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Esther 2:5

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5Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name was cMordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, da Benjamite;

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Footnotes

  1. dComp. 1 Sam. 9:1. 2 Sam. 20:1 in the Heb.

Cross references

  1. cEzra 2:2.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Now there was a Jew in Susa the citadel whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, a Benjaminite,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Now there was in the citadel of Susa a Jew of the tribe of Benjamin, named Mordecai son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

In the fortress of Susa, there was a Jewish man named Mordecai son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, a Benjaminite.

NLTNew Living Translation

At that time there was a Jewish man in the fortress of Susa whose name was Mordecai son of Jair. He was from the tribe of Benjamin and was a descendant of Kish and Shimei.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

There was a Jew in the citadel of Susa whose name was Mordecai son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, a Benjaminite,