Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleMordecai recorded these events and sent letters to all the Jews in all the provinces of King Xerxes, both near and far, Young's Literal Translation And Mordecai writeth these things, and sendeth letters unto all the Jews who [are] in all provinces of the king Ahasuerus, who are near and who are far off, King James Bible And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that [were] in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, [both] nigh and far, Hebrew Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֔י (mā·rə·do·ḵay) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4782: Mordecai -- a companion of Zerubbabel, also a cousin of Esther recorded וַיִּכְתֹּ֣ב (way·yiḵ·tōḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3789: To grave, to write these הָאֵ֑לֶּה (hā·’êl·leh) Article | Pronoun - common plural Strong's 428: These, those events הַדְּבָרִ֖ים (had·də·ḇā·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause and sent וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח (way·yiš·laḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out letters סְפָרִ֜ים (sə·p̄ā·rîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5612: A missive, document, writing, book to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the Jews הַיְּהוּדִ֗ים (hay·yə·hū·ḏîm) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 3064: Jews -- Jewish in all בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the provinces מְדִינוֹת֙ (mə·ḏî·nō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 4082: A judgeship, jurisdiction, a district, a region of King הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king Xerxes, אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ (’ă·ḥaš·wê·rō·wōš) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 325: Ahasuerus -- king of Persia both near הַקְּרוֹבִ֖ים (haq·qə·rō·w·ḇîm) Article | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 7138: Near and far, וְהָרְחוֹקִֽים׃ (wə·hā·rə·ḥō·w·qîm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 7350: Remote, of place, time, precious |