Esther 6:2
And there it was found recorded that Mordecai had exposed Bigthana and Teresh, two of the eunuchs who guarded the king’s entrance, when they had conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.
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ASV
And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s chamberlains, of those that kept the threshold, who had sought to lay hands on the king Ahasuerus.
KJV
And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.
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19 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּמָּצֵ֣א | vai.yi.ma.Tze' | and it was found | H4672 → |
| כָת֗וּב | kha.Tuv | recorded | H3789 → |
| אֲשֶׁר֩ | 'a.Sher | that | H834 → |
| הִגִּ֨יד | hi.Gid | he had told | H5046 → |
| מָרְדֳּכַ֜י | ma.re.do.Khai | Mordecai | H4782 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | on | H5921 → |
| בִּגְתָ֣נָא | big.Ta.na' | Bigthana | H904 → |
| וָתֶ֗רֶשׁ | va.Te.resh | and Teresh | H8657 → |
| שְׁנֵי֙ | she.Nei | two of | H8147 → |
| סָרִיסֵ֣י | sa.ri.Sei | [the] eunuchs of | H5631 → |
| הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | ha.Me.lekh | the king | H4428 → |
| מִשֹּׁמְרֵ֖י | mi.sho.me.Rei | from [the] guards of | H8104 → |
| הַסַּ֑ף | ha.Saf | the threshold | H5592 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֤ר | 'a.Sher | who | H834 → |
| בִּקְשׁוּ֙ | bik.Shu | they had sought | H1245 → |
| לִשְׁלֹ֣חַ | lish.Lo.ach | to stretch out | H7971 → |
| יָ֔ד | Yad | a hand | H3027 → |
| בַּמֶּ֖לֶךְ | ba.Me.lekh | on the king | H4428 → |
| אֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃ | 'a.chash.ve.Ro.osh | Ahasuerus | H325 → |
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