Moreover, Pharaohsaidto Joseph,"[Though] I am Pharaoh,yet withoutyour permission nooneshall raisehis handor footin allthe landof Egypt."
To imprisonhis princesat will,That he might teachhis elderswisdom.
But against anyof the sonsof Israela dogwill not [even] bark,whetheragainst manorbeast,that you may understandhowthe LORDmakesa distinctionbetweenEgyptand Israel.'
He had him ridein his secondchariot;and they proclaimedbeforehim, "Bowthe knee!"And he sethim overallthe landof Egypt.
For Mordecaithe Jewwas second[only] to KingAhasuerus,and greatamong the Jewsand in favorwith his manykinsmen,one who soughtthe goodof his peopleand one who spokefor the welfareof his wholenation.