The Meaning of Esther 9:15 Explained

Esther 9:15

KJV: For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men at Shushan; but on the prey they laid not their hand.

YLT: And the Jews who are in Shushan are assembled also on the fourteenth day of the month of Adar, and they slay in Shushan three hundred men, and on the prey they have not put forth their hand.

Darby: And the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men at Shushan; but they laid not their hand on the prey.

ASV: And the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men in Shushan; but on the spoil they laid not their hand.

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What is the context of Esther 9:15?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

For the Jews that [were] in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men at Shushan; but on the prey they laid not their hand.

What does Esther 9:15 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 9:15 mean?

And gathered together Jews the Jews who [were] in Shushan again on day four and ten of the month of Adar and killed at Shushan three hundred men but on the plunder not they did lay - a hand

וַיִּֽקָּהֲל֞וּ [היהודיים] (הַיְּהוּדִ֣ים) אֲשֶׁר־ בְּשׁוּשָׁ֗ן גַּ֠ם בְּי֣וֹם אַרְבָּעָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙ לְחֹ֣דֶשׁ אֲדָ֔ר וַיַּֽהַרְג֣וּ בְשׁוּשָׁ֔ן שְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת אִ֑ישׁ וּבַ֨בִּזָּ֔ה לֹ֥א שָׁלְח֖וּ אֶת־ יָדָֽם

וַיִּֽקָּהֲל֞וּ	And gathered together
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: קָהַל Sense: to assemble, gather.
[היהודיים]	Jews
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine plural
(הַיְּהוּדִ֣ים)	the Jews
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine plural Root: יְהוּדִי Sense: Jew.
בְּשׁוּשָׁ֗ן	[were] 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.
גַּ֠ם	again
Parse: Conjunction Root: גַּם Sense: also, even, indeed, moreover, yea.
בְּי֣וֹם	on day
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: יׄום Sense: day, time, year.
אַרְבָּעָ֤ה	four
Parse: Number, masculine singular Root: אַרְבַּע Sense: four.
עָשָׂר֙	and ten
Parse: Number, masculine singular Root: עָשָׂר Sense: ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers).
לְחֹ֣דֶשׁ	of the month
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: חֹדֶשׁ Sense: the new moon, month, monthly.
אֲדָ֔ר	of Adar
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: אֲדָר Sense: twelfth month, corresponding to modern March–April.
וַיַּֽהַרְג֣וּ	and killed
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: הָרַג Sense: to kill, slay, murder, destroy, murderer, slayer, out of hand.
בְשׁוּשָׁ֔ן	at 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.
שְׁלֹ֥שׁ	three
Parse: Number, feminine singular construct Root: מִשְׁלֹשׁ Sense: three, triad.
מֵא֖וֹת	hundred
Parse: Number, feminine plural Root: מֵאָה Sense: hundred.
אִ֑ישׁ	men
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: אִישׁ Sense: man.
וּבַ֨בִּזָּ֔ה	but on the plunder
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: בִּזָּה Sense: spoil, booty.
שָׁלְח֖וּ	they did lay
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: שָׁלַח Sense: to send, send away, let go, stretch out.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
יָדָֽם	a hand
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine plural Root: יָד Sense: hand.

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