Esther 9:7
And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha,
Esther 9:7 in other translations
| BSB | including Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha, |
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| WEB | They killed Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha, |
| ASV | And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha, |
| YLT | and Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha, |
| DARBY | And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha, |
| BBE | They put to death Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha, |
| Webster | And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha, |
What does Esther 9:7 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Esther 9:5-16
5-16. Thus the Jews smote all their enemies--The effect of the two antagonistic decrees was, in the meantime, to raise a fierce and bloody war between the Jews and their enemies throughout the Persian empire; but through the dread of Esther and Mordecai, the provincial governors universally favored their cause, so that their enemies fell in great numbers.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Esther 9:1-19
The enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them by the former edict. If they had attempted nothing against the people of God, they would not themselves have suffered. The Jews, acting together, strengthened one another. Let us learn to stand fast in one spirit, and with one mind, striving together against the enemies of our souls, who endeavour to rob us of our faith, which is more precious than our lives. The…
Esther 9:7 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Esther 9:6
And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.
- Esther 9:7
And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha,
- Esther 9:8
And Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,
Esther 9:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Mataron entonces á Phorsandatha, y á Dalphón, y á Asphatha, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et ils tuèrent Parshandatha, et Dalphon, et Aspatha, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und sie töteten Parschandatha und Dalphon und Aspatha |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Pharsandatha, et Delphon, et Esphatha, |