Est 8:11 | NETfull | STEP | The king thereby allowed the Jews who were in every city to assemble and to stand up for themselves – to destroy, to kill, and to annihilate any army of whatever people or province that should become their adversaries, including their women and children, and to confiscate their property.

Esther 8:11

11 The king thereby allowed the Jews who were in every city to assemble and to stand up for themselves – to destroy, to kill, and to annihilate any army of whatever people or province that should become their adversaries, including their women and children, ^{▼▼ Heb “children and women.” As in 3:13, the translation follows contemporary English idiom, which reverses the order.} and to confiscate their property.