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,

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

Ητο δε εν Σουσοις τη βασιλευουση ανθρωπος τις Ιουδαιος, ονομαζομενος Μαροδοχαιος, υιος του Ιαειρ, υιου του Σιμει, υιου του Κεις, Βενιαμιτης·

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;