- to be destroyed:
- etc. Heb. that they should destroy, and kill, and cause to perish, "And the lettersª were sentª° byª postsª° into¹ all¹ the king'sª provinces,ª to destroy,ª° to kill,ª° and to cause to perish,ª°¹ all¹ Jews,ª both youngª¹ and¹ old,ª little childrenª and women,ª in oneª day,ª [even] upon the thirteenthªª [day] of the twelfthªª month,ª which¹ is the monthª Adar,ª and [to take] the spoilª of them for a prey.ª°" {Est 3:13} + "Wherein¹ the kingª grantedª° the Jewsª which¹ [were] in every¹ cityª to gather themselves together,ª° and to standª° for¹ their life,ª to destroy,ª° to slay,ª° and to cause to perish,ª°¹ all¹ the powerª of the peopleª and provinceª that would assaultª° them, [both] little onesª and women,ª and [to take] the spoilª of them for a prey,ª°" {Est 8:11} + "Yea,¹ for¹ thy sake are we killedª° all¹ the dayª long; we are countedª° as sheepª for the slaughter.ª ... Awake,ª° why¹ sleepestª° thou, O Lord?ª arise,ª° cast¹ [us] not¹ off²° for ever.ª" {Psa 44:22-23}
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