Esther 9:4 — Compare Translations

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For Mordecai was great in the king's palace; and his fame went forth throughout all the provinces, for the man Mordecai became more and more powerful.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

For Mordecai was great in the king's palace; and his fame went forth throughout all the provinces, for the man Mordecai became more and more powerful.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

For Mordecai exercised great power in the palace, and his fame spread throughout the provinces as he became more and more powerful.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

For Mordecai exercised great power in the palace, and his fame spread throughout the provinces as he became more and more powerful.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame went forth throughout the provinces; for the man Mordecai became continually greater.

English EASY 2024

He was now a very important officer in the king's palace. News about him reached all the regions as he became more and more powerful.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Mordecai had become a very important man in the king's palace. Everyone in the provinces knew his name and knew how important he was. And Mordecai became more and more powerful.

For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame spread throughout all the provinces, for the man Mordecai grew more and more powerful.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

It was well-known throughout the empire that Mordecai was now a powerful man in the palace and was growing more powerful.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Mordecai was an important man in the king's palace. Moreover, his reputation was spreading to all the provinces, since Mordecai was becoming more and more powerful.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

For Mordecai [exercised] great power in the palace, and his fame spread throughout the provinces as he became more and more powerful.

English KJV 1611

For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces: for this man Mordecai waxed greater and greater.

English LSB

Indeed, Mordecai was great in the king’s house, and the report about him went throughout all the provinces; for the man Mordecai became greater and greater.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

For Mordecai had become great in the king’s house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces because Mordecai grew more powerful.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Indeed, Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame spread throughout all the provinces; for the man Mordecai became greater and greater.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

for Mordecai was powerful in the royal palace, and the report was spreading through all the provinces that he was continually growing in power.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Mordecai was of high rank in the king’s palace, and word about him was spreading throughout all the provinces. His influence continued to become greater and greater.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

He was well known in the palace. His fame spread all through the territories. So he became more and more important.

English NIV

Mordecai was prominent in the palace; his reputation spread throughout the provinces, and he became more and more powerful.

English NKJ 1982

For Mordecai was great in the king’s palace, and his fame spread throughout all the provinces; for this man Mordecai became increasingly prominent.

English NLT

For Mordecai had been promoted in the king's palace, and his fame spread throughout all the provinces as he became more and more powerful.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

For Mordecai was powerful in the king's house, and his fame spread throughout all the provinces as the man Mordecai grew more and more powerful.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame spread throughout all the provinces; for the man Mordecai grew more and more powerful.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

for Mordecai was a mighty name in the king's palace and his fame was known throughout all the provinces, for he had become more and more powerful.

English Tyndale 1537

For Mardocheus was great in the king's house, and the report of him was noised in all lands, how he increased and grew.