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For Mordecai the Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the wealth of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed. (KJV)
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כִּ֣י\׀kifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Esther 10:3 word 1
מָרְדֳּכַ֣יma.re.do.KhaiMordecai
Lemma: מׇרְדֳּכַי (mor.de.khay) · Strong's: H4782H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Mordecai
Used 58 times. Also: Esther 2:5, Esther 2:7, Esther 2:10, Esther 2:11, Esther 2:15, Esther 2:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4782H; TAHOT Esther 10:3 word 2
הַיְּהוּדִ֗יhai.ye.hu.Dithe Jew
Lemma: יְהוּדִי (ye.hu.di) · Strong's: H3064
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)
Meaning: Jew
Used 69 times. Also: 2 Kings 16:6, 2 Kings 25:25, Nehemiah 1:2, Nehemiah 2:16, Nehemiah 4:1, Nehemiah 4:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3064; TAHOT Esther 10:3 word 3
מִשְׁנֶה֙mish.Neh[was] second
Lemma: מִשְׁנֶה (mish.neh) · Strong's: H4932H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: second
Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 41:43, Genesis 43:12, Genesis 43:15, Exodus 16:5, Exodus 16:22, Deuteronomy 15:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4932H; TAHOT Esther 10:3 word 4
לַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhto the king
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Esther 10:3 word 5
אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshAhasuerus
Lemma: אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ (a.chash.ve.rosh) · Strong's: H0325
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ahasuerus
Used 30 times. Also: Ezra 4:6, Esther 1:1, Esther 1:2, Esther 1:9, Esther 1:10, Esther 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0325; TAHOT Esther 10:3 word 6
וְגָדוֹל֙ve.ga.dOland [was] great
Lemma: גָּדוֹל (ga.dol) · Strong's: H1419A
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: great: large
Used 495 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 4:13, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 12:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1419A; TAHOT Esther 10:3 word 7
לַיְּהוּדִ֔יםlai.ye.hu.Dimto the Jews
Lemma: יְהוּדִי (ye.hu.di) · Strong's: H3064
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)
Meaning: Jew
Used 69 times. Also: 2 Kings 16:6, 2 Kings 25:25, Nehemiah 1:2, Nehemiah 2:16, Nehemiah 4:1, Nehemiah 4:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3064; TAHOT Esther 10:3 word 8
וְרָצ֖וּיve.ra.Tzuiand was acceptable
Lemma: רָצָה (ra.tsah) · Strong's: H7521
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsmsa)
Meaning: to accept
Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 33:10, Leviticus 1:4, Leviticus 7:18, Leviticus 19:7, Leviticus 22:23, Leviticus 22:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7521; TAHOT Esther 10:3 word 9
לְרֹ֣בle.Roto [the] multitude of
Lemma: רֹב (rov) · Strong's: H7230
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: abundance
Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 16:10, Genesis 27:28, Genesis 30:30, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 48:16, Exodus 15:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7230; TAHOT Esther 10:3 word 10
אֶחָ֑יו'e.Chavbrothers his
Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: brother: compatriot
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 37:19, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 42:28, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 10:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0251I; TAHOT Esther 10:3 word 11
דֹּרֵ֥שׁdo.Reshseeking
Lemma: דָּרַשׁ (da.rash) · Strong's: H1875
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to seek
Used 163 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 25:22, Genesis 42:22, Exodus 18:15, Leviticus 10:16, Deuteronomy 4:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1875; TAHOT Esther 10:3 word 12
טוֹב֙tOvgood
Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896B
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: good
Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 26:29, Numbers 10:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2896B; TAHOT Esther 10:3 word 13
לְעַמּ֔וֹle.'a.Mofor people his
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Esther 10:3 word 14
וְדֹבֵ֥רve.do.Verand speaking
Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to speak: speak
Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Esther 10:3 word 15
שָׁל֖וֹםsha.Lompeace
Lemma: שָׁלוֹם (sha.lom) · Strong's: H7965G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: peace
Used 164 times. Also: Genesis 15:15, Genesis 26:29, Genesis 26:31, Genesis 28:21, Genesis 37:4, Genesis 41:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7965G; TAHOT Esther 10:3 word 16
לְכָל\־le.kholto all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Esther 10:3 word 17
זַרְעֽוֹ\׃zar.'Ooffspring his
Lemma: זֶ֫רַע (ze.ra) · Strong's: H2233H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: seed: children
Used 177 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 7:3, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 13:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2233H; TAHOT Esther 10:3 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| For | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| Mordecai | → | מׇרְדֳּכַי H4782H Mordecai |
| the Jew | → | יְהוּדִי H3064 Jew |
| was second | → | מִשְׁנֶה H4932H second |
| only to King | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| Xerxes | → | אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ H0325 Ahasuerus |
| preeminent | → | גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large |
| among the Jews | → | יְהוּדִי H3064 Jew |
| and highly favored | → | רָצָה H7521 to accept |
| by his many | → | רֹב H7230 abundance |
| kinsmen | → | אָח H0251I brother: compatriot |
| seeking | → | דָּרַשׁ H1875 to seek |
| the good | → | טוֹב H2896B good |
| of his people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| and speaking | → | דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak |
| peace | → | שָׁלוֹם H7965G peace |
| to all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| his countrymen | → | זֶ֫רַע H2233H seed: children |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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