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5 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.
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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.
6 The Jews killed 500 men. They destroyed them in the safest place in Susa.
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In the citadel of Susa, the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men.
7 They also killed Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha,
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They also killed Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha,
8 Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha,
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Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha,
9 Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai and Vaizatha.
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Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai and Vaizatha,
10 They were the ten sons of Haman. He was the son of Hammedatha. Haman had been the enemy of the Jews. They didn't take anything that belonged to their enemies.
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the ten sons of Haman son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews. But they did not lay their hands on the plunder.
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