Verse 16
Esther 4:16
Bible in Basic English
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Go, get together all the Jews who are present in Shushan, and go without food for me, taking no food or drink night or day for three days: and I and my women will do the same; and so I will go in to the king, which is against the law: and if death is to be my fate, then let it come.
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 Hathach came back and gave Esther an account of what Mordecai had said.
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Then Esther sent Hathach to say to Mordecai:
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And they said these words to Mordecai.
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Then Esther sent them back to Mordecai with this answer:
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So Mordecai went away and did everything as Esther had said.
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