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World English Bible

Esther 4 (WEBP)

[1] Now when Mordecai found out all that was done, Mordecai tore his clothes and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the middle of the city, and wailed loudly and bitterly.
[2] He came even before the king’s gate, for no one is allowed inside the king’s gate clothed with sackcloth.
[3] In every province, wherever the king’s commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
[4] Esther’s maidens and her eunuchs came and told her this, and the queen was exceedingly grieved. She sent clothing to Mordecai, to replace his sackcloth, but he didn’t receive it.
[5] Then Esther called for Hathach, one of the king’s eunuchs, whom he had appointed to attend her, and commanded him to go to Mordecai, to find out what this was, and why it was.
[6] So Hathach went out to Mordecai, to the city square which was before the king’s gate.
[7] Mordecai told him of all that had happened to him, and the exact sum of the money that Haman had promised to pay to the king’s treasuries for the destruction of the Jews.
[8] He also gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given out in Susa to destroy them, to show it to Esther, and to declare it to her, and to urge her to go in to the king to make supplication to him, and to make request before him for her people.
[9] Hathach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.
[10] Then Esther spoke to Hathach, and gave him a message to Mordecai:
[11] “All the king’s servants and the people of the king’s provinces know that whoever, whether man or woman, comes to the king into the inner court without being called, there is one law for him, that he be put to death, except those to whom the king might hold out the golden scepter, that he may live. I have not been called to come in to the king these thirty days.”
[12] They told Esther’s words to Mordecai.
[13] Then Mordecai asked them to return this answer to Esther: “Don’t think to yourself that you will escape in the king’s house any more than all the Jews.
[14] For if you remain silent now, then relief and deliverance will come to the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Who knows if you haven’t come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”
[15] Then Esther asked them to answer Mordecai,
[16] “Go, gather together all the Jews who are present in Susa, and fast for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day. I and my maidens will also fast the same way. Then I will go in to the king, which is against the law; and if I perish, I perish.”
[17] So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Esther 4 (KJVS)

[1] When Mordecai perceived () all that was done, () Mordecai rent () his clothes, and put on () sackcloth with ashes, and went out () into the midst of the city, and cried () with a loud and a bitter cry;
[2] and came () even before the king’s gate: for none might enter () into the king’s gate clothed with sackcloth.
[3] And in every province, whithersoever the king’s commandment and his decree came, () there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay () in sackcloth and ashes.
[4] So Esther’s maids and her chamberlains came () and told () it her. Then was the queen exceedingly grieved; () and she sent () raiment to clothe () Mordecai, and to take away () his sackcloth from him: but he received () it not.
[5] Then called () Esther for Hatach, one of the king’s chamberlains, whom he had appointed () to attend upon her, and gave him a commandment () to Mordecai, to know () what it was, and why it was.
[6] So Hatach went forth () to Mordecai unto the street of the city, which was before the king’s gate.
[7] And 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.
[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.
[9] And Hatach came () and told () Esther the words of Mordecai.
[10] Again Esther spake () unto Hatach, and gave him commandment () unto Mordecai;
[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.
[12] And they told () to Mordecai Esther’s words.
[13] Then Mordecai commanded () to answer () Esther, Think () not with thyself that thou shalt escape () in the king’s house, more than all the Jews.
[14] For if thou altogether () holdest thy peace () at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise () to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed: () and who knoweth () whether thou art come () to the kingdom for such a time as this?
[15] Then Esther bade () them return () Mordecai this answer,
[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. ()
[17] So Mordecai went his way, () and did () according to all that Esther had commanded () him.

Esther 4:4 Heb. Eunuchs
Esther 4:5 Heb. whom he had set before her
Esther 4:14 Heb. respiration
Esther 4:16 Heb. found
Esther 4:17 Heb. passed

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Esther 4 (BYZ)

[1] ο δε μαρδοχαιος επιγνους το συντελουμενον διερρηξεν τα ιματια αυτου και ενεδυσατο σακκον και κατεπασατο σποδον και εκπηδησας δια της πλατειας της πολεως εβοα φωνη μεγαλη αιρεται εθνος μηδεν ηδικηκος
[2] και ηλθεν εως της πυλης του βασιλεως και εστη ου γαρ ην εξον αυτω εισελθειν εις την αυλην σακκον εχοντι και σποδον
[3] και εν παση χωρα ου εξετιθετο τα γραμματα κραυγη και κοπετος και πενθος μεγα τοις ιουδαιοις σακκον και σποδον εστρωσαν εαυτοις
[4] και εισηλθον αι αβραι και οι ευνουχοι της βασιλισσης και ανηγγειλαν αυτη και εταραχθη ακουσασα το γεγονος και απεστειλεν στολισαι τον μαρδοχαιον και αφελεσθαι αυτου τον σακκον ο δε ουκ επεισθη
[5] η δε εσθηρ προσεκαλεσατο αχραθαιον τον ευνουχον αυτης ος παρειστηκει αυτη και απεστειλεν μαθειν αυτη παρα του μαρδοχαιου το ακριβες …
[7] ο δε μαρδοχαιος υπεδειξεν αυτω το γεγονος και την επαγγελιαν ην επηγγειλατο αμαν τω βασιλει εις την γαζαν ταλαντων μυριων ινα απολεση τους ιουδαιους
[8] και το αντιγραφον το εν σουσοις εκτεθεν υπερ του απολεσθαι αυτους εδωκεν αυτω δειξαι τη εσθηρ και ειπεν αυτω εντειλασθαι αυτη εισελθουση παραιτησασθαι τον βασιλεα και αξιωσαι αυτον περι του λαου μνησθεισα ημερων ταπεινωσεως σου ως ετραφης εν χειρι μου διοτι αμαν ο δευτερευων τω βασιλει ελαλησεν καθ ημων εις θανατον επικαλεσαι τον κυριον και λαλησον τω βασιλει περι ημων και ρυσαι ημας εκ θανατου
[9] εισελθων δε ο αχραθαιος ελαλησεν αυτη παντας τους λογους τουτους
[10] ειπεν δε εσθηρ προς αχραθαιον πορευθητι προς μαρδοχαιον και ειπον οτι
[11] τα εθνη παντα της βασιλειας γινωσκει οτι πας ανθρωπος η γυνη ος εισελευσεται προς τον βασιλεα εις την αυλην την εσωτεραν ακλητος ουκ εστιν αυτω σωτηρια πλην ω εκτεινει ο βασιλευς την χρυσην ραβδον ουτος σωθησεται καγω ου κεκλημαι εισελθειν προς τον βασιλεα εισιν αυται ημεραι τριακοντα
[12] και απηγγειλεν αχραθαιος μαρδοχαιω παντας τους λογους εσθηρ
[13] και ειπεν μαρδοχαιος προς αχραθαιον πορευθητι και ειπον αυτη εσθηρ μη ειπης σεαυτη οτι σωθηση μονη εν τη βασιλεια παρα παντας τους ιουδαιους
[14] ως οτι εαν παρακουσης εν τουτω τω καιρω αλλοθεν βοηθεια και σκεπη εσται τοις ιουδαιοις συ δε και ο οικος του πατρος σου απολεισθε και τις οιδεν ει εις τον καιρον τουτον εβασιλευσας
[15] και εξαπεστειλεν εσθηρ τον ηκοντα προς αυτην προς μαρδοχαιον λεγουσα
[16] βαδισας εκκλησιασον τους ιουδαιους τους εν σουσοις και νηστευσατε επ εμοι και μη φαγητε μηδε πιητε επι ημερας τρεις νυκτα και ημεραν καγω δε και αι αβραι μου ασιτησομεν και τοτε εισελευσομαι προς τον βασιλεα παρα τον νομον εαν και απολεσθαι με η
[17] και βαδισας μαρδοχαιος εποιησεν οσα ενετειλατο αυτω εσθηρ

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.