Esther 2:5 — all translations

American Standard Version (1901)

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,

ASV Byzantine Text

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 Benjaminite,

Asang Khongca Bible

To naah siangpahrang ohhaih Susan vangpui thungah, Benjamin acaeng, Kish capa Shimei, anih ih capa Jair, anih ih capa Mordekai, tiah ahmin kaom Judah kami maeto oh;

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Shushan rhalmah im ah Judah hlang om tih a ming te Benjamin hlang, Kish capa, Shimei koca, Jair capa Mordekai ni.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Shushan rhalmah im ah Judah hlang om tih a ming te Benjamin hlang, Kish capa, Shimei koca, Jair capa Mordekai ni.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Ma Susana ka pakaua kekahi Iudalo, o Moredekai kona inoa, he keiki ia na Iaira, ke keiki a Simei, ke keiki a Kisa, he Beniamina;

English Berean Standard Bible

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.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Lè sa a, nan lavil Souz, kapital peyi a, te gen yon jwif ki te rele Madoche. Se te pitit Jayi, nan branch fanmi Benjamen. Li te soti nan fanmi Kich ak Chimeyi.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Erat vir Judæus in Susan civitate, vocabulo Mardochæus filius Jair, filii Semei, filii Cis, de stirpe Jemini,

Bible in Basic English

Now there was a certain Jew in Shushan named Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Il y avait à Suse, la capitale, un homme juif, et son nom était Mardochée, fils de Jaïr, fils de Shimhi, fils de Kis, Benjaminite ;

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Byl pak jeden Žid v Susan, městě královském, jménem Mardocheus syn Jairův, syna Simei, syna Cis, z pokolení Beniamin.

Kosraean Bible

Oasr sie mwet Jew su muta Susa pangpang Mordecai, wen natul Jair, su ma natul Kish su ma natul Shimei in sruf lal Benjamin.

World Portuguese Bible

Havia um certo judeu na cidadela de Susã cujo nome era Mardoqueu, filho de Jair, filho de Simei, filho de Quis, um benjamita,

Romanian BTF Bible

Şi era în palatul Susa un anumit iudeu, al cărui nume era Mardoheu, fiul lui Iair, fiul lui Şimei, fiul lui Chiş, un beniamit;

Burmese Common Language Bible

မြို့တော်ရှုရှန်တွင်ယာဣရ၏သား မော်ဒကဲ ဆိုသူယုဒအမျိုးသားတစ်ယောက်ရှိ၏။ သူ သည်ဗင်္ယာမိန်အနွယ်ဝင်ဖြစ်၍ကိရှနှင့်ရှိမိ တို့မှဆင်းသက်လာသူဖြစ်၏။-

Darby Translation

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,

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Es war ein jüdischer Mann in der Burg Susan, sein Name war Mordokai, der Sohn Jairs, des Sohnes Simeis, des Sohnes Kis', ein Benjaminiter,

Dutch Bible 1917

Er was een Joods man op den burg Susan, wiens naam was Mordechai, een zoon van Jair, den zoon van Simei, den zoon van Kis, een man van Jemini;

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Nu woonde er in de vesting Sjoesjan een Jood, Mordokai genaamd, de zoon van Jaïr, den zoon van Sjimi, zoon van Kisj, een Benjamiet.

Italian Diodati Bible

Or vi era in Susan, stanza reale, un uomo Giudeo, il cui nome era Mardocheo, figliuolo di Iair, figliuolo di Simi, figliuolo di Chis, Beniaminita;

Douay-Rheims 1899

There was a man in the city of Susan, a Jew, named Mardochai, the son of Jair, the son of Semei, the son of Cis, of the race of Jemini,

Geneva Bible 1599

In the citie of Shushan, there was a certaine Iewe, whose name was Mordecai the sonne of Iair, the sonne of Shimei, the sonne of Kish a man of Iemini,

Danish Bible 1931

Nu var der i Borgen Susan en jødisk Mand ved Navn Mordokaj, en Søn af Ja'ir, en Søn af Sjim'i, en Søn af Kisj, en Benjaminit,

Leeser Tanakh

There was a certain Jew in Shushan the capital, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Yair, the son of Shim'i, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;

JPS TaNaKH 1917

There was a certain Jew in Shushan the castle, whose name was Mordecai the son of Jair the son of Shimei the son of Kish, a Benjamite,

King James Version

¶ 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;

King James Version + Apocrypha

¶ 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;

Vietnamese Bible 1923

ỳ tại kinh đô Su-sơ, có một người Giu-đa, tên là Mạc-đô-chê, con trai của Giai-rơ, cháu của Si-mê-i, chắt của Kích, người Bên-gia-min,

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

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;

Revised West Version

¶ Pea naʻe ʻi Susani ko e kolo fakaʻeiki, ʻae Siu ʻe taha, ko Motekiai hono hingoa, ko e foha ʻo Saili, ko e foha ʻo Simi, ko e foha ʻo Kisi, ko e tangata Penisimani:

French Ostervald Bible

Or il y avait à Suse, la capitale, un Juif, nommé Mardochée, fils de Jaïr, fils de Shimeï, fils de Kis, Benjamite,

Esperanto Bible

En la kastelurbo Ŝuŝan estis Judo, kies nomo estis Mordeĥaj, filo de Jair, filo de Ŝimei, filo de Kiŝ, Benjamenido;

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Il y avait dans Suse, la capitale, un Juif nommé Mardochée, fils de Jaïr, fils de Schimeï, fils de Kis, homme de Benjamin,

German Luther Bible 1912

Es war aber ein jüdischer Mann zu Schloß Susan, der hieß Mardochai, ein Sohn Jairs, des Sohnes Simeis, des Sohnes des Kis, ein Benjaminiter,

LXX2012 U. S. English

Now there was a Jew in the city Susa, and his name was Mardochaeus, the son of Jairus, the son of Semeias, the son of Cisaeus, of the tribe of Benjamin;

British English Septuagint 2012

Now there was a Jew in the city Susa, and his name was Mardochaeus, the son of Jairus, the son of Semeias, the son of Cisaeus, of the tribe of Benjamin;

Majority Standard BIble

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.

Webster Bible

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;

Open English Bible (Commonwealth)

In Susa the royal residence lived a Jew named Mordecai. He was son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, a Benjamite.

Open English Bible (US)

In Susa the royal residence lived a Jew named Mordecai. He was son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, a Benjamite.

Revised Version

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;

Italian Riveduta Bible

Or nella residenza reale di Susa v’era un giudeo per nome Mardocheo, figliuolo di Jair, figliuolo di Scimei, figliuolo di Kis, un Beniaminita,

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Il y avait dans la citadelle de Suse un Juif nommé Mardochée, fils de Jaïr, fils de Shimeï, fils de Kis, de la tribu de Benjamin.

Reina Valera 1909

Había un varón Judío en Susán residencia regia, cuyo nombre era Mardochêo, hijo de Jair, hijo de Simi, hijo de Cis, del linaje de Benjamín;

Spanish BLL

En la ciudadela de Susa vivía un judío de la tribu de Benjamín que se llamaba Mardoqueo. Era hijo de Jair, nieto de Simei y bisnieto de Quis.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Había un varón judío en la ciudadela de Susa, cuyo nombre era Mardoqueo hijo de Jair, hijo de Simei, hijo de Cis, de la estirpe de Benjamín;

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Beše u Susanu, carskom gradu Judejac po imenu Mardohej, sin Jaira sina Simeja sina Kisovog, od plemena Venijaminovog,

German Textbibel

Es war aber in der Burg Susa ein jüdischer Mann, Namens Mardachai, ein Sohn Jairs, des Sohnes Simeis, des Sohnes Kis', ein Benjaminit,

Hebrew OT (WLC)

אִ֣ישׁ יְהוּדִ֔י הָיָ֖ה בְּשׁוּשַׁ֣ן הַבִּירָ֑ה וּשְׁמ֣וֹ מָרְדֳּכַ֗י בֶּ֣ן יָאִ֧יר בֶּן־שִׁמְעִ֛י בֶּן־קִ֖ישׁ אִ֥ישׁ יְמִינִֽי׃