Esther

Esther 8:11

¹¹By 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.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
By these letters	אֲשֶׁר֩	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the king	הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
permitted	נָתַ֨ן	nā·ṯan	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
the Jews	לַיְּהוּדִ֣ים׀	lay·yə·hū·ḏîm	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3064 Jewish
in each	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
and every city	עִיר־	‘îr-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5892 excitement
the right to assemble	לְהִקָּהֵל֮	lə·hiq·qā·hêl	Preposition-l; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct	H6950 assemble as a קָהָל
and defend	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
themselves	נַפְשָׁם֒	nap̄·šām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
to destroy	לְהַשְׁמִיד֩	lə·haš·mîḏ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H8045 be exterminated, destroyed
kill	וְלַהֲרֹ֨ג	wə·la·hă·rōḡ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H2026 kill, slay
and annihilate	וּלְאַבֵּ֜ד	ū·lə·’ab·bêḏ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H6 perish
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the forces	חֵ֨יל	ḥêl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army
of any people	עַ֧ם	‘am	Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
or province	וּמְדִינָ֛ה	ū·mə·ḏî·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H4082 province
hostile to them	הַצָּרִ֥ים	haṣ·ṣā·rîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H6696 confine, bind, besiege
including women	וְנָשִׁ֑ים	wə·nā·šîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural	H802 woman, wife, female
and children	טַ֣ף	ṭap̄	Noun - masculine singular	H2945 children
and to plunder	וּשְׁלָלָ֖ם	ū·šə·lā·lām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H7998 prey, spoil, plunder, booty
their possessions	לָבֽוֹז׃	lā·ḇō·wz	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H962 spoil, plunder

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 37:14–15 · Esther 3:13 · Ezekiel 39:10 · Psalm 146:6–9 · Psalm 137:8 · Esther 9:2–16 · Psalm 68:3 · Isaiah 10:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.