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Esther 4:5

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.

KJV

Accitoque Athach eunucho, quem rex ministrum ei dederat, præcepit ei ut iret ad Mardochæum, et disceret ab eo cur hoc faceret.

Vulgate

ἡ δὲ Ἐσθὴρ προσεκαλέσατο Ἁχραθαῖον τὸν εὐνοῦχον αὐτῆς, ὃς παριστήκει αὐτῇ, καὶ ἀπέστειλεν μαθεῖν αὐτῇ παρὰ τοῦ Μαρδοχαίου τὸ ἀκριβές.

LXX

Then called Esther for Hathach, one of the king’s chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and charged him to go to Mordecai, to know what this was, and why it was.

ASV

וַ/תִּקְרָא֩ אֶסְתֵּ֨ר לַ/הֲתָ֜ךְ מִ/סָּרִיסֵ֤י הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֶעֱמִ֣יד לְ/פָנֶ֔י/הָ וַ/תְּצַוֵּ֖/הוּ עַֽל מָרְדֳּכָ֑י לָ/דַ֥עַת מַה זֶּ֖ה וְ/עַל מַה זֶּֽה

Hebrew

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In this verse

People EstherMordecai

In the original Hebrew

14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֶסְתֵּ֣ר
'str
proper_noun · 55×
הֲתָ֜ךְ
htk
proper_noun · 4×
ו
v
noun · 42×
זֶּֽה
zh
pronoun · 1173×
יָדְע֖וּ
yd'v
verb · 944×
יִּקְרָ֥א
yqr'
verb · 737×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
מַה
mh
particle · 745×
מָרְדֳּכַ֖י
mrdky
proper_noun · 60×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
עֹמְדִ֖ים
'mdym
verb · 526×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
צִוָּ֥ה
tsvh
verb · 489×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 12:26 — And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.
  • Mal 3:16 — Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon h
  • Rom 12:15 — Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.