Verse 16
Esther 4:16
American Standard Version
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Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast in like manner; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.
Original Language Text
hebrew
לֵךְ֩ כְּנ֨וֹס אֶת כָּל הַ/יְּהוּדִ֜ים הַֽ/נִּמְצְאִ֣ים בְּ/שׁוּשָׁ֗ן וְ/צ֣וּמוּ עָ֠לַ/י וְ/אַל תֹּאכְל֨וּ וְ/אַל תִּשְׁתּ֜וּ שְׁלֹ֤שֶׁת יָמִים֙ לַ֣יְלָה וָ/י֔וֹם גַּם אֲנִ֥י וְ/נַעֲרֹתַ֖/י אָצ֣וּם כֵּ֑ן וּ/בְ/כֵ֞ן אָב֤וֹא אֶל הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹֽא כַ/דָּ֔ת וְ/כַ/אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָבַ֖דְתִּי אָבָֽדְתִּי
English Translation
Go, gather all the Jews who are found in Shushan, and fast for me; do not eat or drink for three days, night and day. Also, I and my maidens will fast in the same way. Thus, I will go to the king, which is against the law, and if I perish, I perish.
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and he came even before the king`s gate: for none might enter within the king`s gate clothed with sa...
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And Hathach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.
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Then Esther spake unto Hathach, and gave him a message unto Mordecai [saying]:
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And they told to Mordecai Esther`s words.
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Then Esther bade them return answer unto Mordecai,
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So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.
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