Esther 6
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Esther 6:1-2

1During that nightH3915 1the kingH4428 2couldH5074 notH5074 sleepH8142, so he gaveH559 anH559 orderH559 to bringH935 3the bookH5612 of recordsH2146, the chroniclesH1697H3117, and they were readH7121 beforeH6440 the kingH4428.

2And it was foundH4672 writtenH3789 whatH834 4MordecaiH4782 had reportedH5046 aboutH5921 BigthanaH904 and TereshH8657, twoH8147 of the king’sH4428 eunuchsH5631 who were doorkeepersH8104H5592, that they had soughtH1245 to 5attackH7971H3027 KingH4428 AhasuerusH325.

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Notes

  1. 1. Esther 6:1 Lit the king’s sleep fled ↩
  2. 2. Esther 6:1 Dan 6:18 ↩
  3. 3. Esther 6:1 Esth 2:23; 10:2 ↩
  4. 4. Esther 6:2 Esth 2:21, 22 ↩
  5. 5. Esther 6:2 Or kill; lit put out a hand against ↩

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