Esther 10:2

“And all the deeds of his authority and of his might, and the sum of the greatness of Mordecai, with which the king made him great, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?”

Esther 10:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Esther 10:2, word by word

the deedsמַעֲשֵׂהmaase

work

What someone does: his works, and especially what God does.

Where else “maase” appears
of his authorityתָקְפּtakp

authority, power

Authority, the strength with which someone commands.

Where else “takp” appears
and of his mightגְבוּרָתgevurat

strength

Strength of body or spirit to face something.

Where else “gevurat” appears
and the sumפָרָשַׁתfarashat

exact amount, account

Exact amount, a detailed account of something.

Where else “farashat” appears
of the greatnessגְּדֻלַּתgedulat

greatness

Greatness; also the great deeds someone does.

Where else “gedulat” appears
of Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַיmardochay

Mordecai

Mordecai: the name of one of those who returned with Zerubbabel; in the book of Esther, the relative who raised Esther.

Where else “mardochay” appears
the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

Where else “melech” appears
made him greatגִּדְּלgidl

make great

To give someone importance; do wonderful deeds.

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writtenכְּתוּבִיםketuvim

write

To put words in writing, in a book or tablet, so that they last.

Where else “ketuvim” appears
the bookסֵפֶרsefer

book

A scroll of skin or papyrus on which law, history or a record is written.

Where else “sefer” appears
of the chroniclesדִּבְרֵיdivre

deeds

What someone did, set down in writing.

Where else “divre” appears
of the chroniclesיָּמִיםyamim

time

Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.

Where else “yamim” appears
of Mediaמָדַיmaday

Madai

Madai, a son of Japheth; it is the Hebrew name of the Medes (Media).

Where else “maday” appears

Places in this verse

Persia
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Persia

    Today: Iran

    An empire stretching from what is now Iran to Egypt; its center was in present-day Iran.

    Cyrus, king of Persia, let the Jews return to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple (Ezra 1:1-3).

    Ezra 1:1Esther 1:3Daniel 10:12 Chronicles 36:22

The context

1And King Ahasuerus imposed tribute on the land and the islands of the sea.

2 · This verse (above)

3For Mordecai the Jew was second to King Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and pleasing to the multitude of his brothers, seeking the good of his people and speaking peace to all his offspring.

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