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Esther 4:8 KJV
Esther · chapter 4 · verse 8
Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given at Shushan to destroy them, to shew it unto Esther, and to declare it unto her, and to charge her that she should go in unto the king, to make supplication unto him, and to make request before him for her people.Esther 4:8 · King James Version
Esther 4:8 in context
6So Hatach went forth to Mordecai unto the street of the city, which was before the king’s gate.
7And Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him, and of the sum of the money that Haman had promised to pay to the king’s treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them.
8Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given at Shushan to destroy them, to shew it unto Esther, and to declare it unto her, and to charge her that she should go in unto the king, to make supplication unto him, and to make request before him for her people.
9And Hatach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.
10Again Esther spake unto Hatach, and gave him commandment unto Mordecai;
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- writingkâthâbsomething writtenH3791 →
- ShushanShûwshanShushan, a place in PersiaH7800 →
- destroyshâmadto desolateH8045 →
- declarenâgadproperly, to frontH5046 →
- decreedâtha royal edict or statuteH1881 →
- EstherʼEçtêrEster, the Jewish heroineH635 →
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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