Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleNow 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. Young's Literal Translation 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— King James 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 Benjamite; Hebrew [Now] there wasהָיָ֖ה (hā·yāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be at the citadel הַבִּירָ֑ה (hab·bî·rāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1002: A castle, palace of Susa בְּשׁוּשַׁ֣ן (bə·šū·šan) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7800: Susa -- residence of person kings a Jewish יְהוּדִ֔י (yə·hū·ḏî) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3064: Jews -- Jewish man אִ֣ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person from the tribe of Benjamin יְמִינִֽי׃ (yə·mî·nî) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1145: Benjamite -- a Benjaminite named וּשְׁמ֣וֹ (ū·šə·mōw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 8034: A name Mordecai מָרְדֳּכַ֗י (mā·rə·do·ḵay) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4782: Mordecai -- a companion of Zerubbabel, also a cousin of Esther son בֶּ֣ן (ben) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1121: A son of Jair, יָאִ֧יר (yā·’îr) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 2971: Jair -- 'he enlightens', three Israelites the son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1121: A son of Shimei, שִׁמְעִ֛י (šim·‘î) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8096: Shimei -- the name of a number of Israelites the son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1121: A son of Kish. קִ֖ישׁ (qîš) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7027: Kish -- father of Saul, also the name of several other Israelites |