Esther 2
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Esther 2:21-23

21In thoseH1992 daysH3117, while MordecaiH4782 was sittingH3427 at the king’sH4428 gateH8179, 1BigthanH904 and TereshH8657, twoH8147 of the king’sH4428 officialsH5631 from those who guardedH8104 the doorH5592, becameH7107 angryH7107 and soughtH1245 to 2attackH7971H3027 KingH4428 AhasuerusH325.

22But the 3plotH1697 became knownH3045 to MordecaiH4782 and 4he informedH5046 QueenH4436 EstherH635, and EstherH635 toldH559 the kingH4428 in Mordecai’sH4782 nameH8034.

23Then when the plotH1697 was investigatedH1245 and foundH4672 to be so, they were bothH8147 hangedH8518 on a woodenH6086 gallows; and it was writtenH3789 in 5the BookH5612 of the ChroniclesH1697H3117 in the king’sH4428 presenceH6440.

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Notes

  1. 1. Esther 2:21 Esth 6:2 ↩
  2. 2. Esther 2:21 Or kill; lit put out a hand against ↩
  3. 3. Esther 2:22 Lit matter, so also v 23 ↩
  4. 4. Esther 2:22 Esth 6:1, 2 ↩
  5. 5. Esther 2:23 Esth 10:2 ↩

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