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Esther 2:21

In those days, while Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs who guarded the entrance, grew angry and conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.
Esther 2:21
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Original language (Hebrew)

בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֔ם וּמָרְדֳּכַ֖י יֹשֵׁ֣ב בְּשַֽׁעַר־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ קָצַף֩ בִּגְתָ֨ן וָתֶ֜רֶשׁ שְׁנֵֽי־סָרִיסֵ֤י הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ מִשֹּׁמְרֵ֣י הַסַּ֔ף וַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙ לִשְׁלֹ֣חַ יָ֔ד בַּמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵֽרֹשׁ׃

  1. בַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.Mim“in the days”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  2. הָהֵ֔םha.Hem“<the> those”
    Definite article + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הֵ֫מָּה · “they(masc.)” · Strong's H1992
  3. וּמָרְדֳּכַ֖יu.ma.re.do.Khai“and Mordecai”
    Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a man · from מׇרְדֳּכַי · “Mordecai” · Strong's H4782H
  4. יֹשֵׁ֣בyo.Shev“[was] sitting”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from יָשַׁב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3427
  5. בְּשַֽׁעַר־be.sha.'ar-“at [the] gate of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שַׁ֫עַר · “gate” · Strong's H8179G
  6. הַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  7. קָצַף֩ka.Tzaf“he was angry”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָצַף · “be angry” · Strong's H7107
  8. בִּגְתָ֨ןbig.Tan“Bigthan”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from בִּגְתָן · “Bigthan” · Strong's H0904
  9. וָתֶ֜רֶשׁva.Te.resh“and Teresh”
    Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a man · from תֶּ֫רֶשׁ · “Teresh” · Strong's H8657
  10. שְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-“two of”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, dual, construct · from שְׁנַ֫יִם · “two” · Strong's H8147
  11. סָרִיסֵ֤יsa.ri.Sei“[the] eunuchs of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from סָרִיס · “eunuch” · Strong's H5631
  12. הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  13. מִשֹּׁמְרֵ֣יmi.sho.me.Rei“from [the] guards of”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct · from שָׁמַר · “guard” · Strong's H8104H
  14. הַסַּ֔ףha.Saf“the threshold”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from סַף · “threshold” · Strong's H5592B
  15. וַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙vay.vak.Shu“and they sought”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from בָּקַשׁ · “to seek” · Strong's H1245
  16. לִשְׁלֹ֣חַlish.Lo.ach“to stretch out”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from שָׁלַח · “reach” · Strong's H7971K
  17. יָ֔דYad“a hand”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from יָד · “hand” · Strong's H3027G
  18. בַּמֶּ֖לֶךְba.Me.lekh“on the king”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  19. אֲחַשְׁוֵֽרֹשׁ׃'a.chash.Ve.rosh“Ahasuerus”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ · “Ahasuerus” · Strong's H0325
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)