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OET (OET-RV) The letters stated that the king permitted the Jews in each and every city to get together and defend themselves, and what’s more to destroy, kill, and annihilate all the forces of any people or province hostile to them, including women and children, and then to plunder their possessions.
OET-LV (cmp) he_had_permitted the_king to_the_Jews who in_all city and_city to_assemble and_to_defend on lives_their to_destroy and_to_kill and_to_annihilate DOM every army of_people and_province the_attack DOM_them little_one[s] and_women and_spoil_their to_plunder.
UHB אֲשֶׁר֩ נָתַ֨ן הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ לַיְּהוּדִ֣ים ׀ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּכָל־עִיר־וָעִ֗יר לְהִקָּהֵל֮ וְלַעֲמֹ֣ד עַל־נַפְשָׁם֒ לְהַשְׁמִיד֩ וְלַהֲרֹ֨ג וּלְאַבֵּ֜ד אֶת־כָּל־חֵ֨יל עַ֧ם וּמְדִינָ֛ה הַצָּרִ֥ים אֹתָ֖ם טַ֣ף וְנָשִׁ֑ים וּשְׁלָלָ֖ם לָבֽוֹז׃ ‡
(ʼₐsher nātan hammelek layyəhūdim ʼₐsher bəkāl-ˊīr-vāˊir ləhiqqāhēl vəlaˊₐmod ˊal-nafshām ləhashmīd vəlahₐrog ūləʼabēd ʼet-kāl-ḩēyl ˊam ūmədīnāh haʦʦārim ʼotām ţaf vənāshim ūshəlālām lāⱱōz.)
Key: khaki:verbs.
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ULT that the king gave to the Jews who were in every city, city by city: to gather and to stand for their life, to annihiliate, and to slaughter, and to destroy any strength of a people or province that would attack them, children and women, and plunder their spoil;
UST Each copy of the letter said that the king permits the Jews throughout the empire to join together and to fight to protect themselves. The king’s letter also permits them to completely destroy any group of armed men from any people or province who would attack them. The letter also permits them to kill the women and children of those who would attack them, and to take the possessions of the people whom they kill.
BSB § By these letters the king permitted the Jews in each and every city the right to assemble and defend themselves, to destroy, kill, and annihilate all the forces of any people or province hostile to them, including women and children, and to plunder their possessions.
OEB In this way the king permitted the Jews who were in every city to gather together and make a stand for their life, to destroy, to kill, and annihilate all the armed forces of any people or province that might be hostile to them, including their children and women, and to take their goods as plunder
WEBBE In those letters, the king granted the Jews who were in every city to gather themselves together and to defend their lives—to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish all the power of the people and province that would assault them, their little ones and women, and to plunder their possessions,
WMBB (Same as above)
NET The king thereby allowed the Jews who were in every city to assemble and to stand up for themselves – to destroy, to kill, and to annihilate any army of whatever people or province that should become their adversaries, including their women and children, and to confiscate their property.
LSV that the king has given to the Jews who [are] in each and every city, to be assembled, and to stand for their life, to cut off, to slay, and to destroy the whole force of the people and province who are distressing them, infants and women, and their spoil to seize.
FBV The letters from the king authorized the Jews in every city to gather together in self-defense, and to destroy, kill, and annihilate any armed group of a people or province that might attack them, including women and children, and to confiscate their possessions.
T4T They wrote in those letters that the Jews in every city were permitted by the king to gather together to protect themselves. They also were permitted to kill any group of soldiers who attacked them. They were also permitted to kill the women and children of those who attacked them, and to take the possessions of the people whom they killed.
LEB In them the king allowed the Jews who were in every city to assemble and defend their lives,[fn] to destroy and kill and annihilate any army of any people or province attacking them, including women and children, and to plunder their spoil,
8:11 Literally “to stand for their lives”
BBE In these letters the king gave authority to the Jews in every town to come together and make a fight for their lives, and to send death and destruction on the power of any people in any part of the kingdom attacking them or their children or their women, and to take their goods from them by force,
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JPS that the king had granted the Jews that were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, and to slay, and to cause to perish, all the forces of the people and province that would assault them, their little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey,
ASV wherein the king granted the Jews that were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, their little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey,
DRA And the king gave orders to them, to speak to the Jews in every city, and to command them to gather themselves together, and to stand for their lives, and to kill and destroy all their enemies with their wives and children and all their houses, and to take their spoil.
YLT that the king hath given to the Jews who [are] in every city and city, to be assembled, and to stand for their life, to cut off, to slay, and to destroy the whole force of the people and province who are distressing them, infants and women, and their spoil to seize.
Drby [stating] that the king granted the Jews that were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that might assault them, [their] little ones and women, and to [take] the spoil of them for a prey,
RV wherein the king granted the Jews which were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, their little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey,
Wbstr In which the king granted the Jews who were in every city to assemble, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, both little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey,
KJB-1769 Wherein the king granted the Jews which were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, both little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey,
KJB-1611 Wherein the King granted the Iewes, which were in euery citie, to gather themselues together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish all the power of the people and prouince that would assault them, both little ones, and women, and to take the spoile of them for a pray:
(Wherein the King granted the Yewes, which were in every city, to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish all the power of the people and prouince that would assault them, both little ones, and women, and to take the spoil of them for a pray:)
Bshps Wherin the king graunted the Iewes in what cities soeuer they were, to gather themselues together, and to stand for their lyfe, and for to roote out, to slay and to destroy all the power of the people and prouince that woulde trouble them, both children and women, and to spoyle their goodes:
(Wherin the king graunted the Yews in what cities soever they were, to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, and for to root out, to slay and to destroy all the power of the people and prouince that would trouble them, both children and women, and to spoil their goodes:)
Gnva Wherein the King graunted the Iewes (in what cities so euer they were) to gather theselues together, and to stand for their life, and to roote out, to slay and to destroy al the power of the people and of the prouince that vexed them, both children and women, and to spoyle their goods:
(Wherein the King graunted the Yews (in what cities so ever they were) to gather theselues together, and to stand for their life, and to root out, to slay and to destroy all the power of the people and of the prouince that vexed them, both children and women, and to spoil their goods: )
Cvdl wher in the kynge graunted the Iewes (in what cities so euer they were) to gather them selues together, and to stonde for their lyfe, and for to rote out, to slaye, and to destroye all the power of the people and londe that wolde trouble them, with children and wemen, and to spoyle their good
(wher in the king graunted the Yews (in what cities so ever they were) to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, and for to root out, to slaye, and to destroy all the power of the people and land that would trouble them, with children and women, and to spoil their good)
Wycl To whiche the kyng comaundide, that thei schulden clepe togidere the Jewis bi alle citees, `and comaunde to be gaderid togidere, that thei schulden stonde for her lyues; and schulden sle, and do awei alle her enemyes, with her wyues and children, and alle howsis.
(To which the king commanded, that they should clepe together the Yews by all cities, `and command to be gathered together, that they should stand for her lives; and should sle, and do away all her enemies, with her wives and children, and all howsis.)
Luth darinnen der König den Juden gab, wo sie in Städten waren, sich zu versammeln und zu stehen für ihr Leben und zu vertilgen, zu erwürgen und umzubringen alle Macht des Volks und Landes, die sie ängsteten, samt den Kindern und Weibern, und ihr Gut zu rauben,
(darinnen the/of_the king the Yuden gave, where they/she/them in cities were, itself/yourself/themselves to versammeln and to stehen for you/their/her life and to vertilgen, to erwürgen and umzubringen all Macht the peoples and lands, the they/she/them ängsteten, samt the Kindern and women, and you/their/her Gut to rauben,)
ClVg Quibus imperavit rex, ut convenirent Judæos per singulas civitates, et in unum præciperent congregari ut starent pro animabus suis, et omnes inimicos suos cum conjugibus ac liberis et universis domibus, interficerent atque delerent, et spolia eorum diriperent.[fn]
(To_whom imperavit rex, as convenirent Yudæos through singulas civitates, and in one præciperent congregari as to_standnt for animabus to_his_own, and everyone inimicos suos when/with conyugibus ac freedom and universis domibus, interficerent atque delerent, and spolia their diriperent. )
8.11 Interficerent, etc. Ne mali germinis pullularent rediviva plantaria. Similiter septem gentes quæ habitabant in terra promissionis Dominus interfici jussit, et postmodum Amalechitas omnimode deleri, ut omnem occasionem scandali auferret eis; unde David ait: In matutino interficiebam Psal. 100., etc.
8.11 Interficerent, etc. Ne mali germinis pullularent rediviva plantaria. Similiter seven gentes which habitabant in earth/land promissionis Master interfici yussit, and postmodum Amalechitas omnimode deleri, as omnem occasionem scandali auferret eis; whence David he_said: In matutino interficiebam Psal. 100., etc.
8:11 The king’s decree did not permit the Jewish people to start a war but to defend themselves and plunder the property of those who attacked them (reversing the decree in 3:13).
• The phrase kill, slaughter, and annihilate is an ironic repetition of the words in Haman’s original edict (3:13; see also 9:5).
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
בְּכָל־עִיר־וָעִ֗יר
in=all (a)_city and,city
This expression means “in each and every city.” It is possibly referring to the entire empire by naming one part of it, its cities. The story says in 9:19 that not just Jews living in cities but Jews living in rural areas also defended themselves. It is likely that the messengers only published the news in the cities and not the entire countryside, but the news was certainly intended for everyone, not only people living in the cities. Alternate translation: “throughout the empire” or “in each and every city” or “in every single city”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
לְהִקָּהֵל֮ וְלַעֲמֹ֣ד עַל־נַפְשָׁם֒
to,assemble and,to,defend on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in lives,their
Here, to stand is a metaphor meaning to defend oneself and fight back instead of running away from an enemy. Alternate translation: “to join together and fight for their lives” or “to join together and fight back”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet
לְהַשְׁמִיד֩ וְלַהֲרֹ֨ג וּלְאַבֵּ֜ד
to,destroy and,to,kill and,to,annihilate
These words mean the same thing and are used together to emphasize the completeness of the destruction that is being described. See how you translated this in 3:13 and 7:4. Alternate translation: “completely destroy” (A “doublet” can involve the use of more than two words.)
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
כָּל־חֵ֨יל עַ֧ם וּמְדִינָ֛ה הַצָּרִ֥ים אֹתָ֖ם
all/each/any/every army people and,province the,attack DOM=them
Strength is a figurative way of referring to an army or to a person carrying weaponry. Alternate translation: “the army of any people or province that attacked them”
טַ֣ף וְנָשִׁ֑ים
children and,women
Alternate translation: “they could also kill the wives and children of the armed men”
וּשְׁלָלָ֖ם לָבֽוֹז
and,spoil,their to,plunder
See how you translated this expression in 3:13. Alternate translation: “and take everything that belonged to them”