Catholic Public Domain Version
"And so the Jews struck their enemies like a great plague and killed them, repaying according to what they had prepared to do to them, "
— Esther 9:5, Catholic Public Domain Version
“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.”
“And the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and with slaughter and destruction, and did what they would unto them that hated them. ”
“The Jews struck all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and with slaughter and destruction, and did what they wanted to those who hated them.”
“The Jews struck all their enemies with the sword, bringing death and destruction, and they did as they pleased with their enemies.”
“So the Jews made a great slaughter of their enemies, and killed them, repaying according to what they had prepared to do to them:”
“So the Jews overcame all their attackers with the sword and with death and destruction, and did to their haters whatever they had a desire to do.”
“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.”
And they gathered together throughout each city, and town, and place, so as to extend their hands against their enemies and their persecutors. And no one dared to resist them, because their great power had pierced all the peoples.
For even the judges of the provinces, and the rulers, and the procurators, and everyone of dignity, who presided over every place and work, extolled the Jews for fear of Mordecai.
For they knew him to be the leader of the palace and to have much power. Likewise, the fame of his name increased daily and flew everywhere through word of mouth.
And so the Jews struck their enemies like a great plague and killed them, repaying according to what they had prepared to do to them,
so much so that even in Susa they executed five hundred men, besides the ten sons of Haman the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews, and their names are these:
Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha
and Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,