EST 2:5 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) At that time, there was a Jewish man named Mordekai living in the capital city of Shushan. (He was from the tribe of Benjamin: his father was Jair, his grandfather was Shimei, and his great-grandfather was Kish

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ULT A man, a Jew, was in Susa the citadel, and his name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish (a man, a Benjamite,

UST At that time, there was a Jewish man named Mordecai living in the capital city of Susa. He was from the tribe of Benjamin. His father was named Jair, his grandfather was named Shimei, and his great-grandfather was named Kish.

BSB § Now there was at the citadel of Susa a Jewish man from the tribe of Benjamin named Mordecai son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish.

OEB In Susa the royal residence lived a Jew named Mordecai. He was son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, a Benjamite.

WEBBE 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,

WMBB (Same as above)

MSG ^(5-7)Now there was a Jew who lived in the palace complex in Susa. His name was Mordecai the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish—a Benjaminite. His ancestors had been taken from Jerusalem with the exiles and carried off with King Jehoiachin of Judah by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon into exile. Mordecai had raised his cousin Hadassah, otherwise known as Esther, since she had no father or mother. The girl had a good figure and a beautiful face. After her parents died, Mordecai had adopted her.

NET 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,

LSV A man, a Jew, there has been in Shushan the palace, and his name [is] Mordecai son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, a Benjamite—

FBV There was a Jewish man living in the fortress of Susa named Mordecai, son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, a Benjamite

T4T At that time there was a Jew living in Susa, the capital, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair. Jair was a descendant of Shimei. Shimei was a descendant of King Saul’s father Kish. They were all from the tribe descended from Benjamin.

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

BBE Now there was a certain Jew in Shushan named Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;

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

ASV 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,

DRA There was a man in the city of Susan, a Jew, named Mardochai, the son of Jair, the son of Semei, the son of Cis, of the race of Jemini,

YLT A man, a Jew, there hath been in Shushan the palace, and his name [is] Mordecai son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, a Benjamite —

Drby There was in Shushan the fortress a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjaminite,

RV 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;

Wbstr 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 Benjaminite;

KJB-1769 ¶ 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 in Susa 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; )

KJB-1611 ¶ Now in Shushan the palace, there was a certaine Iew, whose name was Mordecai, the sonne of Iair, the sonne of Shimei, the sonne of Kish, a Beniamite,
(¶ Now in Susa the palace, there was a certain Yew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Yair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benyamite,)

Bshps In the citie of Susan there was a certayne Iewe, whose name was Mardocheus, the sonne of Iair, the sonne of Semei, the sonne of Cis, a man of Iemini,
(In the city of Susa there was a certain Yewe, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Yair, the son of Semei, the son of Cis, a man of Yemini,)

Gnva In the citie of Shushan, there was a certaine Iewe, whose name was Mordecai the sonne of Iair, the sonne of Shimei, the sonne of Kish a man of Iemini,
(In the city of Susa, there was a certain Yewe, whose name was Mordecai the son of Yair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish a man of Yemini, )

Cvdl In the castell of Susan there was a Iewe, whose name was Mardocheus, the sonne of Iair, the sonne of Simei, the sonne of Cis, the sonne of Iemini,
(In the castell of Susa there was a Yewe, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Yair, the son of Simei, the son of Cis, the son of Yemini,)

Wyc Forsothe a man, a Jew, was in the citee Susa, Mardoche bi name, the sone of Jair, sone of Semei, sone of Cys, of the generacioun of Gemyny;
(Forsothe a man, a Yew, was in the city Susa, Mardoche by name, the son of Yair, son of Semei, son of Cys, of the generation of Gemyny;)

Luth Es war aber ein jüdischer Mann zu Schloß Susan, der hieß Mardachai, ein Sohn Jairs, des Sohns Simeis, des Sohns Kis, des Sohns Jeminis,
(It what/which but a jüdischer man to Schloß Susan, the/of_the was_called Mardachai, a son Yairs, the sons Simeis, the sons Kis, the sons Yeminis,)

ClVg Erat vir Judæus in Susan civitate, vocabulo Mardochæus filius Jair, filii Semei, filii Cis, de stirpe Jemini,
(Erat man Yudæus in Susan civitate, vocabulo Mardochæus son Yair, children Semei, children Cis, about stirpe Yemini, )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-participants

אִ֣ישׁ יְהוּדִ֔י

(a)_man Jew

This introduces Mordecai as a new character in the story. Use your language’s way of introducing a new character. This expression means a Jewish man.

Note 2 topic: translate-unknown

בְּ⁠שׁוּשַׁ֣ן הַ⁠בִּירָ֑ה

in/on/at/with,Susa the,citadel

Here the phrase likely indicates the city rather than the palace, that is, the capital city of Susa.

Note 3 topic: translate-names

מָרְדֳּכַ֗י

Mārəddəkay

This is a man’s name. It occurs many times throughout the story. Be sure to translate it consistently.

Note 4 topic: translate-names

בֶּ֣ן יָאִ֧יר בֶּן־שִׁמְעִ֛י בֶּן־קִ֖ישׁ

son_of Yāʼīr/(Jair) son_of Shimˊī son_of Qīsh

These are men’s names. Jair, Shimei, and Kish are Mordecai’s male ancestors. You could say, “Mordecai was the son of Jair, who was the son of Shimei, who was the son of Kish,” or see the UST.

אִ֥ישׁ יְמִינִֽי

(a)_man Binyāmīnite

While this likely refers to Kish, it is necessarily also true of Mordecai, and you could put it second in the verse. That way Mordecai’s nationality would come first, then his tribe, and then his family and clan. Alternate translation: “from the tribe of Benjamin”

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