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Esther 4:6

HatachMordecai

4 When Esther’s maidens and eunuchs came and told her about Mordecai, the queen was overcome with distress. She sent clothes for Mordecai to wear instead of his sackcloth, but he would not accept them.

5 Then Esther summoned Hathach, one of the king’s eunuchs appointed to her, and she dispatched him to Mordecai to learn what was troubling him and why.

So Hathach went out to Mordecai in the city square in front of the king’s gate,

7 and Mordecai told him all that had happened to him, including the exact amount of money that Haman had promised to pay into the royal treasury in order to destroy the Jews.

8 Mordecai also gave Hathach a copy of the written decree issued in Susa for the destruction of the Jews, to show and explain to Esther, urging her to approach the king, implore his favor, and plead before him for her people.

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BSB
So Hathach went out to Mordecai in the city square in front of the king’s gate,
KJV
So Hatach went forth to Mordecai unto the street of the city, which was before the king’s gate.
WEB
So Hathach went out to Mordecai, to the city square which was before the king’s gate.
ASV
So Hathach went forth to Mordecai unto the broad place of the city, which was before the king`s gate.
DARBY
And Hatach went forth to Mordecai, unto the public place of the city which was before the king's gate.
BLB
And Hathach went out to Mordecai to the open square of the city, which [was] before the face of the gate of the king.
ÅB
Hatak gikk ut til Mordekai på byens torv foran kongens port.
OTB
Hatak gikk opp til Mordekai på torget i byen nær kongens port.
B1930
Hatak gikk ut til Mordekai på byens torv foran kongens port.

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Cross references

  • Esther 4:3

    In every province to which the king’s command and edict came, there was great mourning among the Jews. They fasted, wept, and lamented, and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.

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  • Esther 7:2

    and as they drank their wine on that second day, the king asked once more, “Queen Esther, what is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be fulfilled.”

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