Est 6:1-3 | KD | STEP | An unexpected turn of affairs. Est 6:1. On that night between Esther’s first and second banquet, the king’s sleep fled, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles and to read therefrom. On הזּכרנות ספר, comp. Ezr 4:15. The title is here more particularly stated than in , where the book is briefly called: The book of the chronicles. נקראים ויּהיוּ, and they (the chronicles) were read before the king. The participle denotes the long continuance of this reading.

‏ Esther 6:1-3

An unexpected turn of affairs. Est 6:1. On that night between Esther’s first and second banquet, the king’s sleep fled, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles and to read therefrom. On הזּכרנות ספר, comp. Ezr 4:15. The title is here more particularly stated than in Est 2:23, where the book is briefly called: The book of the chronicles. נקראים ויּהיוּ, and they (the chronicles) were read before the king. The participle denotes the long continuance of this reading. Est 6:2

And it was found written therein among other matters, that Mordochai had given information concerning the two courtiers who were plotting against the king’s life. This is the conspiracy related Est 2:21-23. The name Bigthana is in Est 2:21 written Bigthan. Est 6:3

On this occasion the king asked: What honour and greatness hath been done to Mordochai for this? על־זה, for giving this information. And the king’s servants answered: Nothing has been shown him. עם עשׂה, to show any one something, e.g., favour; comp. 2Sa 2:6; 2Sa 3:8, and elsewhere. גּדוּלה, greatness, i.e., promotion to honour.