Esther 2:19

In 11 translations

BSB

When the virgins were assembled a second time, Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate.Or Mordecai had become a palace official

KJV

And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, then Mordecai sat in the king’s gate.

WEB

When the virgins were gathered together the second time, Mordecai was sitting in the king’s gate. Meanwhile, Mordecai served in the courtyard.

ASV

And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, then Mordecai was sitting in the king’s gate.

LSV

And in the virgins being gathered a second time, then Mordecai is sitting in the gate of the king;

YLT

And in the virgins being gathered a second time, then Mordecai is sitting in the gate of the king;

DBY

And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, Mordecai sat in the king's gate.

DRC

And when the virgins were sought the second time, and gathered together, Mardochai stayed at the king’s gate,

GNV

And whe the virgins were gathered ye second time, then Mordecai sate in the Kings gate.

JPS

And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, and Mordecai sat in the king's gate —

LXXE

But Mardochæus served in the palace.

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WLC

וּבְהִקָּבֵ֥ץ בְּתוּל֖וֹת שֵׁנִ֑ית וּמָרְדֳּכַ֖י יֹשֵׁ֥ב בְּשַֽׁעַר־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

LXX-Br

Ὁ δὲ Μαρδοχαῖος ἐθεράπευεν ἐν τῇ αὐλῇ.

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• Esther 2:21In those days, while Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs who guarded the entrance, grew angry and conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.
• Esther 2:3–4and let the king appoint commissioners in each province of his kingdom to assemble all the beautiful young women into the harem at the citadel of Susa. Let them be placed under the care of Hegai, the king’s eunuch in…
• Esther 3:2–3All the royal servants at the king’s gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman, because the king had commanded that this be done for him. But Mordecai would not bow down or pay homage. Then the royal servants at the…
• Esther 5:13Yet none of this satisfies me as long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.”

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