Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleWhen the virgins were assembled a second time, Mordecai was sitting at 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; King James Bible And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, then Mordecai sat in the king's gate. Hebrew When the virginsבְּתוּל֖וֹת (bə·ṯū·lō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 1330: A virgin, sometimes, a bride were assembled וּבְהִקָּבֵ֥ץ (ū·ḇə·hiq·qā·ḇêṣ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct Strong's 6908: To gather, collect a second [time], שֵׁנִ֑ית (šê·nîṯ) Number - ordinal feminine singular Strong's 8145: Second (an ordinal number) Mordecai וּמָרְדֳּכַ֖י (ū·mā·rə·do·ḵay) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4782: Mordecai -- a companion of Zerubbabel, also a cousin of Esther was sitting יֹשֵׁ֥ב (yō·šêḇ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry at the King’s הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king Gate. בְּשַֽׁעַר־ (bə·ša·‘ar-) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate |