Esther

Esther 9:5

⁵The Jews put all their enemies to the sword, killing and destroying them, and they did as they pleased to those who hated them.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The Jews	הַיְּהוּדִים֙	hay·yə·hū·ḏîm	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3064 Jewish
put	וַיַּכּ֤וּ	way·yak·kū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5221 smite
all	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
their enemies	אֹ֣יְבֵיהֶ֔ם	’ō·yə·ḇê·hem	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H341 be hostile to
to the sword	חֶ֥רֶב	ḥe·reḇ	Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
killing	וְהֶ֖רֶג	wə·he·reḡ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H2027 slaughter
and destroying them	וְאַבְדָ֑ן	wə·’aḇ·ḏān	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H12 destruction
and they did	וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֥וּ	way·ya·‘ă·śū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6213 do, make
as they pleased	כִּרְצוֹנָֽם׃	kir·ṣō·w·nām	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H7522 goodwill, favour, acceptance, will
to those who hated them	בְשֹׂנְאֵיהֶ֖ם	ḇə·śō·nə·’ê·hem	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H8130 hate

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.