Esther · אֶסְתֵּר

Esther 10:3

כִּ֣י מָרְדֳּכַ֤י הַיְּהוּדִי֙ מִשְׁנֶ֣ה לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ וְגָד֣וֹל לַיְּהוּדִ֗ים וְרָצ֞וּי לְרֹ֣ב אֶחָ֔יו דֹּרֵ֥שׁ טוֹב֙ לְעַמּ֔וֹ וְדֹבֵ֥ר שָׁל֖וֹם לְכָל זַרְעֽוֹ׃
kiy mardokay hayhvdiy mishneh lamelek ʾaḥashvervosh vgadvol layhvdiym vraṣvy lrob ʾeḥayv doresh ṭvob lʿamvo vdober shalvom lkal zarʿvo
King James Version (KJV)

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.

Modern English

For Mordecai the Jew was second in rank to King Ahasuerus, and he was great among the Jews and popular with the multitude of his brothers, for he sought the welfare of his people and spoke peace to all his people.

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