Ester 2:21

2:21 In those days while Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate, Bigthan ¹  and Teresh, ²  two of the king’s eunuchs who protected the entrance, ³  became angry and plotted to assassinate ⁴  King Ahasuerus.

Ester 4:13

4:13 he ⁵  said to take back this answer to Esther:

Ester 8:10

8:10 Mordecai ⁶  wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed it with the king’s signet ring. He then sent letters by couriers on horses, who rode royal horses that were very swift.

[2:21]  ¹ tn This individual is referred to as “Bigthana,” a variant spelling of the name, in Esth 6:2.

[2:21]  ² tc The LXX does not include the names “Bigthan and Teresh” here.

[2:21]  ³ tn Heb “guarders of the threshold”; NIV “who guarded the doorway.”

[2:21]  ⁴ tn Heb “sought to send a hand against”; CEV “decided to kill.”

[4:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “Mordecai.” The pronoun (“he”) was used in the translation for stylistic reasons. A repetition of the proper name here is redundant in terms of contemporary English style.

[8:10]  ⁶ tn Heb “He”; the referent (Mordecai) has been specified in the translation for clarity.