40 (A)You shall be [a]in charge of my house, and all my people shall [b]be obedient to you; only regarding the throne will I be greater than you.”

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  1. Genesis 41:40 Lit over
  2. Genesis 41:40 Lit kiss your mouth; LXX obey at your command

40 You shall be in charge of my palace,(A) and all my people are to submit to your orders.(B) Only with respect to the throne will I be greater than you.(C)

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For Mordecai the Jew was (A)second only to King Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews and in favor with his many kinsmen, (B)one who sought the good of his people and one who spoke for the welfare of his entire [a]nation.

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  1. Esther 10:3 Lit seed

Mordecai the Jew was second(A) in rank(B) to King Xerxes,(C) preeminent among the Jews, and held in high esteem by his many fellow Jews, because he worked for the good of his people and spoke up for the welfare of all the Jews.(D)

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