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Tribute to Xerxes and Mordecai

Esther 12:2

In 3 translations

KJV
And he heard their devices, and searched out their purposes, and learned that they were about to lay hands upon Artexerxes the king; and so he certified the king of them.
DRC
And when he understood their designs, and had diligently searched into their projects, he learned that they went about to lay violent hands on king Artaxerxes, and he told the king thereof.
LXXE1:1
And Mardochæus rested quiet in the palace with Gabatha and Tharrha the king's two chamberlains, eunuchs who guarded the palace.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br1:1
Καὶ ἡσύχασε Μαρδοχαῖος ἐν τῇ αὐλῇ. μετὰ Γαβαθὰ καὶ Θάῤῥα τῶν δύο εὐνούχων τοῦ βασιλέως, τῶν φυλασσόντων τὴν αὐλήν.

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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 1:1m in some Bibles
  • 12:2 in most Bibles

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