Esther 4:10
Again Esther spake unto Hatach, and gave him commandment unto Mordecai;
Esther 4:10 in other translations
| BSB | Then Esther spoke to Hathach and instructed him to tell Mordecai, |
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| WEB | Then Esther spoke to Hathach, and gave him a message to Mordecai: |
| ASV | Then Esther spake unto Hathach, and gave him a message unto Mordecai, saying: |
| YLT | and Esther speaketh to Hatach, and chargeth him for Mordecai: |
| DARBY | And Esther spoke to Hatach, and gave him commandment unto Mordecai: |
| BBE | Then Esther sent Hathach to say to Mordecai: |
| Webster | Again Esther spoke to Hatach, and gave him commandment to Mordecai; |
What does Esther 4:10 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Esther 4:5-17
We are prone to shrink from services that are attended with peril or loss. But when the cause of Christ and his people demand it, we must take up our cross, and follow him. When Christians are disposed to consult their own ease or safety, rather than the public good, they should be blamed. The law was express, all knew it. It is not thus in the court of the King of kings: to the footstool of his throne of grace we…
Esther 4:10 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Esther 4:9
And Hatach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.
- Esther 4:10
Again Esther spake unto Hatach, and gave him commandment unto Mordecai;
- Esther 4:11
All the king’s servants, and the people of the king’s provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.
Esther 4:10 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces Esther dijo á Atach, y mandóle decir á Mardochêo: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Esther dit à Hathac et le chargea de dire à Mardochée: |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Da sprach Esther zu Hathak und entbot ihn an Mordokai: |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quæ respondit ei, et jussit ut diceret Mardochæo: |