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1 King Ahasuerus laid a tribute on the land, and on the islands of the sea.
2 All the acts of his power and of his might, and the full account of the greatness of Mordecai, to which the king advanced him, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?
3 For Mordecai the Jew was next to King Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted by the multitude of his brothers, seeking the good of his people, and speaking peace to all his descendants.
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Cross-references in Esther 10 (15)
- v.3 Nehemiah 2:10
- v.2 Esther 8:15
- v.1 Isaiah 24:15
- v.2 Esther 2:23
- v.2 Esther 9:4
- v.3 Romans 10:1
- v.3 Romans 14:18
- v.1 Psalms 72:10
- v.2 Esther 6:1
- v.3 Genesis 41:43-44
- v.3 Daniel 5:29
- v.3 Genesis 41:40
- v.3 2 Chronicles 28:7
- v.3 Psalms 122:6-9
- v.2 1 Kings 22:39
Hebrew interlinear — Esther 10:1–3 (46 words)
1
- וַיָּשֶׂם֩wayyāśemsuwm: to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)H7760
- הַמֶּ֨לֶךְhammelekmelek: a kingH4428
- אֲחַשְׁרֵ֧וֹשׁ׀ʾăḥašrēwōšAchashverowsh: Achashverosh (i.e. Ahasuerus or Artaxerxes, but in this case Xerxes), the title (rather than name) of a...H325
- מַ֛סmasmac: (properly) a burden (as causing to faint), i.e. a tax in the form of forced laborH4522
- עַלʿal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
- הָאָ֖רֶץhāʾāreṣerets: the earth (at large, or partitively a land)H776
- וְאִיֵּ֥יwĕʾiyyêiy: (properly) a habitable spot (as desirable)H339
- הַיָּֽם׃hayyāmyam: a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of waterH3220
2
- וְכָלwĕkālkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
- מַֽעֲשֵׂ֤הmaʿăśēma`aseh: an action (good or bad); (generally) a transactionH4639
- תָקְפּוֹ֙toqpôtoqeph: might or (figuratively) positivenessH8633
- וּגְב֣וּרָת֔וֹûgĕbûrātôgbuwrah: force (literally or figuratively); (by implication) valor, victoryH1369
- וּפָֽרָשַׁת֙ûpārāšatparashah: expositionH6575
- גְּדֻלַּ֣תgĕdullatgduwlah: greatness; (concretely) mighty actsH1420
- מָרְדֳּכַ֔יmordŏkayMordkay: Mordecai, an IsraeliteH4782
- אֲשֶׁ֥רʾăšeraher: who, which, what, that; (as adverb) when, where, howH834
- גִּדְּל֖וֹgiddĕlôgadal: (properly) to twist; to be large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)H1431
- הַמֶּ֑לֶךְhammelekmelek: a kingH4428
- הֲלוֹאhălôʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
- הֵ֣םhēmhem: they (only used when emphatic)H1992
- כְּתוּבִ֗יםkĕtûbîmkathab: to engrave, carve; (by implication) to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)H3789
- עַלʿal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
- סֵ֙פֶר֙sēpercepher: (properly) writing (the art or a document)H5612
- דִּבְרֵ֣יdibrêdabar: a word; (by implication) a matter (as spoken of) or thingH1697
- הַיָּמִ֔יםhayyāmîmyowm: a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or...H3117
- לְמַלְכֵ֖יlĕmalkêmelek: a kingH4428
- מָדַ֥יmādayMaday: Madai, a country of central AsiaH4074
- וּפָרָֽס׃ûpārāsParac: Paras (i.e. Persia), an Eastern country, including its inhabitantsH6539
3
- כִּ֣י׀kîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
- מָרְדֳּכַ֣יmordŏkayMordkay: Mordecai, an IsraeliteH4782
- הַיְּהוּדִ֗יhayyĕhûdîYhuwdiy: a Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew), or descendant of Jehudah (i.e. Judah)H3064
- מִשְׁנֶה֙mišnehmishneh: (properly) a repetition, i.e. a duplicate (copy of a document), or a double (in amount)H4932
- לַמֶּ֣לֶךְlammelekmelek: a kingH4428
- אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁʾăḥašwērôšAchashverowsh: Achashverosh (i.e. Ahasuerus or Artaxerxes, but in this case Xerxes), the title (rather than name) of a...H325
- וְגָדוֹל֙wĕgādôlgadowl: great (in any sense); (hence) olderH1419
- לַיְּהוּדִ֔יםlayyĕhûdîmYhuwdiy: a Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew), or descendant of Jehudah (i.e. Judah)H3064
- וְרָצ֖וּיwĕrāṣûyratsah: to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy a debtH7521
- לְרֹ֣בlĕrōbrob: abundance (in any respect)H7230
- אֶחָ֑יוʾeḥāywach: a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like H0001))H251
- דֹּרֵ֥שׁdōrēšdarash: (properly) to tread or frequent; (usually) to follow (for pursuit or search)H1875
- טוֹב֙ṭôbtowb: good (as an adjective) in the widest senseH2896
- לְעַמּ֔וֹlĕʿammô`am: a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel)H5971
- וְדֹבֵ֥רwĕdōbērdabar: perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speakH1696
- שָׁל֖וֹםšālômshalowm: safe; (figuratively) well, happy, friendlyH7965
- לְכָלlĕkālkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
- זַרְעֽוֹ׃zarʿôzera`: seed; (figuratively) fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterityH2233
Strong's words in Esther 10 (6)
- Strong's H4428 — הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ (hammelek)
- melek (meh'-lek) n-m. 1. a king [from H4427] KJV: king, royal. Root(s): H4427. Appears 4 times in Esther 10.
- Strong's H3064 — הַיְּהוּדִ֗י (hayyĕhûdî)
- Yhuwdiy (yeh-hoo-dee') n-m. 1. a Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew), or descendant of Jehudah (i.e. Judah) [patronymically from H3063] KJV: Jew. Root(s): H3063. Appears 2 times in Esther 10.
- Strong's H325 — אֲחַשְׁרֵ֧וֹשׁ׀ (ʾăḥašrēwōš)
- Achashverowsh (akh-ash-vay-rosh') (or (shortened) pAchashrosh {akh- ash-rosh'} (Esth. 10) n/p. 1. Achashverosh (i.e. Ahasuerus or Artaxerxes, but in this case Xerxes), the title (rather than name) of a Persian king [of Persian origin] KJV: Ahasuerus.. Appears 2 times in Esther 10.
- Strong's H3605 — וְכָל (wĕkāl)
- kol (kole) (or (Jer. 33) n-m. 1. (properly) the whole 2. (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) [from H3634] KJV: (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-)thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever). Root(s): H3634. Appears 2 times in Esther 10.
- Strong's H4782 — מָרְדֳּכַ֔י (mordŏkay)
- Mordkay (mor-dek-ah'-ee) n/p. 1. Mordecai, an Israelite [of foreign derivation] KJV: Mordecai.. Appears 2 times in Esther 10.
- Strong's H1369 — וּגְב֣וּרָת֔וֹ (ûgĕbûrātô)
- gbuwrah (gheb-oo-raw') n-f. 1. force (literally or figuratively) 2. (by implication) valor, victory [feminine passive participle from the same as H1368] KJV: force, mastery, might, mighty (act, power), power, strength. Root(s): H1368. Appears 1 time in Esther 10.