Esther 9:14
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙
(ham·me·lech)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
commandedוַיֹּ֤אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
that it should be doneלְהֵֽעָשֹׂ֣ות
(le·he·'a·so·vt)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
so;כֵּ֔ן
(ken,)
3651: so, thusa prim. adverb
and an edictדָּ֖ת
(dat)
1881: decree, lawof foreign origin
was issuedוַתִּנָּתֵ֥ן
(vat·tin·na·ten)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
in Susa,בְּשׁוּשָׁ֑ן
(be·shu·shan;)
7800: residence of Pers. kingsfrom the same as shushan
and Haman'sהָמָ֖ן
(ha·man)
2001b: a Pers. leader serving under Ahasuerusof foreign origin
tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת
(a·se·ret)
6235: tenfrom an unused word
sonsבְּנֵֽי־
(be·nei-)
1121: sona prim. root
were hanged.תָּלֽוּ׃
(ta·lu.)
8518: to hanga prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And the king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
commanded
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
it so to be done
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
and the decree
dath  (dawth)
a royal edict or statute -- commandment, commission, decree, law, manner.
was given
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
at Shushan
Shuwshan  (shoo-shan')
Shushan, a place in Persia -- Shushan.
and they hanged
talah  (taw-law')
to suspend (especially to gibbet) -- hang (up).
Haman's
Haman  (haw-mawn')
Haman, a Persian vizier -- Haman.
ten
`eser  (eh'ser)
ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits) -- ten, (fif-, seven-)teen.
sons
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So the king commanded that it should be done so; and an edict was issued in Susa, and Haman's ten sons were hanged.

King James Bible
And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The king gave the orders for this to be done, so a law was announced in Susa, and they hung the bodies of Haman's 10 sons.

International Standard Version
The king said, "Let this be done." So an edict was issued in Susa, and Haman's ten sons were hanged on poles.

NET Bible
So the king issued orders for this to be done. A law was passed in Susa, and the ten sons of Haman were hanged.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The king commanded this, issuing a decree in Susa. And so they hung Haman's ten sons [on poles].

King James 2000 Bible
And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.
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