Esther 2:5 BSB — MannaFest

Esther 2:5

Now there was at the citadel of Susa a Jewish man from the tribe of Benjamin named Mordecai son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish.

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ASV

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,

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;

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Rabanus Maurus

EXPLANATION ON THE BOOK OF ESTHER 3 (856)

It is evident that Esther signifies the gentile church. Her name is interpreted as "hiding place," and she also had the other name of Hadassah, that is, "mercy." The church is pleasing to God in the hiding place of his heart because of the chastity …

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

Now in Shushan the palace was a certain Jew,.... Not one of the tribe of Judah, for he was afterwards called a Benjaminite; but was so called, because he was of the kingdom of Judah, which consisted of both tribes.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Mordecai, the eunuch Est 2:7, Est 2:11, has been conjectured to be the same as Matacas, who, according to Ctesias, was the most powerful of the eunuchs during the latter portion of the reign of Xerxes. Mordecai’s line of descent is traced from a certain Kish, carried off by Nebuchadnezzar in 598 B.C. - the year of Jeconiah’s captivity - who was his great-grandfather.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Her sweet and amiable appearance made her a favorite with all who looked upon her (Es 2:15, last clause). Her Hebrew name (Es 2:7) was Hadassah, that is, "myrtle," which, on her introduction into the royal harem, was changed to Esther, that is, the star Venus, indicating beauty and good fortune [GESENIUS].

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
אִ֣ישׁ	'ish	a man	H376 →
יְהוּדִ֔י	ye.hu.Di	Jewish	H3064 →
הָיָ֖ה	ha.Yah	he was	H1961 →
בְּשׁוּשַׁ֣ן	be.shu.Shan	in Susa	H7800 →
הַבִּירָ֑ה	ha.bi.Rah	the citadel	H1002 →
וּשְׁמ֣וֹ	u.she.Mo	and name his	H8034 →
מָרְדֳּכַ֗י	ma.re.do.Khai	[was] Mordecai	H4782 →
בֶּ֣ן	ben	[the] son of	H1121 →
יָאִ֧יר	ya.'Ir	Jair	H2971 →
בֶּן־	ben-	[the] son of	H1121 →
שִׁמְעִ֛י	shim.'I	Shimei	H8096 →
בֶּן־	ben-	[the] son of	H1121 →
קִ֖ישׁ	kish	Kish	H7027 →
אִ֥ישׁ	'ish	a man	H376 →
יְמִינִֽי׃	ye.mi.Ni	a Jaminite	H1145 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Through
Esther 10:3
For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Xerxes, preeminent among the Jews and highly favored by his many kinsmen, seeking the good of his people and speaking peace to all his countrymen.
leads to
- Nehemiah 2:10
  But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were deeply disturbed that someone had come to seek the well-being of the Israelites.
Through
Esther 5:1
On the third day, Esther put on her royal attire and stood in the inner court of the palace across from the king’s quarters. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the…
leads to
- Esther 6:4
  “Who is in the court?” the king asked. Now Haman had just entered the outer court of the palace to ask the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows he had prepared for him.
- Esther 4:16
  “Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day, and I and my maidens will fast…
- Revelation 3:21
  To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
- 1 Peter 3:3–5
  Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes,
Through
Esther 1:2
In those days King Xerxes sat on his royal throne in the citadel of Susa.
leads to
- Nehemiah 1:1
  These are the words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah: In the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, while I was in the citadel of Susa,
- 2 Samuel 7:1
  After the king had settled into his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him,
Through
2 Samuel 16:5
As King David approached Bahurim, a man from the family of the house of Saul was just coming out. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and as he approached, he kept yelling out…
leads to
- 2 Samuel 3:16
  Her husband followed her, weeping all the way to Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, “Go back.” So he returned home.

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About Esther

Esther Before the King — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

Esther: the study guide →Read chapter 2 →The featured study →

PersonPersian periodMordecaiEsther's cousin and guardian at the gate of Susa, who refused to bow to Haman, uncovered the plot against the king, and was raised…

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