Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThis is what happened in the days of Xerxes, who reigned over 127 provinces from India to Cush. Young's Literal Translation And it cometh to pass, in the days of Ahasuerus—he [is] Ahasuerus who is reigning from Hodu even unto Cush, seven and twenty and a hundred provinces— King James Bible Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this [is] Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, [over] an hundred and seven and twenty provinces: ) Hebrew This is what happenedוַיְהִ֖י (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be in the days בִּימֵ֣י (bî·mê) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 3117: A day of Xerxes, אֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ (’ă·ḥaš·wê·rō·wōš) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 325: Ahasuerus -- king of Persia who reigned over הַמֹּלֵךְ֙ (ham·mō·lêḵ) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 4427: To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel 127 שֶׁ֛בַע (še·ḇa‘) Number - feminine singular Strong's 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number provinces מְדִינָֽה׃ (mə·ḏî·nāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4082: A judgeship, jurisdiction, a district, a region from India מֵהֹ֣דּוּ (mê·hōd·dū) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1912: Hodu to וְעַד־ (wə·‘aḏ-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while Cush. כּ֔וּשׁ (kūš) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3568: A son of Ham, also his descendants, also a land in the southern Nile Valley |