Ester 4:4

4:4 When Esther’s female attendants and her eunuchs came and informed her about Mordecai’s behavior, ¹  the queen was overcome with anguish. Although she sent garments for Mordecai to put on so that he could remove his sackcloth, he would not accept them.

Ester 6:2

6:2 it was found written that Mordecai had disclosed that Bigthana ²  and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs who guarded the entrance, had plotted to assassinate ³  King Ahasuerus.

[4:4]  ¹ tn The words “about Mordecai’s behavior” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in translation for the sake of clarity. Cf. NIV, NLT “about Mordecai”; TEV, CEV “what Mordecai was doing.”

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

[6:2]  ³ tn Heb “to send a hand against”; NASB “had sought to lay hands on.”