Esther 2:20-22
Darby Translation
20 (Esther, as Mordecai had charged her, had not yet made known her birth nor her people; for Esther did what Mordecai told her, like as when she was brought up with him.)
21 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 threshold, were wroth, and sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.
22 And the thing became known to Mordecai, and he related it to Esther the queen, and Esther told it to the king in Mordecai's name.
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Esther 2:20-22
New King James Version
20 (A)Now Esther had not revealed her family and her people, just as Mordecai had charged her, for Esther obeyed the command of Mordecai as when she was brought up by him.
21 In those days, while Mordecai sat within the king’s gate, two of the king’s eunuchs, [a]Bigthan and Teresh, doorkeepers, became furious and sought to lay hands on King Ahasuerus. 22 So the matter became known to Mordecai, (B)who told Queen Esther, and Esther informed the king in Mordecai’s name.
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- Esther 2:21 Bigthana, Esth. 6:2
Esther 2:20-22
English Standard Version
20 (A)Esther had not made known her kindred or her people, as Mordecai had commanded her, for Esther obeyed Mordecai just (B)as when she was brought up by him. 21 In those days, as Mordecai was sitting at the king's gate, (C)Bigthan and (D)Teresh, two of the king's eunuchs, who guarded the threshold, became angry and sought to lay hands on King Ahasuerus. 22 And this came to the knowledge of Mordecai, (E)and he told it to Queen Esther, and Esther told the king in the name of Mordecai.
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