Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleOn the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, the king’s command and edict were to be executed. On this day the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, but their plan was overturned and the Jews overpowered those who hated them. Young's Literal Translation And in the twelfth month—it [is] the month of Adar—on the thirteenth day of it, in which the word of the king, even his law, hath come to be done, in the day that the enemies of the Jews had hoped to rule over them, and it is turned that the Jews rule over those hating them— King James Bible Now in the twelfth month, that [is], the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, (though it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them;) Hebrew On the thirteenthבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֨ה (biš·lō·wō·šāh) Preposition-b | Number - masculine singular Strong's 7969: Three, third, thrice day יוֹם֙ (yō·wm) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day of the twelfth וּבִשְׁנֵים֩ (ū·ḇiš·nêm) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Number - md Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number) month, חֹ֜דֶשׁ (ḥō·ḏeš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2320: The new moon, a month the month חֹ֣דֶשׁ (ḥō·ḏeš) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2320: The new moon, a month of Adar, אֲדָ֗ר (’ă·ḏār) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 143: The twelfth month in the Jewish calendar the king's הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king command דְּבַר־ (də·ḇar-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause and edict וְדָת֖וֹ (wə·ḏā·ṯōw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1881: A royal edict, statute were to be executed. לְהֵעָשׂ֑וֹת (lə·hê·‘ā·śō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct Strong's 6213: To do, make On this day בַּיּ֗וֹם (bay·yō·wm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day the enemies אֹיְבֵ֤י (’ō·yə·ḇê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's 341: Hating, an adversary of the Jews הַיְּהוּדִים֙ (hay·yə·hū·ḏîm) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 3064: Jews -- Jewish had hoped שִׂבְּר֜וּ (śib·bə·rū) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7663: To scrutinize, to expect to overpower לִשְׁל֣וֹט (liš·lō·wṭ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7980: To dominate, govern, to permit them, בָּהֶ֔ם (bā·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew but the tables were turned וְנַהֲפ֣וֹךְ (wə·na·hă·p̄ō·wḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive absolute Strong's 2015: To turn about, over, to change, overturn, return, pervert and the Jews הַיְּהוּדִ֛ים (hay·yə·hū·ḏîm) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 3064: Jews -- Jewish overpowered יִשְׁלְט֧וּ (yiš·lə·ṭū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7980: To dominate, govern, to permit those הֵ֖מָּה (hêm·māh) Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's 1992: They who hated them. בְּשֹׂנְאֵיהֶֽם׃ (bə·śō·nə·’ê·hem) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 8130: To hate |