EST 10:3 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX (ESG 10:3) Ὁ δὲ Μαρδοχαῖος διεδέχετο τὸν βασιλέα Ἀρταξέρξην, καὶ μέγας ἦν ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ, καὶ δεδοξασμένος ὑπὸ τῶν Ἰουδαίων· καὶ φιλούμενος διηγεῖτο τὴν ἀγωγὴν παντὶ τῷ ἔθνει αὐτοῦ.
(Ho de Mardoⱪaios diedeⱪeto ton basilea Artaxerxaʸn, kai megas aʸn en taʸ basileia, kai dedoxasmenos hupo tōn Youdaiōn; kai filoumenos diaʸgeito taʸn agōgaʸn panti tōi ethnei autou.)

BrLXX (ESG 10:3a) “Καὶ εἶπε Μαρδοχαῖος, παρὰ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐγένετο ταῦτα.
(“Kai eipe Mardoⱪaios, para tou Theou egeneto tauta.)

BrLXX (ESG 10:3b) Ἐμνήσθην γὰρ περὶ τοῦ ἐνυπνίου οὗ εἶδον περὶ τῶν λόγων τούτων· οὐδὲ γὰρ παρῆλθεν ἀπʼ αὐτῶν λόγος·
(Emnaʸsthaʸn gar peri tou enupniou hou eidon peri tōn logōn toutōn; oude gar paraʸlthen apʼ autōn logos;)

BrLXX (ESG 10:3c) Ἡ μικρὰ πηγὴ ἣ ἐγένετο ποταμός, καὶ ἦν φῶς καὶ ἥλιος καὶ ὕδωρ πολύ. Ἐσθήρ ἐστιν ὁ ποταμός, ἣν ἐγάμησεν ὁ βασιλεὺς, καὶ ἐποίησε βασίλισσαν.
(Haʸ mikra paʸgaʸ haʸ egeneto potamos, kai aʸn fōs kai haʸlios kai hudōr polu. Esthaʸr estin ho potamos, haʸn egamaʸsen ho basileus, kai epoiaʸse basilissan.)

BrLXX (ESG 10:3d) Οἱ δὲ δύο δράκοντες, ἐγώ εἰμι καὶ Ἀμάν.
(Hoi de duo drakontes, egō eimi kai Aman.)

BrLXX (ESG 10:3e) Τὰ δὲ ἔθνη, τὰ ἐπισυναχθέντα ἀπολέσαι τὸ ὄνομα τῶν Ἰουδαίων.
(Ta de ethnaʸ, ta episunaⱪthenta apolesai to onoma tōn Youdaiōn.)

BrLXX (ESG 10:3f) Τὸ δὲ ἔθνος τὸ ἐμόν, οὗτός ἐστιν Ἰσραὴλ, οἱ βοήσαντες πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν, καὶ σωθέντες· καὶ ἔσωσε Κύριος τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐῤῥύσατο Κύριος ἡμᾶς ἐκ πάντων τῶν κακῶν τούτων· καὶ ἐποίησεν ὁ Θεὸς τὰ σημεῖα, καὶ τὰ τέρατα τὰ μεγάλα, ἃ οὐ γέγονεν ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσι.
(To de ethnos to emon, houtos estin Israaʸl, hoi boaʸsantes pros ton Theon, kai sōthentes; kai esōse Kurios ton laon autou, kai eɽɽusato Kurios haʸmas ek pantōn tōn kakōn toutōn; kai epoiaʸsen ho Theos ta saʸmeia, kai ta terata ta megala, ha ou gegonen en tois ethnesi.)

BrLXX (ESG 10:3g) Διὰ τοῦτο ἐποίησε κλήρους δύο, ἕνα τῷ λαῷ τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ ἕνα πᾶσι τοῖς ἔθνεσι.
(Dia touto epoiaʸse klaʸrous duo, hena tōi laōi tou Theou, kai hena pasi tois ethnesi.)

BrLXX (ESG 10:3h) Καὶ ἦλθον οἱ δύο κλῆροι οὗτοι εἰς ὥραν καὶ καιρὸν, καὶ εἰς ἡμέραν κρίσεως, ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ πᾶσι τοῖς ἔθνεσι.
(Kai aʸlthon hoi duo klaʸroi houtoi eis hōran kai kairon, kai eis haʸmeran kriseōs, enōpion tou Theou kai pasi tois ethnesi.)

BrLXX (ESG 10:3i) Καὶ ἐμνήσθη ὁ Θεὸς τοῦ λαοῦ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐδικαίωσε τὴν κληρονομίαν αὑτοῦ.
(Kai emnaʸsthaʸ ho Theos tou laou autou, kai edikaiōse taʸn klaʸronomian hautou.)

BrLXX (ESG 10:3k) Καὶ ἔσονται αὐτοῖς αἱ ἡμέραι αὗται, ἐν μηνὶ Ἀδὰρ, τῇ τεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτῃ καὶ τῇ πεντεκαιδεκάτῃ τοῦ μηνὸς, μετὰ συναγωγῆς καὶ χαρᾶς καὶ εὐφροσύνης ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ, κατὰ γενεὰς εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα ἐν τῷ λαῷ αὐτοῦ Ἰσραήλ.
(Kai esontai autois hai haʸmerai hautai, en maʸni Adar, taʸ tessareskaidekataʸ kai taʸ pentekaidekataʸ tou maʸnos, meta sunagōgaʸs kai ⱪaras kai eufrosunaʸs enōpion tou Theou, kata geneas eis ton aiōna en tōi laōi autou Israaʸl.)

BrLXX (ESG 10:3l) “Ἔτους τετάρτου βασιλεύοντος Πτολεμαίου καὶ Κλεοπάτρας, εἰσήνεγκε Δοσίθεος, ὃς ἔφη εἶναι ἱερεὺς καὶ Λευίτης, καὶ Πτολεμαῖος ὁ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ, τὴν προκειμένην ἐπιστολὴν τῶν Φρουραί, ἣν ἔφασαν εἶναι, καὶ ἡρμηνευκέναι Λυσίμαχον Πτολεμαίου, τὸν ἐν Ἱερουσαλήμ.”
¶ Τέλος τῆς Ἐσθήρ.
(“Etous tetartou basileuontos Ptolemaiou kai Kleopatras, eisaʸnegke Dositheos, hos efaʸ einai hiereus kai Leuitaʸs, kai Ptolemaios ho huios autou, taʸn prokeimenaʸn epistolaʸn tōn Frourai, haʸn efasan einai, kai haʸrmaʸneukenai Lusimaⱪon Ptolemaiou, ton en Hierousalaʸm.”
¶ Telos taʸs Esthaʸr.)

BrTr (ESG 10:3) And Mardochæus 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.

BrTr (ESG 10:3b) For I remember the dream which I had concerning these matters: for not one particular of them has failed.

BrTr (ESG 10:3c) There was the little fountain, which became a river, and there was light, and the sun, and much water. The river is Esther, whom the king married, and made queen.

BrTr (ESG 10:3e) And the nations are those nations that combined to destroy the name of the Jews.

BrTr (ESG 10:3f) 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.

BrTr (ESG 10:3g) Therefore did he ordain two lots, one for the people of God, and one for all the other nations.

BrTr (ESG 10:3h) And these two lots came for an appointed season, and for a day of judgment, before God, and for all the nations.

BrTr (ESG 10:3k) 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.

BrTr (ESG 10:3l) 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 Phruræ, which they said existed, and which Lysimachus the son of Ptolemy, who was in Jerusalem, had interpreted.]

ULT For Mordecai the Jew was second to the king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and favored by the multitude of his brothers, seeking good for his people and speaking peace to all its seed.

UST Mordecai the Jew was able to do so much because he was the most powerful person in the empire after King Ahasuerus. He was also a leader among his own people. All of his fellow Jews respected him. He worked hard to make sure that the Jews would always prosper.

BSB For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Xerxes, preeminent among the Jews and highly favored by his many kinsmen, seeking the good of his people and speaking peace to all his countrymen.

OEB For Mordecai the Jew was next in rank to King Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and loved by them all. He sought the good of his people and promoted the welfare of their descendants.

WEBBE For Mordecai the Jew was next to King Ahasuerus, and great amongst the Jews and accepted by the multitude of his brothers, seeking the good of his people and speaking peace to all his descendants.

NET Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Ahasuerus. He was the highest-ranking Jew, and he was admired by his numerous relatives. He worked enthusiastically for the good of his people and was an advocate for the welfare of all his descendants.

LSV For Mordecai the Jew [is] second to King Ahasuerus, and a great man of the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brothers, seeking good for his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.

FBV For Mordecai the Jew was second-in-command to King Xerxes, leader of the Jews and highly-respected in the Jewish community, he worked to help his people and improve the security of all Jews.

T4T Mordecai, who was a Jew, became the king’s most important official, and all the Jews also considered him to be a very great man. They all respected him, because he did many good things for the Jews, and he often asked the king to do good things for them.

LEB For Mordecai the Jew was second-in-command to King Ahasuerus. He was great for the Jews and popular with many of his brothers, for he sought good for his people, _⌊interceding for the welfare of all his descendants_⌋.[fn]

10:3 Literally “spoke peace for all his offspring”

BBE For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews and respected by the body of his countrymen; working for the good of his people, and saying words of peace to all his seed.

Moff (For Mordecai the Jew ranked next to king Xerxes; he was a great man among the Jews and popular among all his fellow-countrymen, for he sought the welfare of his people, and cared for the prosperity of all his race.)

JPS 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.

ASV 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.

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YLT 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.

Drby 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.

RV 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.
(For Mordecai the Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren/brothers; seeking the good of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.)

SLT For Mordecai the Jew was second to the king Ahasuerus, and great to the Jews, and acceptable to the multitude of his brethren, seeking good for his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.
(For Mordecai the Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren/brothers, seeking the wealth of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.)

KJB-1611 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.
(For Mordecai the Jew was next unto King Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren/brothers, seeking the wealth of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.)

Bshps For Mardocheus the Iewe, was the second next vnto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Iewes, and accepted among the multitude of his brethren, as one that seeketh the wealth of his people, and speaketh peaceably for all his seede.
(For Mordecai the Jewe, was the second next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted among the multitude of his brethren/brothers, as one that seeketh/seeks the wealth of his people, and speaketh/speaks peaceably for all his seed.)

Gnva For Mordecai the Iewe was the second vnto King Ahashuerosh, and 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.
(For Mordecai the Jewe was the second unto King Ahashuerosh, and great among the Jews, and accepted among the multitude of his brethren/brothers, who procured the wealth of his people, and spake peaceably to all his seed.)

Cvdl For Mardocheus the Iewe was the seconde nexte vnto kynge Ahasuerus, and greate amonge ye Iewes, and accepted amonge the multitude of his brethren, as one yt seketh the welth of his people, and speaketh the best for all his sede.
(For Mordecai the Jewe was the second next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among ye/you_all Jews, and accepted among the multitude of his brethren/brothers, as one it seeketh/seeks the wealth of his people, and speaketh/speaks the best for all his seed.)

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Luth Denn Mardachai, der Jude, war der andere nach dem Könige Ahasveros und groß unter den Juden und angenehm unter der Menge seiner Brüder, der für sein Volk Gutes suchte und redete das Beste für allen seinen Samen.
(Because Mordecai, the/of_the Yude, what/which the/of_the other/different after to_him king(s) Ahasuerus and large under the Jews and pleasant under the/of_the crowd(n) his brothers, the/of_the for/in_favour_of be people goodness/good_(person) searched and talked the Best/prime for/in_favour_of all/everyone his seed(s).)

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UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

כִּ֣י

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when Mārəddəkay the,Jew second to/for=the_king ʼAḩashvērōsh and,[he_was]_great to,Jews and,[he_was]_acceptable to,the_multitude_of his_brothers_of,his sought good for,people_of,his and,[he_was]_speaking welfare to/from=all/each/any/every his/its=seed )

This word indicates that this verse will give the reason why the scribes made a record about Mordecai.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / distinguish

הַ⁠יְּהוּדִ֗י

This phrase gives clarifying information about Mordecai.

מִשְׁנֶה֙ לַ⁠מֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ

Alternate translation: [was the second most important person after King Ahasuerus himself]

וְ⁠גָדוֹל֙ לַ⁠יְּהוּדִ֔ים

and,[he_was]_great (Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when Mārəddəkay the,Jew second to/for=the_king ʼAḩashvērōsh and,[he_was]_great to,Jews and,[he_was]_acceptable to,the_multitude_of his_brothers_of,his sought good for,people_of,his and,[he_was]_speaking welfare to/from=all/each/any/every his/its=seed )

Alternate translation: [and a great leader of the Jews]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

אֶחָ֑י⁠ו

his_brothers_of,his

Here, brothers is a figurative way of describing fellow members of the same people group. Alternate translation: [fellow Jews]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

דֹּרֵ֥שׁ טוֹב֙ לְ⁠עַמּ֔⁠וֹ וְ⁠דֹבֵ֥ר שָׁל֖וֹם לְ⁠כָל־זַרְעֽ⁠וֹ

These two phrases basically mean the same thing. The repetition is used to emphasize how hard Mordecai worked for the good of his people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could combine these phrases and say something like, “He worked hard so his people and their descendants would prosper.”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

דֹּרֵ֥שׁ טוֹב֙ לְ⁠עַמּ֔⁠וֹ וְ⁠דֹבֵ֥ר שָׁל֖וֹם לְ⁠כָל־זַרְעֽ⁠וֹ

The abstract nouns good and peace refer in this context to prosperity and security. You could translate these ideas with verbs, for example, you could say, “He worked hard to make sure that his people would prosper and their descendants would be secure.”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

דֹּרֵ֥שׁ טוֹב֙ לְ⁠עַמּ֔⁠וֹ

Seeking is a figurative way to describe actively trying to do something or work hard for something.

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וְ⁠דֹבֵ֥ר שָׁל֖וֹם לְ⁠כָל־זַרְעֽ⁠וֹ

and,[he_was]_speaking (Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when Mārəddəkay the,Jew second to/for=the_king ʼAḩashvērōsh and,[he_was]_great to,Jews and,[he_was]_acceptable to,the_multitude_of his_brothers_of,his sought good for,people_of,his and,[he_was]_speaking welfare to/from=all/each/any/every his/its=seed )

Speaking peace is a figurative way of describing actions that benefit the general welfare of others.

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

לְ⁠כָל־זַרְעֽ⁠וֹ

to/from=all/each/any/every his/its=seed

As in verses 27 and 28, seed means “descendants.” seed means “descendants.” Even if you combine the two parallel phrases, you can still convey the idea of “down through the generations” with a word such as “always.” Alternate translation: [to all of their descendants]

Parallel EST 10:3