Esther 4:9
And Hatach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.
Esther 4:9 in other translations
| BSB | So Hathach went back and relayed Mordecai’s response to Esther. |
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| WEB | Hathach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai. |
| ASV | And Hathach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai. |
| YLT | And Hatach cometh in and declareth to Esther the words of Mordecai, |
| DARBY | And Hatach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai. |
| BBE | And Hathach came back and gave Esther an account of what Mordecai had said. |
| Webster | And Hatach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai. |
What does Esther 4:9 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 4:9 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Esther 4:8
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 4:9
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 4:9 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y vino Atach, y contó á Esther las palabras de Mardochêo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Hathac vint et rapporta à Esther les paroles de Mardochée. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Hathak kam und berichtete der Esther die Worte Mordokais. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Regressus Athach, nuntiavit Esther omnia quæ Mardochæus dixerat. |