King James Version
Esther 9:6 in the King James Version says “And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.” — study this verse from Esther chapter 9 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.”
Esther 9:6 · KJV
For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces: for this man Mordecai waxed greater and greater.
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. what: Heb. according to their will
And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.
And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha,
And Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,
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“the Jews”
H3064a jehudite (i.e., judaite or jew), or descendant of jehudah (i.e., judah)
“and destroyed”
H6properly, to wander away, i.e., lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
“men”
H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
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