Verse 5

Now there was a Jewish man in the citadel of Susa whose name was Mordecai son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjaminite.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  I slottet i Susa bodde en jøde ved navn Mordekai, sønn av Jair, sønn av Sjimi, sønn av Kisj, fra Benjamin.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Nå var det i borgen i Susa en jøde ved navn Mordekai, sønn av Jair, sønn av Simei, sønn av Kisj, en benjaminitter.

• Norsk King James

  Nå var det i Shushan, palasset, en jøde ved navn Mordekai, sønn av Jair, sønn av Shimei, sønn av Kish, en benjamitt.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Det var en jødisk mann i slottet i Susa ved navn Mordekai, sønn av Jair, sønn av Simei, sønn av Kis, en benjaminitter.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Det var en jødisk mann i borgpalasset i Susa ved navn Mordekai, sønn av Jair, sønn av Sjimi, sønn av Kisj, en benjaminitter.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Nå var det i slottet i Susjan en jøde ved navn Mordekai, sønn av Jair, sønn av Sjimi, sønn av Kisj, en benjaminitter;

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  I Shushan-palasset fantes en jøde som het Mordekai, sønn av Jair, sønn av Shimei, sønn av Kish, en Benjamitt.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Nå var det i slottet i Susjan en jøde ved navn Mordekai, sønn av Jair, sønn av Sjimi, sønn av Kisj, en benjaminitter;

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  I Susas borg var det en jødisk mann ved navn Mordekai, sønn av Jair, sønn av Shimei, sønn av Kisj, en Benjaminitt.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  I borgen Susa bodde en jøde ved navn Mordekai, sønn av Jair, sønn av Shimei, sønn av Kisj, en benjaminitter.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Der var en jødisk Mand i det Slot Susan, hvis Navn var Mardochæus, Søn af Jair, Søn af Simei, Søn af Kis, en benjaminitisk Mand,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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;

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Nå bodde det en jøde i Susa slott, ved navn Mordekai, sønn av Jair, sønn av Simei, sønn av Kisj, en benjamitt,

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  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;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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;

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Det var en jøde i borgen Susa ved navn Mordekai, sønn av Jair, sønn av Sjimi, sønn av Kisj, en benjaminititt.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  En mann, en jøde, var i borgen i Susa, og hans navn var Mordekai, sønn av Jair, sønn av Sjimi, sønn av Kisj, en benjaminitter.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Det var en jøde i borgen i Susa, ved navn Mordekai, sønn av Jair, sønn av Shimei, sønn av Kish, en Benjaminitt.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Det var en jøde i Susa ved navn Mordekai, sønn av Jair, sønn av Shimei, sønn av Kish fra Benjamin-stammen;

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  In the castell of Susan there was a Iewe, whose name was Mardocheus, the sonne of Iair, the sonne of Simei, the sonne of Cis, the sonne of Iemini,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  In the citie of Shushan, there was a certaine Iewe, whose name was Mordecai the sonne of Iair, the sonne of Shimei, the sonne of Kish a man of Iemini,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  In the citie of Susan there was a certayne Iewe, whose name was Mardocheus, the sonne of Iair, the sonne of Semei, the sonne of Cis, a man of Iemini,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  [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;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  There was a certain Jew in Shushan the palace, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  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 --

• American Standard Version (1901)

  There was a certain Jew in Shushan the palace, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite,

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now there was a certain Jew in Shushan named Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;

• World English Bible (2000)

  There was a certain Jew in the citadel of Susa, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Now there happened to be a Jewish man in Susa the citadel whose name was Mordecai. He was the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjaminite,

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 9:1 : 1 There was a man from the tribe of Benjamin named Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah, from the tribe of Benjamin, a man of great standing.
• 2 Sam 16:5 : 5 When King David reached Bahurim, a man from the family of Saul’s household came out, cursing as he approached. His name was Shimei, son of Gera.
• Esth 1:2 : 2 At that time, King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne in the citadel of Susa.
• Esth 2:3 : 3 Let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom to gather every beautiful young virgin to the citadel of Susa, to the harem under the custody of Hegai, the king’s eunuch in charge of the women, and let them be given beauty treatments.
• Esth 3:2-6 : 2 All the king's servants who were at the king's gate would bow down and pay homage to Haman, for so the king had commanded concerning him. But Mordecai would not bow or pay homage. 3 Then the king's servants who were at the gate asked Mordecai, "Why do you transgress the king's command?" 4 Day after day they spoke to him, but he refused to listen to them. So they reported the matter to Haman to see whether Mordecai’s behavior would stand, since he had told them that he was a Jew. 5 When Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down or pay homage to him, he was filled with rage. 6 But he considered it beneath him to attack Mordecai alone, for they had told him about Mordecai’s people. So Haman sought to destroy all the Jews throughout the kingdom of Ahasuerus, the people of Mordecai.
• Esth 5:1 : 1 On the third day, Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner courtyard of the king’s palace, facing the king's hall. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the hall, directly across from the entrance.
• Esth 10:3 : 3 For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Ahasuerus. He was great among the Jews, popular with most of his people as one who sought the good of his people and spoke peace to all his descendants.