Esther 9:4

9:4 Mordecai was of high rank ¹  in the king’s palace, and word about him was spreading throughout all the provinces. His influence ²  continued to become greater and greater.

¹ tn Heb “great”; NRSV “powerful”; NIV “prominent”; NCV “very important.”

² tn Heb “the man Mordecai” (so NASB, NRSV).