Est 9:3 | KD | STEP | בּעריהם, in their cities, i.e., the cities in which they dwelt in all the dominions of the king. יד לשׁלח, to stretch out the hand (as also in ; , for the purpose of killing) against those who sought their hurt, i.e., sought to destroy them. “And no one stood before them (בּפני עמד, like ; , and elsewhere), because the fear of them fell upon all people (see rem. on ). And all the rulers of the provinces, and the satraps and governors (comp. ), and those that did the king’s business (המּלאכה עשׁי, see rem. on ), supported the Jews (נשּׂא like Ezr 1:4), because the fear of Mordochai fell upon them.”

‏ Esther 9:3

Est 9:2-3 בּעריהם, in their cities, i.e., the cities in which they dwelt in all the dominions of the king. יד לשׁלח, to stretch out the hand (as also in Est 2:21; Est 3:6, for the purpose of killing) against those who sought their hurt, i.e., sought to destroy them. “And no one stood before them (בּפני עמד, like Jos 10:8; Jos 21:42, and elsewhere), because the fear of them fell upon all people (see rem. on Est 8:17). And all the rulers of the provinces, and the satraps and governors (comp. Est 8:9), and those that did the king’s business (המּלאכה עשׁי, see rem. on Est 3:9), supported the Jews (נשּׂא like Ezr 1:4), because the fear of Mordochai fell upon them.”