EST 9:6 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs.
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OEB In Susa the capital the Jews killed five hundred people.

WEBBE In the citadel of Susa, the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men.

WMBB (Same as above)

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 No LEB EST book available

BBE And in Shushan the Jews put to death five hundred men.

Moff No Moff 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;

Drby 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.
(And in Susa the palace the Jews slew/killed and destroyed five hundred men. )

SLT And in Shushan the fortress the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.

Wbstr And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.

KJB-1769 And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.
(And in Susa the palace the Jews slew/killed and destroyed five hundred men. )

KJB-1611 And in Shushan the palace the Iewes slew and destroyed fiue hundred men:
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps No Bshps EST book available

Gnva And at Shushan the palace slewe the Iewes and destroyed fiue hundreth men,
(And at Susa the palace slew/killed the Yews and destroyed five hundredth men, )

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ClVg in tantum ut etiam in Susan quingentos viros interficerent, extra decem filios Aman Agagitæ hostis Judæorum: quorum ista sunt nomina:[fn]
(in/into/on only as also in/into/on Susan becausegentos men they_would_kill, extra ten children Aman Agagitæ the_enemy Yudæorum: whose these_(ones) are names: )

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 these_(ones) are names. Horum nominum interpretationes not/no much opere exquirimus, but_not allegoriæ slavesre cogimus. Typus because in/into/on in_part/partly it_is, not/no in/into/on throughout. When/But_if because in/into/on throughout it_is typus, not/no it_is history. Historicum oportet of_the_thing gestæ veram seriem exponere, but_not citra subsistere, but_not beyond/besides procedere: allegoricum interpretem, excellents parts, in/into/on in_spiritali sensu convenientes eligere.

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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:

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]

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