Esther 2:21 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEsther 2:21 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
בַּיָּמִ֣ים
yôwm
H3117
day
הָהֵ֔ם
hêm
H1992
they
וּמָרְדֳּכַ֖י
Mordᵉkay
H4782
Mordecai
יֹשֵׁ֣ב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
בְּשַֽׁעַר
shaʻar
H8179
gate
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
קָצַף֩
qâtsaph
H7107
to be angry
בִּגְתָ֨ן
Bigthân
H904
Bigthan
וָתֶ֜רֶשׁ
Teresh
H8657
Teresh
שְׁנֵֽי
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
סָרִיסֵ֤י
çârîyç
H5631
eunuch
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙
melek
H4428
king
מִשֹּׁמְרֵ֣י
shâmar
H8104
to keep
הַסַּ֔ף
çaph
H5592
basin
וַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙
bâqash
H1245
to seek
לִשְׁלֹ֣חַ
shâlach
H7971
to send
יָ֔ד
yâd
H3027
hand
בַּמֶּ֖לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אֲחַשְׁוֵֽרֹשׁ
ʼĂchashvêrôwsh
H325
Ahasuerus
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World English Bible Public Domain
In those days, while Mordecai was sitting in the king's gate, two of the king's chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those who kept the threshold, were angry, and sought to lay hands on the king Ahasuerus.
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King James Version Public Domain
In those days, while Mordecai sat in the king's gate, two of the king's chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those which kept the door, were wroth, and sought to lay hands on the king Ahasuerus.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
In those days, when Mordecai was sitting at the gate of the king, Bigthan and Teresh (two eunuchs of the king who were guardians of the doorway) became angry; and they sought to stretch out a hand against the king Ahasuerus.
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