| And the next | וְהַקָּרֹ֣ב | wĕhaqqārōb | veh-ha-ka-ROVE |
| unto | אֵלָ֗יו | ʾēlāyw | ay-LAV |
| him was Carshena, | כַּרְשְׁנָ֤א | karšĕnāʾ | kahr-sheh-NA |
| Shethar, | שֵׁתָר֙ | šētār | shay-TAHR |
| Admatha, | אַדְמָ֣תָא | ʾadmātāʾ | ad-MA-ta |
| Tarshish, | תַרְשִׁ֔ישׁ | taršîš | tahr-SHEESH |
| Meres, | מֶ֥רֶס | meres | MEH-res |
| Marsena, | מַרְסְנָ֖א | marsĕnāʾ | mahr-seh-NA |
| and Memucan, | מְמוּכָ֑ן | mĕmûkān | meh-moo-HAHN |
| the seven | שִׁבְעַ֞ת | šibʿat | sheev-AT |
| princes | שָׂרֵ֣י׀ | śārê | sa-RAY |
| Persia of | פָּרַ֣ס | pāras | pa-RAHS |
| and Media, | וּמָדַ֗י | ûmāday | oo-ma-DAI |
| which saw | רֹאֵי֙ | rōʾēy | roh-A |
| the king's | פְּנֵ֣י | pĕnê | peh-NAY |
| face, | הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | hammelek | ha-MEH-lek |
| sat which and | הַיֹּֽשְׁבִ֥ים | hayyōšĕbîm | ha-yoh-sheh-VEEM |
| the first | רִֽאשֹׁנָ֖ה | riʾšōnâ | ree-shoh-NA |
| in the kingdom;) | בַּמַּלְכֽוּת׃ | bammalkût | ba-mahl-HOOT |