Esther 4:6,9 - Compare All Versions

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Esther’s maids and eunuchs came and told her. The queen was stunned. She sent fresh clothes to Mordecai so he could take off his sackcloth but he wouldn’t accept them. Esther called for Hathach, one of the royal eunuchs whom the king had assigned to wait on her, and told him to go to Mordecai and get the full story of what was happening. So Hathach went to Mordecai in the town square in front of the King’s Gate. Mordecai told him everything that had happened to him. He also told him the exact amount of money that Haman had promised to deposit in the royal bank to finance the massacre of the Jews. Mordecai also gave him a copy of the bulletin that had been posted in Susa ordering the massacre so he could show it to Esther when he reported back with instructions to go to the king and intercede and plead with him for her people.

Hathach came back and told Esther everything Mordecai had said. Esther talked it over with Hathach and then sent him back to Mordecai with this message: “Everyone who works for the king here, and even the people out in the provinces, knows that there is a single fate for every man or woman who approaches the king without being invited: death. The one exception is if the king extends his gold scepter; then he or she may live. And it’s been thirty days now since I’ve been invited to come to the king.”

So Hatach went forth to Mordecai unto the street of the city, which was before the king's gate.

And Hatach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.

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

Hathach came back and related Mordecai’s words to Esther.

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

Hathach went back and reported to Esther everything Mordecai had said.

So Hathach went forth to Mordecai unto the broad place of the city, which was before the king’s gate.

And Hathach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.

So Hathak went out to Mordecai in the open square of the city in front of the king’s gate.

Hathak went back and reported to Esther what Mordecai had said.

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

So Hathach returned and told Esther the words of Mordecai.

So Hathach went out to Mordecai in the [open] square of the city, which was in front of the king’s gate.

Hathach came back and told Esther what Mordecai had said.

So Hathach went out to Mordecai in the square in front of the palace gate.

So Hathach returned to Esther with Mordecai’s message.

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

And Hathach went and told Esther what Mordecai had said.