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Thus the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction, and did what they would unto those that hated them. (KJV)

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וַיַּכּ֤וּvai.ya.Kuand they struck down

Lemma: נָכָה (na.khah) · Strong's: H5221

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhw3mp)

Meaning: to smite

Used 499 times. Also: Genesis 4:15, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:7, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 14:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5221; TAHOT Esther 9:5 word 1

הַיְּהוּדִים֙hai.ye.hu.Dimthe Jews

Lemma: יְהוּדִי (ye.hu.di) · Strong's: H3064

Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)

Meaning: Jew

Used 69 times. Also: 2 Kings 16:6, 2 Kings 25:25, Nehemiah 1:2, Nehemiah 2:16, Nehemiah 4:1, Nehemiah 4:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3064; TAHOT Esther 9:5 word 2

בְּכָל\־be.khol<in> all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Esther 9:5 word 3

אֹ֣יְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.Hemenemies their

Lemma: אֹיֵב (o.yev) · Strong's: H0341

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)

Meaning: enemy

Used 280 times. Also: Genesis 22:17, Genesis 49:8, Exodus 15:6, Exodus 15:9, Exodus 23:4, Exodus 23:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0341; TAHOT Esther 9:5 word 4

מַכַּת\־ma.kat-a striking down of

Lemma: מַכָּה (mak.kah) · Strong's: H4347

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: wound

Used 48 times. Also: Leviticus 26:21, Numbers 11:33, Deuteronomy 25:3, Deuteronomy 28:59, Deuteronomy 28:61, Deuteronomy 29:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4347; TAHOT Esther 9:5 word 5

חֶ֥רֶבChe.revsword

Lemma: חֶ֫רֶב (che.rev) · Strong's: H2719

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: sword

Used 412 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 27:40, Genesis 31:26, Genesis 34:25, Genesis 34:26, Genesis 48:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2719; TAHOT Esther 9:5 word 6

וְהֶ֖רֶגve.He.regand slaughter

Lemma: הֶ֫רֶג (he.reg) · Strong's: H2027

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: slaughter

Used 5 times. Also: Proverbs 24:11, Isaiah 27:7, Isaiah 30:25, Ezekiel 26:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2027; TAHOT Esther 9:5 word 7

וְאַבְדָ֑ןve.'av.Danand destruction

Lemma: אַבְדָ֑ן (av.dan) · Strong's: H0012

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: destruction

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0012; TAHOT Esther 9:5 word 8

וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.Suand they did

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to make: do

Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Esther 9:5 word 9

בְשֹׂנְאֵיהֶ֖םve.so.ne.'ei.Hemover [those who] hated them

Lemma: שָׂנֵא (sa.ne) · Strong's: H8130

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)

Meaning: to hate

Used 144 times. Also: Genesis 24:60, Genesis 26:27, Genesis 29:31, Genesis 29:33, Genesis 37:4, Genesis 37:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8130; TAHOT Esther 9:5 word 10

כִּרְצוֹנָֽם\׃kir.tzo.Namaccording to pleasure their

Lemma: רָצוֹן (ra.tson) · Strong's: H7522

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: acceptance

Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 49:6, Exodus 28:38, Leviticus 1:3, Leviticus 19:5, Leviticus 22:19, Leviticus 22:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7522; TAHOT Esther 9:5 word 11

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

The Jews	→	יְהוּדִי H3064 Jew
put	→	נָכָה H5221 to smite
. . .	→	מַכָּה H4347 wound
all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
their enemies	→	אֹיֵב H0341 enemy
to the sword	→	חֶ֫רֶב H2719 sword
killing	→	הֶ֫רֶג H2027 slaughter
and destroying them	→	אַבְדָ֑ן H0012 destruction
and they did	→	עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do
as they pleased	→	רָצוֹן H7522 acceptance
to those who hated them	→	שָׂנֵא H8130 to hate

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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