Esther 4:17
So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.
Esther 4:17 in other translations
| BSB | So Mordecai went and did all that Esther had instructed him. |
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| WEB | So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him. |
| ASV | So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him. |
| YLT | And Mordecai passeth on, and doth according to all that Esther hath charged upon him. |
| DARBY | And Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him. |
| BBE | So Mordecai went away and did everything as Esther had said. |
| Webster | So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him. |
What does Esther 4:17 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 4:17 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Esther 4:16
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 4:17
So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.
Esther 4:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces se fué Mardochêo, é hizo conforme á todo lo que le mandó Esther. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Mardochée s’en alla et fit selon tout ce qu’Esther lui avait commandé. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Mordokai ging hin und tat nach allem, was Esther ihm geboten hatte. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Ivit itaque Mardochæus, et fecit omnia quæ ei Esther præceperat. |