Esther 9:5

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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.The 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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Hebrew words

וַיַּכּוּvaiyakuand they struck downH5221הַיְּהוּדִיםhaiyehudimthe JewsH3064בְּכָל־bekhol<in> allH3605אֹיְבֵיהֶם'oyeveihemenemies theirH341מַכַּת־makat-a striking down ofH4347חֶרֶבcherevswordH2719וְהֶרֶגveheregand slaughterH2027וְאַבְדָןve'avdanand destructionH12וַיַּעֲשׂוּvaiya'asuand they didH6213בְשֹׂנְאֵיהֶםvesone'eihemover [those who] hated themH8130כִּרְצוֹנָם׃kirtzonamaccording to pleasure theirH7522

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