Esther 2:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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;”
Esther 2:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Esther 2:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Esther 2:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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,”
Esther 2:5 — World English Bible
Esther 2:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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, ”
Esther 2:5 — American Standard Version
Esther 2:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“A man, a Jew, there hath been in Shushan the palace, and his name <FI>is<Fi> Mordecai son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, a Benjamite--”
Esther 2:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Esther 2:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“There was in Shushan the fortress a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjaminite, ”
Esther 2:5 — Darby Translation
Esther 2:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“In the citie of Shushan, there was a certaine Iewe, whose name was Mordecai the sonne of Iair, the sonne of Shimei, the sonne of Kish a man of Iemini,”
Esther 2:5 — Geneva Bible
Esther 2:5 in Context — Esther 2
3 And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hege the king’s chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them:
4 And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.
5 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;
6 Who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captivity which had been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away.
7 And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle’s daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.
What Does Esther 2:5 Mean?
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