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Esther 4:16 KJV
Esther · chapter 4 · verse 16
Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.Esther 4:16 · King James Version
Esther 4:16 in context
14For 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?
15Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer,
16Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.
17So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.
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Key words (Strong's)
- togetherkânaçto collectH3664 →
- presentmâtsâʼproperly, to come forth toH4672 →
- ShushanShûwshanShushan, a place in PersiaH7800 →
- drinkshâthâhto imbibeH8354 →
- threeshâlôwshthreeH7969 →
- JewsYᵉhûwdîya Jehudite , or descendant of JehudahH3064 →
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So strictly did the laws of Persia confine the wives, especially the king's wives, that it was not possible for Mordecai to have a conference with Esther about this important affair, but divers messages are here carried between them by Hatach, whom the king had appointed to attend her, and it seems he was one she…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 5-17