Esther 10:3New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— 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 whole nation.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— 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.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— For Mordecai the Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren; seeking the good of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— For Mordecai the Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the good of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— For Mordecai the Jew [was] next to king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted by the multitude of his brethren, seeking the wealth of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— For Mordecai the Jew was second to king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the welfare of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— For, Mordecai the Jew, was next unto King Ahasuerus, and became great among the Jews, and accepted by the multitude of his brethren,—seeking happiness for his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— For Mordecai the Jew [is] second to king Ahasuerus, and a great man of the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking good for his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And how Mardochai of the race of the Jews, was next after king Assuerus: and great among the Jews, and acceptable to the people of his brethren, seeking the good of his people, and speaking those things which were for the welfare of his seed.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— For Mordecai the Iewe was the second vnto King Ahashuerosh, ? great among the Iewes, and accepted among the multitude of his brethren, who procured the wealth of his people, and spake peaceably to all his seede.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— For Mordecai the Iew [was] next vnto King Ahasuerus, and great among the Iewes, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the wealth of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— For Mordecai the Jew was next to King Akhshirash and became the chief over the Jews, and he sought the good of his people and spoke on behalf of all his race.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And Mordecai{gr.Mardochaeus} was viceroy to king Artaxerxes, and was a great man in the kingdom, and honoured by the Jews, and passed his life beloved of all his nation. And Mordecai{gr.Mardochaeus} said, These things have been done of God. For I remember the dream which I had concerning these matters: for not one particular of them has failed. There was the little fountain, which became a river, and there was a light, and the sun, and much water. The river is Esther, whom the king married, and made queen. And the two serpents are I and Haman{gr.Aman}. And the nations are those [nations] that combined to destroy the name of the Jews. But [as for] my nation, this is Israel, [even] they that cried to God, and were delivered: for the Lord delivered his people, and the Lord rescued us out of all these calamities; and God wrought such signs and great wonders as have not been done among the nations. Therefore did he ordain two lots, one for the people of God, and one for all the [other] nations. And these two lots came for an appointed season, and for a day of judgment, before God, and for all the nations. And God remembered his people, and vindicated his inheritance. And they shall observe these days, in the month Adar, on the fourteenth and on the fifteenth [day] of the month, with an assembly, and joy and gladness before God, throughout the generations for ever among his people Israel. In the fourth year of the reign of Ptolemy and Cleopatra, Dositheus, who said that he was a priest and a Levite, and Ptolemy his son, brought in the published letter of Purim{gr.Phrurae}, which they said existed, and [which] Lysimachus the son of Ptolemy, who was in Jerusalem, had interpreted.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— For Mordokhay the Yehudi [was] next unto king Achashwerosh, and great among the Yehudim, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the wealth of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed. |
For
x3588 (3588) Complementכִּיkiy{kee}
A primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjugation or adverb; often largely modified by other particles annexed.
Mordóȼay
מָרדֳּכַי
4782 {4782} PrimeמָרְדֳּכַיMord@kay{mor-dek-ah'-ee}
Of foreign derivation; Mordecai, an Israelite.
the
Yæhûđî
יְהוּדִי
3064 {3064} PrimeיְהוּדִיY@huwdiy{yeh-hoo-dee'}
Patronymic from H3063; a Jehudite (that is, Judaite or Jew), or descendant of Jehudah (that is, Judah).
[ was] next
4932 {4932} Primeמִשְׁנֶהmishneh{mish-neh'}
From H8138; properly a repetition, that is, a duplicate ( copy of a document), or a double (in amount); by implication a second (in order, rank, age, quality or location).
unto king
4428
´Áçašwërôš
אֲחַשׁוֵרוֹשׁ,
325 {0325} Primeאֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ'Achashverowsh{akh-ash-vay-rosh'}
Of Persian origin; Achashverosh (that is, Ahasuerus or Artaxerxes, but in this case Xerxes), the title (rather than name) of a Persian king.
and great
1419 {1419} Primeגָּדוֹלgadowl{gaw-dole'}
From H1431; great (in any sense); hence older; also insolent.
among the
Yæhûđîm
יְהוּדִים,
3064 {3064} PrimeיְהוּדִיY@huwdiy{yeh-hoo-dee'}
Patronymic from H3063; a Jehudite (that is, Judaite or Jew), or descendant of Jehudah (that is, Judah).
and accepted
7521 {7521} Primeרָצָהratsah{raw-tsaw'}
A primitive root; to be pleased with; specifically to satisfy a debt.
z8803 <8803> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Participle Passive (See H8815) Count - 1415
of the multitude
7230 {7230} Primeרֹבrob{robe}
From H7231; abundance (in any respect).
of his brethren,
251 {0251} Primeאָח'ach{awkh}
A primitive word; a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like H0001)).
seeking
1875 {1875} Primeדּרשׁdarash{daw-rash'}
A primitive root; properly to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication to seek or ask; specifically to worship.
z8802 <8802> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Participle Active (See H8814) Count - 5386
the wealth
2896 {2896} Primeטוֹבtowb{tobe}
From H2895; good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural ( good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb ( well).
of his people,
5971 {5971} Primeעַם`am{am}
From H6004; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively a flock.
and speaking
1696 {1696} Primeדִּבֵּרdabar{daw-bar'}
A primitive root; perhaps properly to arrange; but used figuratively (of words) to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue.
z8802 <8802> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Participle Active (See H8814) Count - 5386
peace
7965 {7965} Primeשָׁלוֹםshalowm{shaw-lome'}
From H7999; safe, that is, (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, that is, health, prosperity, peace.
to all
x3605 (3605) Complementכֹּלkol{kole}
From H3634; properly the whole; hence all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense).
his seed.
2233 {2233} Primeזֶרַעzera`{zeh'-rah}
From H2232; seed; figuratively fruit, plant, sowing time, posterity. |
Esther 10:3
_ _ For Mordecai ... was next unto King Ahasuerus ... great among the Jews, etc. — The elevation of this pious and patriotic Jew to the possession of the highest official power was of very great importance to the suffering church at that period; for it enabled him, who all along possessed the disposition, now to direct the royal influence and authority in promoting the interests and extending the privileges of his exiled countrymen. Viewed in this light, the providence of God is plainly traceable in all the steps that led to his unexpected advancement. This providential interposition is all the more remarkable, that, as in the analogous case of Joseph, it was displayed in making the ordinary and natural course of things lead to the most marvelous results. To use the pious words of an eminent prelate, “though in the whole of this episode there was no extraordinary manifestation of God’s power, no particular cause or agent that was in its working advanced above the ordinary pitch of nature, yet the contrivance, and suiting these ordinary agents appointed by God, is in itself more admirable than if the same end had been effected by means that were truly miraculous.” The sudden advancement of individuals from obscurity and neglect to the highest stations of power and influence is, in Eastern courts, no extraordinary nor infrequent occurrence. The caprice, the weak partiality of the reigning sovereign, or, it may be, his penetrating discernment in discovering latent energy and talent, has often “raised the beggar from the dunghill, and set him among princes” [1 Samuel 2:8]. Some of the all-powerful viziers in modern Persia, and not a few of the beys in Egypt, have been elevated to their respective dignities in this manner. And, therefore, the advancement of “Mordecai, who was next unto Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews,” was in perfect accordance with the rapid revolution of “the wheel of fortune” in that part of the world. But, considering all the circumstances of Mordecai’s advancement, not only his gaining the favor of the king, but his being “accepted of the multitude of his brethren, it was beyond all controversy the doing of the Lord, and was truly marvelous in his people’s eyes.”
_ _ accepted of the multitude of his brethren — Far from being envious of his grandeur, they blessed God for the elevation to official power of so good a man.
_ _ speaking peace to all his seed — While his administration was conducted with a mild and impartial hand, he showed a peculiarly warm and friendly feeling to all his countrymen when asked his counsel or his aid. |
Esther 10:3
For Mordecai the Jew [was] next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and (a) accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the wealth of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.
(a) These three points are here set forth as commendable and necessary for him that is in authority to have the favour of the people, to procure their wealth, and to be gentle and loving to them. |
- next unto king:
Genesis 41:44 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I [am] Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.
1 Samuel 23:17 And he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth.
2 Chronicles 28:7 And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king's son, and Azrikam the governor of the house, and Elkanah [that was] next to the king.
Daniel 5:16 And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and [have] a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.
Daniel 5:29 Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and [put] a chain of gold about his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
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- accepted:
Esther 3:2 And all the king's servants, that [were] in the king's gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did [him] reverence.
Romans 14:18 For he that in these things serveth Christ [is] acceptable to God, and approved of men.
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- seeking:
Nehemiah 2:10 When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard [of it], it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.
Psalms 122:6-9 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. ... Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.
Romans 9:2-3 That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart. ... For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:
Romans 10:1 Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.
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