| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | English |
| וְכָל־ | ve·chol- | 3605 | all |
| שָׂרֵ֨י | sa·rei | 8269 | the princes |
| הַמְּדִינֹ֜ות | ham·me·di·no·vt | 4082 | of the provinces |
| וְהָאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִ֣ים | ve·ha·'a·chash·dar·pe·nim | 323 | the satraps |
| וְהַפַּחֹ֗ות | ve·hap·pa·cho·vt | 6346 | the governors |
| וְעֹשֵׂ֤י | ve·'o·sei | 6213 | were doing |
| הַמְּלָאכָה֙ | ham·me·la·chah | 4399 | business |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | a·sher | 834 | after |
| לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | lam·me·lech, | 4428 | king's |
| מְנַשְּׂאִ֖ים | me·nas·se·'im | 5375 | assisted |
| אֶת־ | et- | 853 | |
| הַיְּהוּדִ֑ים | haiy·hu·dim; | 3064 | the Jews |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | 3588 | because |
| נָפַ֥ל | na·fal | 5307 | had fallen |
| פַּֽחַד־ | pa·chad- | 6343 | the dread |
| מָרְדֳּכַ֖י | ma·re·do·chai | 4782 | of Mordecai |
| עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ | a·lei·hem. | 5921 | and |