1 And|strong="H4428" the|strong="H5921" king|strong="H4428" Ahasuerus laid|strong="H7760" a|strong="H3068" tribute|strong="H4522" upon|strong="H5921" the|strong="H5921" land, and|strong="H4428" upon|strong="H5921" the|strong="H5921" isles of|strong="H4428" the|strong="H5921" sea|strong="H3220".
2 And|strong="H4428" all|strong="H3605" the|strong="H3605" acts|strong="H1697" of|strong="H4428" his|strong="H3605" power|strong="H1369" and|strong="H4428" of|strong="H4428" his|strong="H3605" might|strong="H1369", and|strong="H4428" the|strong="H3605" full|strong="H3117" account|strong="H5921" of|strong="H4428" the|strong="H3605" greatness|strong="H1420" of|strong="H4428" Mordecai|strong="H4782", whereunto the|strong="H3605" king|strong="H4428" advanced|strong="H1431" him|strong="H5921", are|strong="H3117" they|strong="H1992" not|strong="H3808" written|strong="H3789" in|strong="H5921" the|strong="H3605" book|strong="H5612" of|strong="H4428" the|strong="H3605" chronicles|strong="H1697" of|strong="H4428" the|strong="H3605" kings|strong="H4428" of|strong="H4428" Media|strong="H4074" and|strong="H4428" Persia|strong="H6539"?
3 For|strong="H3588" Mordecai|strong="H4782" the|strong="H3605" Jew|strong="H3064" was|strong="H4428" next|strong="H4932" unto|strong="H1696" king|strong="H4428" Ahasuerus, and|strong="H4428" great|strong="H1419" among|strong="H5971" the|strong="H3605" Jews|strong="H3064", and|strong="H4428" accepted|strong="H7521" of|strong="H4428" the|strong="H3605" multitude|strong="H7230" of|strong="H4428" his|strong="H3605" brethren; seeking|strong="H1875" the|strong="H3605" good|strong="H2896" of|strong="H4428" his|strong="H3605" people|strong="H5971", and|strong="H4428" speaking|strong="H1696" peace|strong="H7965" to|strong="H1696" all|strong="H3605" his|strong="H3605" seed|strong="H2233".