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Esther 6:2 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


Esther 6:2Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Esther 6:219 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יִּמָּצֵ֣אwayimāṣēʾ
befallconjH4672
be able · being · catch · certainly ···
כָת֗וּבkātwb
describeverbH3789
record · prescribe · subscribe · write(-ing ···
אֲשֶׁר֩ʾăšer
asparticleH834
after · alike · because · every ···
הִגִּ֨ידhigiyd
bewrayverbH5046
certainly · certify · declare · denounce ···
מָרְדֳּכַ֜יmārədŏkay
MordecainounH4782
עַלʿal
abovepronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
בִּגְתָ֣נָאbigətānāʾ
BigthannounH904
Bigthana
וָ/תֶ֗רֶשׁwātereš
TereshconjH8657
שְׁנֵי֙šənēy
bothadjH8147
couple · double · second · twain ···
סָרִיסֵ֣יsāriysēy
chamberlainnounH5631
eunuch · officer. Compare
הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְhamelekə
kingparticleH4428
royal
מִ/שֹּׁמְרֵ֖יmišōmərēy
bewardpronH8104
be circumspect · take heed · keep(-er · self) ···
הַ/סַּ֑ףhasap
basonparticleH5592
bowl · cup · door · gate ···
אֲשֶׁ֤רʾăšer
asparticleH834
after · alike · because · every ···
בִּקְשׁוּ֙biqəšw
askverbH1245
beg · beseech · desire · enquire ···
לִ/שְׁלֹ֣חַlišəlōḥa
appointpronH7971
any wise · bring · cast (away · out) ···
יָ֔דyād
handnounH3027
about · armholes · at · axletree ···
בַּ/מֶּ֖לֶךְbamelekə
kingpronH4428
royal
אֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁʾăḥašəwērwōš
AhasuerusnounH325
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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