以斯帖記 4:17

17 於 是 末 底 改 照 以 斯 帖 一 切 所 吩 咐 的 去 行 。

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以斯帖記 4:17 Meaning and Commentary

Esther 4:17

So Mordecai went his way
About the business he was directed to; the word used having sometimes the signification of passing over or transgressing, Jarchi interprets it of Mordecai's transgressing the command, by fasting on a festival; the letter being written on the thirteenth of Nisan, ( Esther 3:12 ) , the next day was the passover, on which he supposes the fast began; and the three days were, the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth of the month, and belonged to the feast of the passover and of unleavened bread; so the Targum:

and did according to all that Esther had commanded him;
got the Jews together, and kept a fast three days; according to the Midrash F5 they were the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth of Nisan.


FOOTNOTES:

F5 Midrash Esther, fol. 94. 4.

以斯帖記 4:17 In-Context

15 以 斯 帖 就 吩 咐 人 回 報 末 底 改 說 :
16 「 你 當 去 招 聚 書 珊 城 所 有 的 猶 大 人 , 為 我 禁 食 三 晝 三 夜 , 不 吃 不 喝 ; 我 和 我 的 宮 女 也 要 這 樣 禁 食 。 然 後 我 違 例 進 去 見 王 , 我 若 死 就 死 吧 ! 」
17 於 是 末 底 改 照 以 斯 帖 一 切 所 吩 咐 的 去 行 。
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