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Esther 4:10

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Esther 4:10 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Then Esther spake unto Hathach, and gave him a message unto Mordecai [saying]:” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Then Esther spake unto Hathach, and gave him a message unto Mordecai [saying]:
Esther 4:10 — American Standard Version

Context — Esther 4

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
7And 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.
8Also 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.
9And Hathach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.
10Then Esther spake unto Hathach, and gave him a message unto Mordecai [saying]:
11All 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.
12And they told to Mordecai Esther`s words.
13Then 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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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Again Esther spake unto Hatach, etc.] 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.”
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