Esther 9:4

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

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2 In each of the provinces of King Xerxes, the Jews assembled in their cities to attack those who sought to harm them. No man could withstand them, because the fear of them had fallen upon all peoples.

3 And all the officials of the provinces, the satraps, the governors, and the king’s administrators helped the Jews, because the fear of Mordecai had fallen upon them.

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

5 The Jews put all their enemies to the sword, killing and destroying them, and they did as they pleased to those who hated them.

6 In the citadel of Susa, the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men,

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Esther 9:4 in every translation

BSB Berean Standard Bible: For Mordecai exercised great power in the palace, and his fame spread throughout the provinces as he became more and more powerful.
KJV King James Version: 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.
WEB World English Bible: For Mordecai was great in the king’s house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces, for the man Mordecai grew greater and greater.
ASV American Standard Version: For Mordecai was great in the king’s house, and his fame went forth throughout all the provinces; for the man Mordecai waxed greater and greater.
YLT Young's Literal Translation: for great [is] Mordecai in the house of the king, and his fame is going into all the provinces, for the man Mordecai is going on and becoming great.
DBY Darby Translation: For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame went forth throughout the provinces; for the man Mordecai became continually greater.
WBS Webster Bible: For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces: for this man Mordecai became greater and greater.