Esther 10:3

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.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Mordecai	מָרְדֳּכַ֣י ma.re.do.Khai	H4782	Mordecai · proper noun, a man's name
Jew	הַיְּהוּדִ֗י hai.ye.hu.Di	H3064	a Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew) · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute
next	מִשְׁנֶה֙ mish.Neh	H4932	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute
king	לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ la.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Ahasuerus	אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ 'a.chash.ve.Ro.osh	H325	Achashverosh (i.e. Ahasuerus or Artaxerxes · proper noun, a man's name
great	וְגָדוֹל֙ ve.ga.dOl	H1419	great (in any sense) · conjunction + adjective, masculine singular absolute
Jews	לַיְּהוּדִ֔ים lai.ye.hu.Dim	H3064	a Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew) · preposition with the article + noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute
accepted	וְרָצ֖וּי ve.ra.Tzui	H7521	to be pleased with · conjunction + verb, qal passive participle, masculine singular absolute
multitude	לְרֹ֣ב le.Ro	H7230	abundance (in any respect) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
brethren	אֶחָ֑יו 'e.Chav	H251	a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relation… · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
seeking	דֹּרֵ֥שׁ do.Resh	H1875	properly · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
wealth	טוֹב֙ tOv	H2896	good (as an adjective) in the widest sense · adjective, masculine singular absolute
people	לְעַמּ֔וֹ le.'a.Mo	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
speaking	וְדֹבֵ֥ר ve.do.Ver	H1696	perhaps properly · conjunction + verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
peace	שָׁל֖וֹם sha.Lom	H7965	safe · noun, common masculine singular absolute
seed	זַרְעֽוֹ zar.'O	H2233	seed · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Nehemiah 2:10 When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to see…
Romans 10:1 Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.
Romans 14:18 For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.
Genesis 41:40 Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou.
Genesis 41:43-44 And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he made him ruler over all the land…
2 Chronicles 28:7 And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king’s son, and Azrikam the governor of the house, and Elkanah that was next to the k…
Psalms 122:6-9 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
Daniel 5:29 Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made a proclamation concerning…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Esther 10:1–end

We are here told, I. How great and powerful king Ahasuerus was. He had a vast dominion, both in the continent and among the islands, from which he raised a vast revenue. Besides the usual customs which the kings of Persia exacted (Ezr 4:13), he laid an additional tribute upon his subjects, to serve for some great occasion he had for money (Est 10:1): The king laid a tribute. Happy is our island, that pays no tribute but what is laid upon it by its representatives, and those of its own choosing, and is not squeezed or oppressed by an arbitrary power, as some of the neighbouring nations are. Besides this instance of the grandeur of Ahasuerus, many more might be given, that were acts of his pow…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Esther 10:3

For Mordecai . . . was next unto King Ahasuerus . . . great among the Jews, &c.--The elevation of this pious and patriotic Jew to the possession of the highest official power was of very great importance to the suffering church at that period; for it enabled him, who all along possessed the disposition, now to direct the royal influence and authority in promoting the interests and extending the privileges of his exiled countrymen. Viewed in this light, the providence of God is plainly traceable in all the steps that led to his unexpected advancement. This providential interposition is all the more remarkable, that, as in the analogous case of Joseph, it was displayed in making the ordinary a…

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Adam Clarke on Esther 10:3

Was next unto king Ahasuerus - He was his prime minister; and, under him, was the governor of the whole empire. The Targum is extravagant in its encomiums upon Mordecai: "All the kings of the earth feared and trembled before him: he was as resplendent as the evening star among the stars; and was as bright as Aurora beaming forth in the morning; and he was chief of the kings." Seeking the wealth of his people - Studying to promote the Jewish interest to the utmost of his power. Speaking peace to all his seed - Endeavoring to settle their prosperity upon such a basis, that it might be for ever permanent. Here the Hebrew text ends; but in the ancient Vulgate, and in the Greek, ten verses are ad…

Dictionary and topics

Minister, Civil · Mor — Mor
Mordecai · Promoted in Haman’s place — Promoted in Haman’s place
Peace · .Mor — .Mor

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Esther 10:3

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Esther 10:1–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Esther 10:3

Adam Clarke on Esther 10:3

Dictionary and topics

Esther 10:3

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Esther 10:1–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Esther 10:3

Adam Clarke on Esther 10:3

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Esther 10:3

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Esther 10:3

Rashi on Esther 10:3