书珊城有一个犹大人，名叫末底改，是便雅悯人基士的曾孙，示每的孙子，睚珥的儿子。

书珊城堡中有一个犹太人名叫末底改，是便雅悯人基士的曾孙，示每的孙子，睚珥的儿子。

书珊城堡中有一个犹太人名叫末底改，是便雅悯人基士的曾孙，示每的孙子，睚珥的儿子。

当时，书珊城中有个犹太人，名叫末底改，是便雅悯人基士的曾孙、示每的孙子、雅珥的儿子。

在书珊城里，有一个犹大人，名叫末底改，是便雅悯人基士的曾孙、示每的孙子、睚珥的儿子。

苏萨城堡中有一个犹太人名叫末迪凯；他是睚珥的儿子，睚珥是示每的儿子，示每是本雅明人基士的儿子。

書珊城有一個猶大人，名叫末底改，是便雅憫人基士的曾孫，示每的孫子，睚珥的兒子。

書珊城堡中有一個猶太人名叫末底改，是便雅憫人基士的曾孫，示每的孫子，睚珥的兒子。

書珊城堡中有一個猶太人名叫末底改，是便雅憫人基士的曾孫，示每的孫子，睚珥的兒子。

當時，書珊城中有個猶太人，名叫末底改，是便雅憫人基士的曾孫、示每的孫子、雅珥的兒子。

在書珊城裡，有一個猶大人，名叫末底改，是便雅憫人基士的曾孫、示每的孫子、睚珥的兒子。

在書珊宮堡裏有一個人是猶大人，名叫末底改，是便雅憫人基士的曾孫、示每的孫子、睚珥的兒子。

蘇薩城堡中有一個猶太人名叫末迪凱；他是睚珥的兒子，睚珥是示每的兒子，示每是便雅憫人基士的兒子。

書珊宮、有猶大人末底改者、乃便雅憫族、基士曾孫、示每孫、睚珥子也、

書山城有猶大人木底改者、即便雅憫族、基士曾孫、示每孫、睚耳子也。

書珊城有猶大人、名末底改、乃便雅憫支派、基士曾孫、示每孫、睚珥子、

Now there was in the citadel of Susa a Jew of the tribe of Benjamin, named Mordecai son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish,

There was a Jew living in the fort of Susa. He was from the tribe of Benjamin. His name was Mordecai. He was the son of Jair. Jair was the son of Shimei. Shimei was the son of Kish.

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

At that time there was a Jewish man in the fortress of Susa whose name was Mordecai son of Jair. He was from the tribe of Benjamin and was a descendant of Kish and Shimei.

In the fortress of Susa, there was a Jewish man named Mordecai son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, a Benjaminite.

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

In Shushan the citadel there was a certain Jew whose name was Mordecai the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite.

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,

In the fortress of Susa, there was a Jewish man named Mordecai son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, a Benjaminite.

[ 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 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,

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,

On the third day Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the palace, in front of the king’s hall. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the hall, facing the entrance. (niv)

At that time King Xerxes reigned from his royal throne in the citadel of Susa, (niv)

Let the king appoint commissioners in every province of his realm to bring all these beautiful young women into the harem at the citadel of Susa. Let them be placed under the care of Hegai, the king’s eunuch, who is in charge of the women; and let beauty treatments be given to them. (niv)

As King David approached Bahurim, a man from the same clan as Saul’s family came out from there. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and he cursed as he came out. (niv)

There was a Benjamite, a man of standing, whose name was Kish son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bekorath, the son of Aphiah of Benjamin. (niv)

All the royal officials at the king’s gate knelt down and paid honor to Haman, for the king had commanded this concerning him. But Mordecai would not kneel down or pay him honor.Then the royal officials at the king’s gate asked Mordecai,“ Why do you disobey the king’s command?”Day after day they spoke to him but he refused to comply. Therefore they told Haman about it to see whether Mordecai’s behavior would be tolerated, for he had told them he was a Jew.When Haman saw that Mordecai would not kneel down or pay him honor, he was enraged.Yet having learned who Mordecai’s people were, he scorned the idea of killing only Mordecai. Instead Haman looked for a way to destroy all Mordecai’s people, the Jews, throughout the whole kingdom of Xerxes. (niv)

Mordecai the Jew was second in rank to King Xerxes, preeminent among the Jews, and held in high esteem by his many fellow Jews, because he worked for the good of his people and spoke up for the welfare of all the Jews. (niv)