Esther 9:5 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And the Jews smite among all their enemies -- a smiting of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction -- and do with those hating them according to their pleasure,

English ASV

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.

English Amplified

So the Jews smote all their enemies with the sword, slaughtering and destroying them, and did as they chose with those who hated them.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

So the Jews smote all their enemies with the sword, slaughtering and destroying them, and did as they chose with those who hated them.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

The Jews put all their enemies to the sword, killing and destroying them, and they did as they pleased to those who hated them.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

The Jews put all their enemies to the sword, killing and destroying them. They did what they pleased to those who hated them.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword and slaughter and destruction, and did what they would to those that hated them.

English EASY 2024

So when the day arrived, the Jews could do what they wanted to their enemies. They used their swords to attack them and to kill them.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

The Jews defeated all their enemies. They used swords to kill and destroy them. They did what they wanted to the people who hated them.

The Jews struck all their enemies with the sword, killing and destroying them, and did as they pleased to those who hated them.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

So the Jews could do what they wanted with their enemies. They attacked them with swords and slaughtered them.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Then with their swords, the Jews attacked all their enemies, killing them, destroying them, and doing whatever they pleased to those who hated them.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

The Jews put all their enemies to the sword, killing and destroying them. They did what they pleased to those who hated them.

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

Thus the Jews struck all their enemies with the sword, killing and causing them to perish; and they did what they pleased to those who hated them.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

So the Jews struck all their enemies by sword, slaughtering and destroying them, and doing to those who hated them as they pleased.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Thus the Jews struck all their enemies with the sword, killing and destroying; and they did what they pleased to those who hated them.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

The Jews struck down all their enemies with the sword, killing and destroying them; they did to their enemies as they pleased.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

The Jews struck all their enemies with the sword, bringing death and destruction, and they did as they pleased with their enemies.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

The Jews struck down all of their enemies with swords. They killed them and destroyed them. They did what they pleased to those who hated them.

English NIV

The Jews struck down all their enemies with the sword, killing and destroying them, and they did what they pleased to those who hated them.

English NKJ 1982

Thus the Jews defeated all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, with slaughter and destruction, and did what they pleased with those who hated them.

English NLT

But the Jews went ahead on the appointed day and struck down their enemies with the sword. They killed and annihilated their enemies and did as they pleased with those who hated them.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

So the Jews struck down all their enemies with the sword, slaughtering, and destroying them, and did as they pleased to those who hated them.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

So the Jews smote all their enemies with the sword, slaughtering, and destroying them, and did as they pleased to those who hated them.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

But the Jews went ahead on that appointed day and slaughtered their enemies.

English Tyndale 1537

Thus the Jews smote all their enemies with a sore slaughter, and slew and destroyed, and did after their will unto such as were their adversaries.