translation: “they destroyed them completely”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וַ⁠יַּֽעֲשׂ֥וּ בְ⁠שֹׂנְאֵי⁠הֶ֖ם כִּ⁠רְצוֹנָֽ⁠ם

and,did in/on/at/with,hated,them as,pleased,they

This expression does not mean that the Jews felt pleasure when they killed their enemies. Rather, it means that the Jews were able to defend themselves against their enemies and were not hindered in any way. Alternate translation: “they were able to do everything they wanted to do against their enemies”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

בְ⁠שֹׂנְאֵי⁠הֶ֖ם

in/on/at/with,hated,them

This is an idiom that describes enemies.

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