Esther 2:21
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
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.

Young's Literal Translation
In those days, when Mordecai is sitting in the gate of the king, hath Bigthan been wroth, and Teresh, (two of the eunuchs of the king, the keepers of the threshold,) and they seek to put forth a hand on king Ahasuerus,

King James Bible
In those days, while Mordecai sat in the king's gate, two of the king's chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those which kept the door, were wroth, and sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.

Hebrew
In those
הָהֵ֔ם (hā·hêm)
Article | Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1992: They

days,
בַּיָּמִ֣ים (bay·yā·mîm)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3117: A day

while Mordecai
וּמָרְדֳּכַ֖י (ū·mā·rə·do·ḵay)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4782: Mordecai -- a companion of Zerubbabel, also a cousin of Esther

was sitting
יֹשֵׁ֣ב (yō·šêḇ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

at the King’s
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

Gate,
בְּשַֽׁעַר־ (bə·ša·‘ar-)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate

Bigthan
בִּגְתָ֨ן (biḡ·ṯān)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 904: Bigthan -- a eunuch of Ahasuerus

and Teresh,
וָתֶ֜רֶשׁ (wā·ṯe·reš)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 8657: Teresh -- a eunuch of Ahasuerus

two
שְׁנֵֽי־ (šə·nê-)
Number - mdc
Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

eunuchs
סָרִיסֵ֤י (sā·rî·sê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 5631: A eunuch, valet, a minister of state

who guarded
מִשֹּׁמְרֵ֣י (miš·šō·mə·rê)
Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to

the king’s
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

entrance,
הַסַּ֔ף (has·sap̄)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5592: A vestibule, a dish

grew angry
קָצַף֩ (qā·ṣap̄)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7107: To crack off, burst out in rage

and conspired
וַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙ (way·ḇaq·šū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after

to assassinate
לִשְׁלֹ֣חַ (liš·lō·aḥ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out

King
בַּמֶּ֖לֶךְ (bam·me·leḵ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

Xerxes.
אֲחַשְׁוֵֽרֹשׁ׃ (’ă·ḥaš·wê·rōš)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 325: Ahasuerus -- king of Persia

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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