^9:4Mordecai was of high rank¹ in the king’s palace, and word about him was spreading throughout all the provinces. His influence² continued to become greater and greater.

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Footnotes

1 Heb “great”; “powerful”; “prominent”; “very important.”
2 Heb “the man Mordecai” (so , ).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For Mordecai was great in the king’s house, and his fame spread throughout all the provinces, for the man Mordecai grew more and more powerful.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Mordecai was prominent in the palace; his reputation spread throughout the provinces, and he became more and more powerful.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For Mordecai exercised great power in the palace, and his fame spread throughout the provinces as he became more and more powerful.

NLTNew Living Translation

For Mordecai had been promoted in the king’s palace, and his fame spread throughout all the provinces as he became more and more powerful.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For Mordecai was high-ranking in the king’s palace and his fame spread throughout all the provinces as Mordecai grew more and more powerful.

KJV 1900King James Version

For Mordecai was great in the king’s house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces: for this man Mordecai waxed greater and greater.

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