Tanach
Esther 10 אסתר י׳
Part of: Setumah, Esther 10:1
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וַיָּשֶׂם הַמֶּלֶךְ (אחשרש) [אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ] ׀ מַס עַל־הָאָרֶץ וְאִיֵּי הַיָּֽם׃
King Achashverosh levied a tax on the land dwellers and the ocean islanders.
King Achashverosh levied a tax on the land dwellers and the ocean islanders.
וְכׇל־מַעֲשֵׂה תׇקְפּוֹ וּגְבוּרָתוֹ וּפָרָשַׁת גְּדֻלַּת מׇרְדֳּכַי אֲשֶׁר גִּדְּלוֹ הַמֶּלֶךְ הֲלוֹא־הֵם כְּתוּבִים עַל־סֵפֶר דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים לְמַלְכֵי מָדַי וּפָרָֽס׃
All of his mighty, powerful deeds, and the record of Mordechai’s eminence as granted him by the king; all of these are inscribed in the book of archives of the royalty of Media and Persia.
All of his mighty, powerful deeds, and the record of Mordechai’s eminence as granted him by the king; all of these are inscribed in the book of archives of the royalty of Media and Persia.
כִּי ׀ מׇרְדֳּכַי הַיְּהוּדִי מִשְׁנֶה לַמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ וְגָדוֹל לַיְּהוּדִים וְרָצוּי לְרֹב אֶחָיו דֹּרֵשׁ טוֹב לְעַמּוֹ וְדֹבֵר שָׁלוֹם לְכׇל־זַרְעֽוֹ׃
For Mordechai the Yehudi was second to King Achasverosh, great among the Yehudim, esteemed by most of his brethren; he sought the welfare of his people, and was the spokesman for the peace of his descendants.
For Mordechai the Yehudi was second to King Achasverosh, great among the Yehudim, esteemed by most of his brethren; he sought the welfare of his people, and was the spokesman for the peace of his descendants.
Rashi
לרוב אחיו. ולא לכל אחיו מלמד שפירשו ממנו מקצת סנהדרין לפי שנעשה קרוב למלכות והיה בטל מתלמודו: לכל זרעו מוסב על עמו לכל זרע עמו: חסלת מגילת אסתר:
By most of his brethren. By not by all his brethren, this teaches us that part of the Sanhedrin separated from him because he became close to the monarchy and neglected his studies.1Maseches Megillah 16b and see Rashi there.