Esther
Esther 6:2
2And there it was found recorded that Mordecai had exposed Bigthanab and Teresh, two of the eunuchs who guarded the king’s entrance, when they had conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.
Footnotes
- b 6:2 Bigthana is a variant of Bigthan; see Esther 2:21|EST 2:21.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And there it was found | וַיִּמָּצֵ֣א | way·yim·mā·ṣê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4672 attain to, find |
| recorded | כָת֗וּב | ḵā·ṯūḇ | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H3789 write |
| that | אֲשֶׁר֩ | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| Mordecai | מָרְדֳּכַ֜י | mā·rə·do·ḵay | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4782 Mordecai |
| had exposed | הִגִּ֨יד | hig·gîḏ | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5046 be conspicuous |
| Bigthana | בִּגְתָ֣נָא | biḡ·ṯā·nā | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H904 a eunuch of Ahasuerus |
| and Teresh | וָתֶ֗רֶשׁ | wā·ṯe·reš | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8657 Teresh |
| two | שְׁנֵי֙ | šə·nê | Number - masculine dual construct | H8147 two |
| of the eunuchs | סָרִיסֵ֣י | sā·rî·sê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H5631 eunuch |
| who guarded | מִשֹּׁמְרֵ֖י | miš·šō·mə·rê | Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| the king’s | הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| entrance | הַסַּ֑ף | has·sap̄ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5592 basin, goblet |
| when | אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| they had conspired | בִּקְשׁוּ֙ | biq·šū | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | H1245 seek |
| to assassinate | לִשְׁלֹ֣חַ | liš·lō·aḥ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7971 send |
| King | בַּמֶּ֖לֶךְ | bam·me·leḵ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| Xerxes | אֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃ | ’ă·ḥaš·wê·rō·wōš | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H325 Ahasuerus |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.