Esther 2:19
New English Translation
Mordecai Learns of a Plot against the King
19 Now when the young women were being gathered again,[a] Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate.[b]
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- Esther 2:19 tc The LXX does not include the words “Now when the young women were being gathered again.” The Hebrew word שֵׁנִית (shenit, “a second time”) is difficult in v. 19, but apparently it refers to a subsequent regathering of the women to the harem.
- Esther 2:19 sn That Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate apparently means that he was a high-ranking government official. It was at the city gate where important business was transacted. Being in this position afforded Mordecai an opportunity to become aware of the plot against the king’s life, although the author does not include the particular details of how this information first came to Mordecai’s attention.
Esther 2:19
New International Version
Mordecai Uncovers a Conspiracy
19 When the virgins were assembled a second time, Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate.(A)
Esther 2:19
King James Version
19 And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, then Mordecai sat in the king's gate.
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Esther 2:19
New King James Version
Mordecai Discovers a Plot
19 When virgins were gathered together a second time, Mordecai sat within the king’s gate.
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