Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleFor 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. Young's Literal Translation 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. King James Bible 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. Hebrew Forכִּ֣י ׀ (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction Mordecai מָרְדֳּכַ֣י (mā·rə·do·ḵay) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4782: Mordecai -- a companion of Zerubbabel, also a cousin of Esther the Jew הַיְּהוּדִ֗י (hay·yə·hū·ḏî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3064: Jews -- Jewish was second מִשְׁנֶה֙ (miš·neh) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4932: A repetition, a duplicate, a double, a second only to King לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (lam·me·leḵ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king Xerxes, אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ (’ă·ḥaš·wê·rō·wōš) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 325: Ahasuerus -- king of Persia preeminent וְגָדוֹל֙ (wə·ḡā·ḏō·wl) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent among the Jews לַיְּהוּדִ֔ים (lay·yə·hū·ḏîm) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 3064: Jews -- Jewish and highly favored וְרָצ֖וּי (wə·rā·ṣui) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Strong's 7521: To be pleased with, to satisfy a, debt by his many לְרֹ֣ב (lə·rōḇ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7230: Multitude, abundance, greatness kinsmen, אֶחָ֑יו (’e·ḥāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 251: A brother, ) seeking דֹּרֵ֥שׁ (dō·rêš) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 1875: To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worship the good טוֹב֙ (ṭō·wḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good of his people לְעַמּ֔וֹ (lə·‘am·mōw) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock and speaking וְדֹבֵ֥ר (wə·ḏō·ḇêr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue peace שָׁל֖וֹם (šā·lō·wm) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7965: Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace to all לְכָל־ (lə·ḵāl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every his countrymen. זַרְעֽוֹ׃ (zar·‘ōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity |