And King Ahasuerusוַ הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁimposedיָּשֶׂםtributeמַסonעַלthe landהָאָרֶץand the islandsוְאִיֵּיof the sea.הַיָּם
And allוְכָלthe deedsמַעֲשֵׂהof his authorityתָקְפּוֹand of his might,וּגְבוּרָתוֹand the sumוּפָרָשַׁתof the greatnessגְּדֻלַּתof Mordecai,מָרְדֳּכַיwith whichאֲשֶׁרthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְmade him great,גִּדְּלוֹare they notהֲלוֹא הֵםwrittenכְּתוּבִיםinעַלthe bookסֵפֶרof the chroniclesדִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִיםof the kingsלְמַלְכֵיof Mediaמָדַיand Persia?וּפָרָס
ForכִּיMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַיthe Jewהַיְּהוּדִיwassecondמִשְׁנֶהto King Ahasuerus,לַמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁand greatוְגָדוֹלamong the Jews,לַיְּהוּדִיםand pleasingוְרָצוּיto the multitudeלְרֹבof his brothers,אֶחָיוseekingדֹּרֵשׁthe goodטוֹבof his peopleלְעַמּוֹand speakingוְדֹבֵרpeaceשָׁלוֹםto allלְכָלhis offspring.זַרְעוֹ