Esther 4:10

10 Then she instructed him to say to Mordecai,

Esther 4:10 in Other Translations

10 Again Esther spake unto Hatach, and gave him commandment unto Mordecai;

10 Then Esther spoke to Hathach and commanded him to go to Mordecai and say,

10 Then Esther told Hathach to go back and relay this message to Mordecai:

10 Esther talked it over with Hathach and then sent him back to Mordecai with this message:

10 Esther spoke to Hathach and commanded him to tell Mordecai,

Esther 4:10 Meaning and Commentary

Esther 4:10

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.

Esther 4:10 In-Context

8 He also gave him a copy of the text of the edict for their annihilation, which had been published in Susa, to show to Esther and explain it to her, and he told him to instruct her to go into the king’s presence to beg for mercy and plead with him for her people.

9 Hathak went back and reported to Esther what Mordecai had said.

10 Then she instructed him to say to Mordecai,

11 “All the king’s officials and the people of the royal provinces know that for any man or woman who approaches the king in the inner court without being summoned the king has but one law: that they be put to death unless the king extends the gold scepter to them and spares their lives. But thirty days have passed since I was called to go to the king.”

12 When Esther’s words were reported to Mordecai,