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their life = themselves. Hebrew. nephesh.
destroy . . . slay . . . perish. Figure of speech Synonymia, for emphasis. See note on Est_3:13.
power = force. Hebrew. hayil, as in Est_1:3. Not shalat = mastery, as in Est_9:1; or tokeph = authority, as in Est_9:29.
little ones. These were spared, notwithstanding. Compare Est_9:6.