Text -- Esther 8:11 (NET)

8:11 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, and to confiscate their property.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Est 8:11

¹ tn Heb “children and women.” As in 3:13, the translation follows contemporary English idiom, which reverses the order.