Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleMordecai wrote in the name of King Xerxes and sealed it with the royal signet ring. He sent the documents by mounted couriers riding on swift horses bred from the royal mares. Young's Literal Translation And he writeth in the name of the king Ahasuerus, and sealeth with the signet of the king, and sendeth letters by the hand of the runners with horses, riders of the dromedary, the mules, the young mares, King James Bible And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus' name, and sealed [it] with the king's ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, [and] riders on mules, camels, [and] young dromedaries: Hebrew Mordecai wroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֗ב (way·yiḵ·tōḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3789: To grave, to write in the name בְּשֵׁם֙ (bə·šêm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8034: A name of King הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king Xerxes אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹ֔שׁ (’ă·ḥaš·wê·rōš) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 325: Ahasuerus -- king of Persia and sealed it וַיַּחְתֹּ֖ם (way·yaḥ·tōm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2856: To seal, affix a seal, seal up with the royal הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king signet ring. בְּטַבַּ֣עַת (bə·ṭab·ba·‘aṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 2885: A seal, signet, a ring of any kind He sent וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח (way·yiš·laḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out the documents סְפָרִ֡ים (sə·p̄ā·rîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5612: A missive, document, writing, book by בְּיַד֩ (bə·yaḏ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 3027: A hand mounted בַּסּוּסִ֜ים (bas·sū·sîm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5483: A swallow, swift (type of bird) couriers הָרָצִ֨ים (hā·rā·ṣîm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 7323: To run riding on רֹכְבֵ֤י (rō·ḵə·ḇê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's 7392: To ride, to place upon, to despatch swift horses הָרֶ֙כֶשׁ֙ (hā·re·ḵeš) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7409: A relay of animals on a, post-route, a courser bred בְּנֵ֖י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son from the royal הָֽאֲחַשְׁתְּרָנִ֔ים (hā·’ă·ḥaš·tə·rā·nîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 327: A mule mares. הָֽרַמָּכִֽים׃ (hā·ram·mā·ḵîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 7424: Perhaps a mare |