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Esther 2:21

NETBible	In those days while Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate, Bigthan¹ and Teresh,² two of the king’s eunuchs who protected the entrance,³ became angry and plotted to assassinate⁴ King Ahasuerus.
NIV © biblegateway Est 2:21	During the time Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate, Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s officers who guarded the doorway, became angry and conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.
NASB © biblegateway Est 2:21	In those days, while Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king’s officials from those who guarded the door, became angry and sought to lay hands on King Ahasuerus.
NLT © biblegateway Est 2:21	One day as Mordecai was on duty at the palace, two of the king’s eunuchs, Bigthana and Teresh––who were guards at the door of the king’s private quarters––became angry at King Xerxes and plotted to assassinate him.
MSG © biblegateway Est 2:21	On this day, with Mordecai sitting at the King's Gate, Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's eunuchs who guarded the entrance, had it in for the king and were making plans to kill King Xerxes.
BBE © SABDAweb Est 2:21	In those days, while Mordecai was seated at the king’s doorway, two of the king’s servants, Bigthan and Teresh, keepers of the door, being angry, were looking for a chance to make an attack on King Ahasuerus.
NRSV © bibleoremus Est 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 threshold, became angry and conspired to assassinate King Ahasuerus.
NKJV © biblegateway Est 2:21	In those days, while Mordecai sat within the king’s gate, two of the king’s eunuchs, Bigthan and Teresh, doorkeepers, became furious and sought to lay hands on King Ahasuerus.
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KJV	In those days <03117>_, while Mordecai <04782> sat <03427> (8802) in the king's <04428> gate <08179>_, two <08147> of the king's <04428> chamberlains <05631>_, Bigthan <0904> and Teresh <08657>_, of those which kept <08104> (8802) the door <05592>_, were wroth <07107> (8804)_, and sought <01245> (8762) to lay <07971> (8800) hand <03027> on the king <04428> Ahasuerus <0325>_. {Bigthan: also called, Bigthana} {the door: Heb. the threshold}
NASB © biblegateway Est 2:21	In those <01992> days <03117> , while Mordecai <04782> was sitting <03427> at the king's <04428> gate <08179> , Bigthan <0904> and Teresh <08657> , two <08147> of the king's <04428> officials <05631> from those who guarded <08104> the door <05592> , became <07107> angry <07107> and sought <01245> to lay <07971> hands <03027> on King <04428> Ahasuerus <0325> .
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ eluphyhsan <3076> V-API-3P oi <3588> T-NPM duo <1417> N-NUI eunoucoi <2135> N-NPM tou <3588> T-GSM basilewv <935> N-GSM oi <3588> T-NPM arciswmatofulakev {N-NPM} oti <3754> CONJ prohcyh <4254> V-API-3S mardocaiov {N-NSM} kai <2532> CONJ ezhtoun <2212> V-IAI-3P apokteinai <615> V-AAN artaxerxhn {N-ASM} ton <3588> T-ASM basilea <935> N-ASM
NET [draft] ITL	In those <01992> days <03117> while Mordecai <04782> was sitting <03427> at the king’s <04428> gate <08179> , Bigthan <0904> and Teresh <08657> , two <08147> of the king’s <04428> eunuchs <05631> who protected <08104> the entrance <05592> , became angry <07107> and plotted <01245> to assassinate <03027> <07971> King <04428> Ahasuerus <0325> .
HEBREW	srwsxa <0325> Klmb <04428> dy <03027> xlsl <07971> wsqbyw <01245> Poh <05592> yrmsm <08104> Klmh <04428> yoyro <05631> yns <08147> srtw <08657> Ntgb <0904> Puq <07107> Klmh <04428> resb <08179> bsy <03427> ykdrmw <04782> Mhh <01992> Mymyb (2:21) <03117>

NETBible

In those days while Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate, Bigthan¹ and Teresh,² two of the king’s eunuchs who protected the entrance,³ became angry and plotted to assassinate⁴ King Ahasuerus.

NET Notes

¹tn This individual is referred to as “Bigthana,” a variant spelling of the name, in Esth 6:2.

²tc The LXX does not include the names “Bigthan and Teresh” here.

³tn Heb “guarders of the threshold”; NIV “who guarded the doorway.”

⁴tn Heb “sought to send a hand against”; CEV “decided to kill.”