ଏଷ୍ଟର ବିବରଣ 9:16
ସହେି ସମୟରେ, ଅନ୍ୟ ପ୍ରଦେଶ ରେ ବାସ କରୁଥିବା ୟିହୁଦୀମାନେ ନିଜକୁ ଅଧିକ ଶକ୍ତି ଶାଳୀ କରିବା ପାଇଁ ଏକତ୍ରୀତ ହେଲେ। ଏହିପରି ଭାବରେ ସମାନେେ ସମାନଙ୍କେର ଶତୃମାନଙ୍କୁ ଜଯ କରିପାରିଲେ। ୟିହୁଦୀଯମାନେ ସମାନଙ୍କେର 75,000 ଶତୃମାନଙ୍କୁ ହତ୍ଯା କଲେ। କିନ୍ତୁ ୟିହୁଦୀଯମାନେ ସମାନଙ୍କେର ଧନ ଲୁଣ୍ଠନ କଲେ ନାହିଁ।
| But the other | וּשְׁאָ֣ר | ûšĕʾār | oo-sheh-AR |
| Jews | הַיְּהוּדִ֡ים | hayyĕhûdîm | ha-yeh-hoo-DEEM |
| that | אֲשֶׁר֩ | ʾăšer | uh-SHER |
| king's the in were | בִּמְדִינ֨וֹת | bimdînôt | beem-dee-NOTE |
| provinces | הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ | hammelek | ha-MEH-lek |
| together, themselves gathered | נִקְהֲל֣וּ׀ | niqhălû | neek-huh-LOO |
| and stood | וְעָמֹ֣ד | wĕʿāmōd | veh-ah-MODE |
| for | עַל | ʿal | al |
| lives, their | נַפְשָׁ֗ם | napšām | nahf-SHAHM |
| and had rest | וְנ֙וֹחַ֙ | wĕnôḥa | veh-NOH-HA |
| enemies, their from | מֵאֹ֣יְבֵיהֶ֔ם | mēʾōyĕbêhem | may-OH-yeh-vay-HEM |
| and slew | וְהָרֹג֙ | wĕhārōg | veh-ha-ROɡE |
| foes their of | בְּשֹׂ֣נְאֵיהֶ֔ם | bĕśōnĕʾêhem | beh-SOH-neh-ay-HEM |
| seventy | חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה | ḥămiššâ | huh-mee-SHA |
| and five | וְשִׁבְעִ֖ים | wĕšibʿîm | veh-sheev-EEM |
| thousand, | אָ֑לֶף | ʾālep | AH-lef |
| laid they but | וּבַ֨בִּזָּ֔ה | ûbabbizzâ | oo-VA-bee-ZA |
| not | לֹ֥א | lōʾ | loh |
| שָֽׁלְח֖וּ | šālĕḥû | sha-leh-HOO | |
| their hands | אֶת | ʾet | et |
| on the prey, | יָדָֽם׃ | yādām | ya-DAHM |