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Esther 6:2

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On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.	And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.	And the king said, What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this? Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, There is nothing done for him.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And it was found^H4672 written^H3789, that Mordecai^H4782 had told^H5046 of Bigthana^H904 and Teresh^H8657, two^H8147 of the king's^H4428 chamberlains^H5631, the keepers^H8104 of the door^H5592, who sought^H1245 to lay^H7971 hand^H3027 on the king^H4428 Ahasuerus^H325.

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Original Hebrew

וַיִּמָּצֵא כָתוּב אֲשֶׁר הִגִּיד מָרְדֳּכַי עַל־בִּגְתָנָא וָתֶרֶשׁ שְׁנֵי סָרִיסֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ מִשֹּׁמְרֵי הַסַּף אֲשֶׁר בִּקְשׁוּ לִשְׁלֹחַ יָד בַּמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹושׁ׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יִּמָּצֵ֣א	va/i.yi.ma.Tze'	H4672	HC/VNw3ms	and/ it was found
כָת֗וּב	kha.Tuv	H3789	HVqsmsa	recorded
אֲשֶׁר֩	'a.Sher	H834	HTr	that
הִגִּ֨יד	hi.Gid	H5046	HVhp3ms	he had told
מָרְדֳּכַ֜י	ma.re.do.Khai	H4782	HNp	Mordecai
עַל	'al-	H5921	HR	on
בִּגְתָ֣נָא	big.Ta.na'	H904	HNp	Bigthana
וָ/תֶ֗רֶשׁ	va./Te.resh	H8657	HC/Np	and/ Teresh
שְׁנֵי֙	she.Nei	H8147	HAcmdc	two of
סָרִיסֵ֣י	sa.ri.Sei	H5631	HNcmpc	(the) eunuchs of
הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ	ha./Me.lekh	H4428	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ king
מִ/שֹּׁמְרֵ֖י	mi./sho.me.Rei	H8104	HR/Vqrmpc	from/ (the) guards of
הַ/סַּ֑ף	ha./Saf	H5592	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ threshold
אֲשֶׁ֤ר	'a.Sher	H834	HTr	who
בִּקְשׁוּ֙	bik.Shu	H1245	HVpp3cp	they had sought
לִ/שְׁלֹ֣חַ	li/sh.Lo.ach	H7971	HR/Vqc	to/ stretch out
יָ֔ד	Yad	H3027	HNcbsa	a hand
בַּ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ	ba./Me.lekh	H4428	HRd/Ncmsa	on the/ king
אֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ	'a.chash.ve.Ro.osh	H325	HNp	Ahasuerus

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H325 — אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ (ʼĂchashvêrôwsh, akh-ash-vay-rosh'): or (shortened) אַחַשְׁרֹשׁ (Esther 10:1); of Persian origin; Achashverosh (i.e. Ahasuerus or Artaxerxes, but in this case Xerxes), the title (rather than name) of a Persian king; Ahasuerus.
• H904 — בִּגְתָן (Bigthân, big-thawn'): or בִּגְתָנָא; of similar derivation to בִּגְתָא; Bigthan or Bigthana, a eunuch of Xerxes; Bigthan, Bigthana.
• H1245 — בָּקַשׁ (bâqash, baw-kash'): a primitive root; to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after; ask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, (make) request, require, seek (for).
• H3027 — יָד (yâd, yawd): a primitive word; in distinction from כַּף, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote (as follows); a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),; ([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, [idiom] enough, [phrase] fellowship, force, [idiom] from, hand(-staves, -y work), [idiom] he, himself, [idiom] in, labour, [phrase] large, ledge, (left-) handed, means, [idiom] mine, ministry, near, [idiom] of, [idiom] order, ordinance, [idiom] our, parts, pain, power, [idiom] presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, [phrase] swear, terror, [idiom] thee, [idiom] by them, [idiom] themselves, [idiom] thine own, [idiom] thou, through, [idiom] throwing, [phrase] thumb, times, [idiom] to, [idiom] under, [idiom] us, [idiom] wait on, (way-) side, where, [phrase] wide, [idiom] with (him, me, you), work, [phrase] yield, [idiom] yourselves.
• H3789 — כָּתַב (kâthab, kaw-thab'): a primitive root; to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe); describe, record, prescribe, subscribe, write(-ing, -ten).
• H4428 — מֶלֶךְ (melek, meh'-lek): from מָלַךְ; a king; king, royal.
• H4672 — מָצָא (mâtsâʼ, maw-tsaw'): a primitive root; properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present; [phrase] be able, befall, being, catch, [idiom] certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), [idiom] have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-) on, meet (with), [idiom] occasion serve, (be) present, ready, speed, suffice, take hold on.
• H4782 — מׇרְדְּכַי (Mordᵉkay, mor-dek-ah'-ee): of foreign derivation; Mordecai, an Israelite; Mordecai.
• H5046 — נָגַד (nâgad, naw-gad'): a primitive root; properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praise; bewray, [idiom] certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, [idiom] fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, [idiom] surely, tell, utter.
• H5592 — סַף (çaph, saf): from סָפַף, in its original sense of containing; a vestibule (as a limit); also a dish (for holding blood or wine); bason, bowl, cup, door (post), gate, post, threshold.
• H5631 — סָרִיס (çârîyç, saw-reece'): or סָרִס; from an unused root meaning to castrate; a eunuch; by implication, valet (especially of the female apartments), and thus, a minister of state; chamberlain, eunuch, officer. Compare רַב־סָרִיס.
• H7971 — שָׁלַח (shâlach, shaw-lakh'): a primitive root; to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications); [idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, out), set, shoot (forth, out), sow, spread, stretch forth (out).
• H8104 — שָׁמַר (shâmar, shaw-mar'): a primitive root; properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.; beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).
• H8147 — שְׁנַיִם (shᵉnayim, shen-ah'-yim): dual of שֵׁנִי; feminine שְׁתַּיִם; two; also (as ordinal) twofold; both, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
• H8657 — תֶּרֶשׁ (Teresh, teh'-resh): of foreign derivation; Teresh, a eunuch of Xerxes; Teresh.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H834 — אֲשֶׁר (ʼăsher, ash-er'): a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.; [idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever, when, where ([phrase] -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, [phrase] whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.
• H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.

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