The Meaning of Esther 9:14 Explained

Esther 9:14

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

YLT: And the king saith -- 'to be done so;' and a law is given in Shushan, and the ten sons of Haman they have hanged.

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

ASV: And the king commanded it so to be done: and a decree was given out in Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.

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What is the context of Esther 9:14?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Esther 9:14 Mean?

Context Summary

Esther 9:1-32 - Deliverance By The Sword

When the fateful day arrived, the Jews throughout the empire stood on the defense. As it appears from Esther 9:16, seventy-five thousand of their assailants fell in the provinces and five hundred in Susa alone. Among these were the ten sons of Haman. No attempt at plunder was made by the victors. The second day was asked for probably to confirm the settled policy of Ahasuerus, and the exposure of the bodies of Haman's sons was rendered necessary by the virulent hatred entertained towards the Jews. Decisive measures were demanded to show their enemies the risk they would incur by pursuing Haman's policy. Haman was an Amalekite, and in this light we may recall Exodus 17:14; Exodus 17:16; Deuteronomy 25:19. In all this, especially in this terrible act of vengeance, we are reminded repeatedly of the change that Christ's coming made in the world, even among religious people. Contrast Esther and Mary of Bethany! [source]

Chapter Summary: Esther 9

¹ The Jews slay their enemies, with the ten sons of Haman
¹² Xerxes, at the request of Esther,
¹⁴ grants another day of slaughter, and Haman's sons to be hanged
²⁰ The two days of Purim are instituted

What do the individual words in Esther 9:14 mean?

So commanded the king to be done this and was issued the decree in Shushan and ten sons of Haman they hanged

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ לְהֵֽעָשׂ֣וֹת כֵּ֔ן וַתִּנָּתֵ֥ן דָּ֖ת בְּשׁוּשָׁ֑ן וְאֵ֛ת עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת בְּנֵֽי־ הָמָ֖ן תָּלֽוּ

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	So commanded
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙	the king
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
לְהֵֽעָשׂ֣וֹת	to be done
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Nifal, Infinitive construct Root: עָשָׂה Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
כֵּ֔ן	this
Parse: Adverb Root: כֵּן Sense: so, therefore, thus.
וַתִּנָּתֵ֥ן	and was issued
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: יָתַן Sense: to give, put, set.
דָּ֖ת	the decree
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: דָּת Sense: decree, law, edict, regulation, usage.
בְּשׁוּשָׁ֑ן	in Shushan
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: שׁוּשַׁן Sense: the winter residence of the Persian kings; located on the river Ulai or Choaspes.
עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת	ten
Parse: Number, masculine singular construct Root: עֶשֶׂר Sense: ten.
בְּנֵֽי־	sons
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
הָמָ֖ן	of Haman
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: הָמָן Sense: chief minister of Ahasuerus, enemy of Mordecai and the Jews, who plotted to kill the Jews but, being foiled by Esther, was hanged, with his family, on the gallows he had made for Mordecai.
תָּלֽוּ	they hanged
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: תָּלָה Sense: to hang.

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