Verse 5
Esther 4:5
Darby Translation
5
Then Esther called for Hatach, [one] of the king's chamberlains, whom he had appointed to wait upon her, and gave him a commandment to Mordecai, to know what it was, and why it was.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/תִּקְרָא֩ אֶסְתֵּ֨ר לַ/הֲתָ֜ךְ מִ/סָּרִיסֵ֤י הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֶעֱמִ֣יד לְ/פָנֶ֔י/הָ וַ/תְּצַוֵּ֖/הוּ עַֽל מָרְדֳּכָ֑י לָ/דַ֥עַת מַה זֶּ֖ה וְ/עַל מַה זֶּֽה
English Translation
And Esther called to the eunuchs of the king who were appointed before her and she commanded them concerning Mordecai to know what this was and why this was.
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Chapter 4 Context
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And when Mordecai knew all that was done, Mordecai rent his garments, and put on sackcloth with ashe...
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and came even before the king's gate; for none might enter into the king's gate clothed with sackclo...
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And in every province, wherever the king's commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning...
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And Esther's maids and her chamberlains came and told [it] her; and the queen was exceedingly grieve...
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Then Esther called for Hatach, [one] of the king's chamberlains, whom he had appointed to wait upon...
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And Hatach went forth to Mordecai, unto the public place of the city which was before the king's gat...
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And Mordecai told him of all that had happened to him, and of the sum of money that Haman had promis...
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And he gave him a copy of the writing of the decree that had been given at Shushan to destroy them,...
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And Hatach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.
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And Esther spoke to Hatach, and gave him commandment unto Mordecai:
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All the king's servants and the people of the king's provinces do know that whoever, whether man or...
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And they told Mordecai Esther's words.
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And Mordecai bade to answer Esther: Imagine not in thy heart that thou shalt escape in the king's ho...
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For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there arise relief and deliverance...
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And Esther bade to answer Mordecai:
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Go, gather together all the Jews that are found in Shushan, and fast for me, and neither eat nor dri...
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And Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.
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