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New Century Version

Esther 4:10

Then Esther told Hathach to tell Mordecai,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Hatach;   Readings, Select;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Hatach;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Esther;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Hathach;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Hatach ;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ha'tach;  

Encyclopedias:

- The Jewish Encyclopedia - Esther, Apocryphal Book of;   Hathach;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for July 7;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Esther spoke to Hathach and commanded him to tell Mordecai,
Hebrew Names Version
Then Ester spoke to Hatakh, and gave him a message to Mordekhai [saying]:
King James Version
Again Esther spake unto Hatach, and gave him commandment unto Mordecai;
English Standard Version
Then Esther spoke to Hathach and commanded him to go to Mordecai and say,
New English Translation
Then Esther replied to Hathach with instructions for Mordecai:
Amplified Bible
Then Esther spoke to Hathach and ordered him to reply to Mordecai, saying:
New American Standard Bible
Then Esther spoke to Hathach and ordered him to reply to Mordecai:
World English Bible
Then Esther spoke to Hathach, and gave him a message to Mordecai [saying]:
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Ester sayde vnto Hatach, and commaunded him to say vnto Mordecai,
Legacy Standard Bible
Then Esther spoke to Hathach and commanded him to reply to Mordecai:
Berean Standard Bible
Then Esther spoke to Hathach and instructed him to tell Mordecai,
Contemporary English Version
She answered, "Tell Mordecai
Complete Jewish Bible
Then Ester spoke to Hatakh and gave him this message for Mordekhai:
Darby Translation
And Esther spoke to Hatach, and gave him commandment unto Mordecai:
Easy-to-Read Version
Then Esther told Hathach to say this to Mordecai:
George Lamsa Translation
Again Esther spoke to Hathan and commanded him to go to Mordecai, saying,
Good News Translation
and Esther gave him this message to take back to Mordecai:
Lexham English Bible
And Esther spoke to Hathach and she gave him a message for Mordecai:
Literal Translation
Again Esther spoke to Hathach, and ordered him to go to Mordecai,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Hester spake vnto Hathat, and comaunded him to saye vnto Mardocheus:
American Standard Version
Then Esther spake unto Hathach, and gave him a message unto Mordecai, saying:
Bible in Basic English
Then Esther sent Hathach to say to Mordecai:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And againe Esther spake vnto Hathach and commauded him to say vnto Mardocheus:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then Esther spoke unto Hathach, and gave him a message unto Mordecai:
King James Version (1611)
Againe Esther spake vnto Hatach, and gaue him commaundement vnto Mordecai;
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Esther said to Achrathaeus, Go to Mardochaeus, and say,
English Revised Version
Then Esther spake unto Hathach, and gave him a message unto Mordecai, saying:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And sche answeryde to hym, and seide, that he schulde seie to Mardochee, Alle the seruauntis of the kyng,
Update Bible Version
Then Esther spoke to Hathach, and gave him a message to Mordecai [saying]:
Webster's Bible Translation
Again Esther spoke to Hatach, and gave him commandment to Mordecai;
New King James Version
Then Esther spoke to Hathach, and gave him a command for Mordecai:
New Living Translation
Then Esther told Hathach to go back and relay this message to Mordecai:
New Life Bible
Then Esther told Hathach to say to Mordecai,
New Revised Standard
Then Esther spoke to Hathach and gave him a message for Mordecai, saying,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then spake Esther unto Hathach, - and gave him charge, unto Mordecai: -
Douay-Rheims Bible
She answered him, and bade him say to Mardochai:
Revised Standard Version
Then Esther spoke to Hathach and gave him a message for Mor'decai, saying,
Young's Literal Translation
and Esther speaketh to Hatach, and chargeth him for Mordecai:
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then Esther spoke to Hathach and ordered him to reply to Mordecai:

Contextual Overview

5 Then Esther called for Hathach, one of the king's eunuchs chosen by the king to serve her. Esther ordered him to find out what was bothering Mordecai and why. 6 So Hathach went to Mordecai, who was in the city square in front of the king's gate. 7 Mordecai told Hathach everything that had happened to him, and he told Hathach about the amount of money Haman had promised to pay into the king's treasury for the killing of the Jewish people. 8 Mordecai also gave him a copy of the order to kill the Jewish people, which had been given in Susa. He wanted Hathach to show it to Esther and to tell her about it. And Mordecai told him to order Esther to go into the king's presence to beg for mercy and to plead with him for her people. 9 Hathach went back and reported to Esther everything Mordecai had said. 10 Then Esther told Hathach to tell Mordecai, 11 "All the royal officers and people of the royal states know that no man or woman may go to the king in the inner courtyard without being called. There is only one law about this: Anyone who enters must be put to death unless the king holds out his gold scepter. Then that person may live. And I have not been called to go to the king for thirty days." 12 Esther's message was given to Mordecai. 13 Then Mordecai sent back word to Esther: "Just because you live in the king's palace, don't think that out of all the Jewish people you alone will escape. 14 If you keep quiet at this time, someone else will help and save the Jewish people, but you and your father's family will all die. And who knows, you may have been chosen queen for just such a time as this."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Cross-References

Genesis 3:13
Then the Lord God said to the woman, "How could you have done such a thing?" She answered, "The snake tricked me, so I ate the fruit."
Genesis 4:9
Later, the Lord said to Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" Cain answered, "I don't know. Is it my job to take care of my brother?"
Genesis 4:10
Then the Lord said, "What have you done? Your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground.
Genesis 9:5
I will demand blood for life. I will demand the life of any animal that kills a person, and I will demand the life of anyone who takes another person's life.
Genesis 18:20
Then the Lord said, "I have heard many complaints against the people of Sodom and Gomorrah. They are very evil.
Exodus 3:7
The Lord said, "I have seen the troubles my people have suffered in Egypt, and I have heard their cries when the Egyptian slave masters hurt them. I am concerned about their pain,
Numbers 35:33
"‘Don't let murder spoil your land. The only way to remove the sin of killing an innocent person is for the murderer to be put to death.
Joshua 7:19
Then Joshua said to Achan, "My son, tell the truth. Confess to the Lord , the God of Israel. Tell me what you did, and don't try to hide anything from me."
2 Kings 9:26
‘Yesterday I saw the blood of Naboth and his sons, says the Lord , so I will punish Ahab in his field, says the Lord .' Take Joram's body and throw it into the field, as the Lord has said."
Job 16:18
"Earth, please do not cover up my blood. Don't let my cry ever stop being heard!

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Again Esther spake unto Hatach,.... For there was no other way of corresponding and conversing but by an eunuch; the wives of kings being altogether under their watch and care:

and gave him commandment unto Mordecai; to go unto him, and what he should say to him from her, which is as follows.


 
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