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Esther 4:13

EstherMordecai
Courage and strengthIdentity and self-worthFearHope

11 All the king’s servants, and the people of the king’s provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.

12 And they told to Mordecai Esther’s words.

Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king’s house, more than all the Jews.

14 For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?

15 Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer,

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BSB
he sent back to her this reply: “Do not imagine that because you are in the king’s palace you alone will escape the fate of all the Jews.
KJV
Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king’s house, more than all the Jews.
WEB
Then Mordecai asked them to return this answer to Esther: “Don’t think to yourself that you will escape in the king’s house any more than all the Jews.
ASV
Then Mordecai bade them return answer unto Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king`s house, more than all the Jews.
DARBY
And Mordecai bade to answer Esther: Imagine not in thy heart that thou shalt escape in the king's house, more than all the Jews.
BLB
And Mordecai said to return to Esther, “You should not think in your soul to escape [in] the house of the king more than all the Jews.
ÅB
sa han at de skulle gi Ester dette svar: Du må ikke tenke at du alene av alle jøder skal slippe unna, fordi du er i kongens hus.
OTB
Mordekai sendte dette svaret tilbake til Ester: "Ikke tro at fordi du er i kongens hus, vil du alene av alle jødene unnslippe.
B1930
sa han at de skulde gi Ester dette svar: Du må ikke tenke at du alene av alle jøder skal slippe unda, fordi du er i kongens hus.

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