New American Standard Bible 2020

Esther 10

Mordecai’s Greatness

1Now Kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֧וֹשׁ'a.cha.she.roshH325imposedוַיָּשֶׂם֩vai.ya.SemH7760a taxמַ֛סmasH4522on the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776and thecoastlandsוְאִיֵּ֥יve.'i.YeiH339of the seaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220.

2And everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605accomplishmentמַעֲשֵׂ֤הma.'a.SehH4639of his authorityתָקְפּוֹ֙ta.ke.PoH8633and powerוּגְב֣וּרָת֔וֹu.ge.Vu.ra.ToH1369,and the fullH6575accountH6575of the greatnessגְּדֻלַּ֣תge.du.LatH1420of Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֔יma.re.do.KhaiH4782with whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428honoredגִּדְּל֖וֹgi.de.LoH1431him, are they not writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789inthe Bookסֵ֙פֶר֙se.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֣י הַיָּמִ֔יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697 H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֖יle.mal.KheiH4428of Mediaמָדַ֥יma.DaiH4074and Persiaוּפָרָֽס׃u.fa.RasH6539?

3For Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֣יma.re.do.KhaiH4782the Jewהַיְּהוּדִ֗יhai.ye.hu.DiH3064wassecondמִשְׁנֶה֙mish.NehH4932onlyto Kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325,and greatוְגָדוֹל֙ve.ga.dOlH1419among the Jewsלַיְּהוּדִ֔יםlai.ye.hu.DimH3064and inH7521favorH7521with his manyלְרֹ֣בle.RoH7230kinsmenאֶחָ֑יו'e.ChavH251,one who soughtדֹּרֵ֥שׁdo.ReshH1875the goodטוֹב֙tOvH2896of his peopleלְעַמּ֔וֹle.'a.MoH5971and one who spokeוְדֹבֵ֥רve.do.VerH1696for the welfareשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965of his entireלְכָל־le.kholH3605nationזַרְעֽוֹ׃zar.'OH2233.

Mordecai’s Greatness

Commentaries on Esther 10