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OET (OET-RV) In the capital city of Shushan, the Jews killed 500 men
OET-LV And_in/on/at/with_Susa the_citadel they_killed the_Jews and_destroyed five hundred(s) man.
UHB וּבְשׁוּשַׁ֣ן הַבִּירָ֗ה הָרְג֤וּ הַיְּהוּדִים֙ וְאַבֵּ֔ד חֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת אִֽישׁ׃ ‡
(ūⱱəshūshan habīrāh hārəgū hayyəhūdīm vəʼabēd ḩₐmēsh mēʼōt ʼiysh.)
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ULT And in Susa the citadel the Jews slaughtered and destroyed 500 men.
UST In the capital city of Susa the Jews killed 500 men.
BSB In the citadel of Susa, the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men,
OEB In Susa the capital the Jews killed five hundred people.
WEB In the citadel of Susa, the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men.
NET In Susa the citadel the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men.
LSV and in Shushan the palace the Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men;
FBV In the fortress of Susa, the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men.
T4T Just in Susa alone, the capital city, they killed 500 people.
LEB And in the citadel of Susa the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men,
BBE And in Shushan the Jews put to death five hundred men.
MOF No MOF EST book available
JPS And in Shushan the castle the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.
ASV And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.
DRA Insomuch that even in Susan they killed five hundred men, besides the ten sons of Aman the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews: whose names are these:
YLT and in Shushan the palace have the Jews slain and destroyed five hundred men;
DBY And in Shushan the fortress the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.
RV And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.
WBS And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.
KJB And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.
(And in Susa the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men. )
BB And at Susan the chiefe citie slue the Iewes, & destroyed fiue hundred men.
(And at Susa the chiefe city slue the Yewes, and destroyed five hundred men.)
GNV And at Shushan the palace slewe the Iewes and destroyed fiue hundreth men,
(And at Susa the palace slewe the Yews and destroyed five hundreth men, )
CB And at ye castell of Susan slewe the Iewes and destroied fyue hudreth men:
(And at ye/you_all castell of Susa slewe the Yews and destroyed five hudreth men:)
WYC in so myche, that also in Susa thei killiden fyue hundrid men, with out the ten sones of Aaman of Agag, the enemye of Jewis, of whiche these ben the names;
(in so much, that also in Susa they killed five hundred men, with out the ten sons of Aaman of Agag, the enemye of Yewis, of which these been the names;)
LUT Und zu Schloß Susan erwürgeten die Juden und brachten um fünfhundert Mann.
(And to Schloß Susan strangleden the Yuden and broughtn around/by/for fünfhundert man.)
CLV in tantum ut etiam in Susan quingentos viros interficerent, extra decem filios Aman Agagitæ hostis Judæorum: quorum ista sunt nomina:[fn]
(in only as also in Susan quingentos men interficerent, extra ten filios Aman Agagitæ hostis Yudæorum: quorum ista are nomina:)
9.6 Quorum ista sunt nomina. Horum nominum interpretationes non multo opere exquirimus, nec allegoriæ servire cogimus. Typus enim in parte est, non in toto. Si enim in toto est typus, non est historia. Historicum oportet rei gestæ veram seriem exponere, nec citra subsistere, nec ultra procedere: allegoricum interpretem, egregias partes, in spirituali sensu convenientes eligere.
9.6 Quorum ista are nomina. Horum nominum interpretationes not/no multo opere exquirimus, but_not allegoriæ servire cogimus. Typus because in parte it_is, not/no in toto. When/But_if because in toto it_is typus, not/no it_is historia. Historicum oportet rei gestæ veram seriem exponere, but_not citra subsistere, but_not ultra procedere: allegoricum interpretem, egregias partes, in spirituali sensu convenientes eligere.
BRN No BRN EST book available
BrLXX No BrLXX EST book available
9:6 Although most people in the fortress of Susa itself supported Mordecai, the Jews killed 500 men, a mini-revolt that probably consisted of killing Haman’s relatives and close supporters.
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
וּבְשׁוּשַׁ֣ן הַבִּירָ֗ה
and,in/on/at/with,Susa the,citadel
Alternate translation: “just in Susa, the capital city”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet
הָרְג֤וּ & וְאַבֵּ֔ד
killed & and,destroyed
These two words have the same meaning and are used together for emphasis. Alternate translation: “killed”
Note 2 topic: translate-numbers
חֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת אִֽישׁ
five hundreds (a)_man
Alternate translation: “five hundred men”