Translations
Modern
And there it was found recorded that Mordecai had exposed Bigthana and Teresh, two of the eunuchs who guarded the king’s entrance, when they had conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.
Traditional
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.
Literal
And it was found written that Mordecai had declared concerning Bigthan and Teresh, two eunuchs of the king, from the keepers of the threshold, who sought to stretch out a hand against King Ahasuerus.
Latin
…ventum est ad illum locum ubi scriptum erat quomodo nuntiasset Mardochæus insidias Bagathan et Thares eunuchorum, regem Assuerum jugulare cupientium.
Original
Hebrew
English
And there it was found recorded that Mordecai had exposed Bigthana and Teresh, two of the eunuchs who guarded the king’s entrance, when they had conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.
Notes
Fortunately, the king's servant opened the royal records to the page where Mordecai revealed the plot (Esther 2:21–23).
People
Ahasuerus: Persian Emperor (probably Xerxes I); husband of Esther Bigthan: Persian official who plotted against King Ahasuerus Mordecai: Esther's cousin, a Jewish leader in the Persian court Teresh: Persian official who plotted against King Ahasuerus
Glossary
Topics
Bigthan: A Conspiring Persian Courtier Civil Service: Appointment In, on Account of Merit God: Providence of, Overruling Interpositions of The Mordecai: Informs Ahasuerus of a Conspiracy Against his Life and is Rewarded Teresh: Plotted Against Ahasuerus