Verse 3
Esther 4:3
American Standard Version Byzantine Text
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And in every province, whithersoever the king’s commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וּ/בְ/כָל מְדִינָ֣ה וּ/מְדִינָ֗ה מְקוֹם֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר דְּבַר הַ/מֶּ֤לֶךְ וְ/דָת/וֹ֙ מַגִּ֔יעַ אֵ֤בֶל גָּדוֹל֙ לַ/יְּהוּדִ֔ים וְ/צ֥וֹם וּ/בְכִ֖י וּ/מִסְפֵּ֑ד שַׂ֣ק וָ/אֵ֔פֶר יֻצַּ֖ע לָֽ/רַבִּֽים
English Translation
And in every province and province, a place where the word of the king and his decree reaches, there is a great mourning among the Jews, and fasting and weeping and lamenting; sackcloth and ashes have been spread for many.
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Chapter 4 Context
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Now when Mordecai knew all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes...
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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 in every province, whithersoever the king’s commandment and his decree came, there was great mou...
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And Esther’s maidens and her chamberlains came and told it her; and the queen was exceedingly grieve...
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Then called Esther for Hathach, one of the king’s chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon...
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So Hathach went forth to Mordecai unto the broad place of the city, which was before the king’s gate...
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And Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him, and the exact sum of the money that Haman h...
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Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given out in Shushan to destroy them...
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And Hathach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.
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10
Then Esther spake unto Hathach, and gave him a message unto Mordecai, saying:
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All the king’s servants, and the people of the king’s provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether ma...
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12
And they told to Mordecai Esther’s words.
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Then Mordecai bade them return answer unto Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in...
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For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then will relief and deliverance arise to the...
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Then Esther bade them return answer unto Mordecai,
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Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat no...
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So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.
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