Esther 9:7

Study note

Setting — The narrative records the execution of ten individuals in the citadel of Susa during the second day of Jewish retaliation. This enumeration occurs mid-account as the chronicler documents the specific targets eliminated alongside the five hundred men mentioned in Esther 9:6.

The words — The Hebrew object marker וְאֵת (ve./'Et) prefixes each proper name, signaling direct object status in the list. The terms פַּרְשַׁנְדָּתָא (par.shan.Da.ta') and דַּלְפּוֹן (dal.Fon) function as transliterated personal names identifying two of the executed figures.

The thread — This verse continues the sequential catalog of defeated opponents that runs through Esther 9:6, 9:7, and 9:8. The text maintains a repetitive structural pattern of naming and grouping the fallen to document the precise scope of the conflict’s resolution.

Why it lands — The passage requires the reader to observe that the retaliation followed a documented, targeted sequence rather than a generalized massacre. It asks for attention to the specific names to verify the narrative’s claim of controlled justice.

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