1 And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- Ahasuerus H325 (אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ) — Achashverosh (i.e. Ahasuerus or Artaxerxes, but in this case Xerxes), the title (rather than name) of a Persian king
- laid H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- a tribute H4522 (מַס) — properly, a burden (as causing to faint), i.e. a tax in the form of forced labor
- upon the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- the isles H339 (אִי) — properly, a habitable spot (as desirable); dry land, a coast, an island
- of the sea H3220 (יָם) — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin…
2 And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the full account of the greatness of Mordecai, whereunto the king advanced him, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And all the acts H4639 (מַעֲשֶׂה) — an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
- of his power H8633 (תֹּקֶף) — might or (figuratively) positiveness
- and of his might H1369 (גְּבוּרָה) — force (literally or figuratively); by implication, valor, victory
- and the declaration H6575 (פָּרָשָׁה) — exposition
- of the greatness H1420 (גְּדוּלָה) — greatness; (concretely) mighty acts
- of Mordecai H4782 (מׇרְדְּכַי) — Mordecai, an Israelite
- whereunto the king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- advanced H1431 (גָּדַל) — to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)
- they not written H3789 (כָּתַב) — to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
- in the book H5612 (סֵפֶר) — properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book
- of the chronicles H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- of the chronicles H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- of the kings H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- of Media H4074 (מָדַי) — Madai, a country of central Asia
- and Persia H6539 (פָּרַס) — Paras (i.e. Persia), an Eastern country, including its inhabitants
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 good of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For Mordecai H4782 (מׇרְדְּכַי) — Mordecai, an Israelite
- the Jew H3064 (יְהוּדִי) — a Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew), or descendant of Jehudah (i.e. Judah)
- next H4932 (מִשְׁנֶה) — properly, a repetition, i.e. a duplicate (copy of a document), or a double (in amount); by implication, a second (in order, rank, age, quality or location)
- unto king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- Ahasuerus H325 (אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ) — Achashverosh (i.e. Ahasuerus or Artaxerxes, but in this case Xerxes), the title (rather than name) of a Persian king
- and great H1419 (גָּדוֹל) — great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
- among the Jews H3064 (יְהוּדִי) — a Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew), or descendant of Jehudah (i.e. Judah)
- and accepted H7521 (רָצָה) — to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy a debt
- of the multitude H7230 (רֹב) — abundance (in any respect)
- of his brethren H251 (אָח) — a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like 1])
- seeking H1875 (דָּרַשׁ) — properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
- the wealth H2896 (טוֹב) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good t…
- of his people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- and speaking H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
- peace H7965 (שָׁלוֹם) — safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace
- to all his seed H2233 (זֶרַע) — seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity