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  4:1 ¶
Now when Mordecai knew 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; |
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4:1 ¶
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;° |
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4:2
and he came even before the king's gate: for none might enter within the king's gate clothed with sackcloth. |
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4:2
And came°°
even°
before°
the king's°
gate:°
for°
none°
[might] enter°°
into°
the king's°
gate°
clothed°
with sackcloth.° |
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4:3
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. |
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4:3
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.° |
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4:4 ¶
And Esther's maidens and her chamberlains came and told it her; and the queen was exceedingly grieved: and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take his sackcloth from off him; but he received it not. |
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4:4 ¶
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.° |
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4:5
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. |
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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]. |
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4:6
So Hathach went forth to Mordecai unto the broad place of the city, which was before the king's gate. |
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4:6
So Hatach°
went forth°°
to°
Mordecai°
unto°
the street°
of the city,°
which°
[was] before°
the king's°
gate.° |
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4:7
And Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him, and the exact sum of the money that Haman had promised to pay to the king's treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them. |
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4:7
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. |
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4:8
Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given out in Shushan to destroy them, to show 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. |
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4:8
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.° |
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4:9
And Hathach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai. |
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4:9
And Hatach°
came°°
and told°°
Esther°°
the words°
of Mordecai.° |
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4:10 ¶
Then Esther spake unto Hathach, and gave him a message unto Mordecai [saying]: |
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4:10 ¶
Again Esther°
spake°°
unto Hatach,°
and gave him commandment°°
unto°
Mordecai;° |
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4:11
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 for him, that he be put to death, except those 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. |
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4:11
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.° |
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4:12
And they told to Mordecai Esther's words. |
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4:12
And they told°°
to Mordecai°°
Esther's°
words.° |
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4:13
Then Mordecai bade them return answer unto Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king's house, more than all the Jews. |
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4:13
Then Mordecai°
commanded°°
to answer°°°
Esther,°
Think°°
not°
with thyself°
that thou shalt escape°°
in the king's°
house,°
more than all°°
the Jews.° |
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4:14
For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then will relief and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place, but thou and thy father's house will perish: and who knoweth whether thou art not come to the kingdom for such a time as this? |
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4:14
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?° |
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4:15 ¶
Then Esther bade them return answer unto Mordecai, |
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4:15 ¶
Then Esther°
bade°°
[them] return°°°
Mordecai°
[this answer], |
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4:16
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 in like manner; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish. |
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4:16
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.°° |
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4:17
So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him. |
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4:17
So Mordecai°
went his way,°°
and did°°
according to all°
that°
Esther°
had commanded°°
him.° |
