Esther 2:5 in Other Translations
King James Version (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;
American Standard Version (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,
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Now there was a certain Jew in Shushan named Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;
Darby English Bible (DBY)
There was in Shushan the fortress a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjaminite,
Webster's Bible (WBT)
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 Benjaminite;
World English Bible (WEB)
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,
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
A man, a Jew, there hath been in Shushan the palace, and his name `is' Mordecai son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, a Benjamite --
| Now in Shushan | אִ֣ישׁ | ʾîš | eesh |
| the palace | יְהוּדִ֔י | yĕhûdî | yeh-hoo-DEE |
| there was | הָיָ֖ה | hāyâ | ha-YA |
| certain a | בְּשׁוּשַׁ֣ן | bĕšûšan | beh-shoo-SHAHN |
| Jew, | הַבִּירָ֑ה | habbîrâ | ha-bee-RA |
| whose name | וּשְׁמ֣וֹ | ûšĕmô | oo-sheh-MOH |
| was Mordecai, | מָרְדֳּכַ֗י | mordŏkay | more-doh-HAI |
| son the | בֶּ֣ן | ben | ben |
| of Jair, | יָאִ֧יר | yāʾîr | ya-EER |
| the son | בֶּן | ben | ben |
| Shimei, of | שִׁמְעִ֛י | šimʿî | sheem-EE |
| the son | בֶּן | ben | ben |
| of Kish, | קִ֖ישׁ | qîš | keesh |
| a Benjamite; | אִ֥ישׁ | ʾîš | eesh |
| יְמִינִֽי׃ | yĕmînî | yeh-mee-NEE |