Esther 6:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEsther 6:2 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 →
וַיִּמָּצֵ֣א
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
כָת֗וּב
kâthab
H3789
to write
אֲשֶׁר֩
ʼăsher
H834
which
הִגִּ֨יד
nâgad
H5046
to make known
מָרְדֳּכַ֜י
Mordᵉkay
H4782
Mordecai
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
בִּגְתָ֣נָא
Bigthân
H904
Bigthan
וָתֶ֗רֶשׁ
Teresh
H8657
Teresh
שְׁנֵי֙
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
סָרִיסֵ֣י
çârîyç
H5631
eunuch
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
מִשֹּׁמְרֵ֖י
shâmar
H8104
to keep
הַסַּ֑ף
çaph
H5592
basin
אֲשֶׁ֤ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בִּקְשׁוּ֙
bâqash
H1245
to seek
לִשְׁלֹ֣חַ
shâlach
H7971
to send
יָ֔ד
yâd
H3027
hand
בַּמֶּ֖לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ
ʼĂchashvêrôwsh
H325
Ahasuerus
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World English Bible Public Domain
It was found written that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's chamberlains, of those who kept the threshold, who had sought to lay hands on the king Ahasuerus.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it was found written that Mordecai had told about Bigthana and Teresh, two of the eunuchs of the king who were from the guardians of the doorway, that they had sought to stretch out a hand against the king Ahasuerus.
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