There was a Jew at the citadel in Susa whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjaminite,

书珊城有一个犹大人，名叫末底改，是便雅悯人基士的曾孙，示每的孙子，睚珥的儿子。

书珊城堡中有一个犹太人名叫末底改，是便雅悯人基士的曾孙，示每的孙子，睚珥的儿子。

书珊城堡中有一个犹太人名叫末底改，是便雅悯人基士的曾孙，示每的孙子，睚珥的儿子。

当时，书珊城中有个犹太人，名叫末底改，是便雅悯人基士的曾孙、示每的孙子、雅珥的儿子。

在书珊城里，有一个犹大人，名叫末底改，是便雅悯人基士的曾孙、示每的孙子、睚珥的儿子。

苏萨城堡中有一个犹太人名叫末迪凯；他是睚珥的儿子，睚珥是示每的儿子，示每是本雅明人基士的儿子。

書珊城有一個猶大人，名叫末底改，是便雅憫人基士的曾孫，示每的孫子，睚珥的兒子。

書珊城堡中有一個猶太人名叫末底改，是便雅憫人基士的曾孫，示每的孫子，睚珥的兒子。

書珊城堡中有一個猶太人名叫末底改，是便雅憫人基士的曾孫，示每的孫子，睚珥的兒子。

當時，書珊城中有個猶太人，名叫末底改，是便雅憫人基士的曾孫、示每的孫子、雅珥的兒子。

在書珊城裡，有一個猶大人，名叫末底改，是便雅憫人基士的曾孫、示每的孫子、睚珥的兒子。

在書珊宮堡裏有一個人是猶大人，名叫末底改，是便雅憫人基士的曾孫、示每的孫子、睚珥的兒子。

蘇薩城堡中有一個猶太人名叫末迪凱；他是睚珥的兒子，睚珥是示每的兒子，示每是便雅憫人基士的兒子。

書珊宮、有猶大人末底改者、乃便雅憫族、基士曾孫、示每孫、睚珥子也、

書山城有猶大人木底改者、即便雅憫族、基士曾孫、示每孫、睚耳子也。

書珊城有猶大人、名末底改、乃便雅憫支派、基士曾孫、示每孫、睚珥子、

Now there was in the citadel of Susa a Jew of the tribe of Benjamin, named Mordecai son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish,

There was a Jew living in the fort of Susa. He was from the tribe of Benjamin. His name was Mordecai. He was the son of Jair. Jair was the son of Shimei. Shimei was the son of Kish.

Now there was a Jew in Susa the citadel whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, a Benjaminite,

At that time there was a Jewish man in the fortress of Susa whose name was Mordecai son of Jair. He was from the tribe of Benjamin and was a descendant of Kish and Shimei.

In the fortress of Susa, there was a Jewish man named Mordecai son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, a Benjaminite.

In Shushan the citadel there was a certain Jew whose name was Mordecai the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite.

There was a certain Jew in Shushan the palace, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite,

In the fortress of Susa, there was a Jewish man named Mordecai son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, a Benjaminite.

[ Now] in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name[ was] Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;

Now there happened to be a Jewish man in Susa the citadel whose name was Mordecai. He was the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjaminite,

There was a certain Jew in the citadel of Susa, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite,

Now it came about on the third day that Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner courtyard of the king’s palace in front of the king’s rooms, and the king was sitting on his royal throne in the throne room, opposite the entrance to the palace.

in those days as King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne which was at the citadel in Susa,

And may the king appoint overseers in all the provinces of his kingdom, and have them bring every beautiful young virgin to the citadel of Susa, to the harem, into the custody of Hegai, the king’s eunuch, who is in charge of the women; and let their cosmetics be given to them.

When King David came to Bahurim, behold, a man was coming out from there from the family of the house of Saul, and his name was Shimei, the son of Gera; he was coming out, cursing as he came.

Now there was a man of Benjamin whose name was Kish the son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son of Becorath, son of Aphiah, son of a Benjaminite, a valiant mighty man.

All the king’s servants who were at the king’s gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman; for so the king had commanded regarding him. But Mordecai neither bowed down nor paid homage.Then the king’s servants who were at the king’s gate said to Mordecai,“ Why are you violating the king’s command?”Now it was when they had spoken daily to him and he would not listen to them, that they told Haman to see whether Mordecai’s reason would stand; for he had told them that he was a Jew.When Haman saw that Mordecai neither bowed down nor paid homage to him, Haman was filled with rage.But he considered it beneath his dignity to kill Mordecai alone, for they had told him who the people of Mordecai were; so Haman sought to annihilate all the Jews, the people of Mordecai, who were found throughout the kingdom of Ahasuerus.

For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews and in favor with his many kinsmen, one who sought the good of his people and one who spoke for the welfare of his entire nation.