King James Version

Esther 2:19

And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, then Mordecai sat in the king’s gate.

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וּבְהִקָּבֵ֥ץuvehiqavetsand in assembleקָבַץconjunction, preposition, verb, niphal, infinitive construct — “and in assemble”, the to-form of the verbH6908to grasp, i.e. collectassemble (selves), gather (bring) (together, selves together, up), heap, resort, [idiom] surely, take up.בְּתוּל֖וֹתbetulotvirginבְּתוּלָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “virgin”, the ordinary formH1330a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or statemaid, virgin.שֵׁנִ֑יתshenitagainשֵׁנִיadjective, ordinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “again”, the ordinary formH8145properly, double, i.e. second; also adverbially, againagain, either (of them), (an-) other, second (time).וּמָרְדֳּכַ֖יumaredokhayand Mordecaiמׇרְדְּכַיconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Mordecai”H4782Mordecai, an IsraeliteMordecai.יֹשֵׁ֥בyoshevdwellיָשַׁבverb, qal, participle, absolute — “dwell”, a verb used as a describing wordH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…בְּשַֽׁעַרbeshaarin doorשַׁעַרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in door”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8179an opening, i.e. door or gatecity, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).הַמֶּֽלֶךְhamelekhthe kingמֶלֶךְdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, and Mordecai sat in the king's gate —

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, then Mordecai was sitting in the king’s gate.

Young’s Literal Translation

And in the virgins being gathered a second time, then Mordecai is sitting in the gate of the king;

World English Bible

When the virgins were gathered together the second time, Mordecai was sitting in the king’s gate.

Darby Translation

And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, Mordecai sat in the king's gate.

Douay-Rheims

And when the virgins were sought the second time, and gathered together, Mardochai stayed at the king’s gate,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)