Esther 4:9

9 So Hathach went back and relayed Mordecai’s response to Esther.

Esther 4:9 Meaning and Commentary

Esther 4:9

And Hatach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.
] Both the case of the Jews, and the cause of it, and what he would have her do at this critical juncture.

Esther 4:9 In-Context

7 and Mordecai told him all that had happened to him, including the exact amount of money that Haman had promised to pay into the royal treasury in order to destroy the Jews.

8 Mordecai also gave Hathach a copy of the written decree issued in Susa for the destruction of the Jews, to show and explain to Esther, urging her to approach the king, implore his favor, and plead before him for her people.

9 So Hathach went back and relayed Mordecai’s response to Esther.

10 Then Esther spoke to Hathach and instructed him to tell Mordecai,

11 “All the royal officials and the people of the king’s provinces know that one law applies to every man or woman who approaches the king in the inner court without being summoned—that he be put to death. Only if the king extends the gold scepter may that person live. But I have not been summoned to appear before the king for the past thirty days.”