1: And when MordecaiH4782 learnedH3045 -H0853 allH3605 thatH0834 had happened,H6213 and toreH7167 MordecaiH4782 -H0853 his clothes,H0899 and put onH3847 sackclothH8242 and ashes,H0665 and went outH3318 into the midstH8432 of the city,H5892 and He cried out withH2199 cry-H2201 a loudH1419 and bitter.H4751
2: And He wentH0935 evenH5704 as far as the frontH6440 of gate,H8179 of the kingH4428 forH3588 no oneH0369 [might] enterH0935 intoH0413 gateH8179 of the kingH4428 clothedH3830 with sackcloth.H8242
3: And in everyH3605 provinceH4082 and province,H4082 whereverH4725 whereH0834 commandH1697 of the kingH4428 and decreeH1881 arrived,H5060 [there was] mourningH0060 greatH1419 among the Jews,H3064 and with fasting,H6685 and weeping,H1065 and wailing-H4553 in sackclothH8242 and ashesH0665 layH3331 many.H7227 maidsH5291 of EstherH0635 and eunuchsH5631 and toldH5046 and was distressed-H2342 the queenH4436 deeplyH3966 and she sentH7971 garmentsH0899 to clotheH3847 -H0853 Mordecai,H4782 and take awayH5493 his sackclothH8242 from himH5921 but notH3808 he would accept [them].H6901
5: And calledH7121 EstherH0635 Hathach,H2047 [one] of eunuchs,H5631 of the kingH4428 whomH0834 he had appointedH5975 to attend herH6440 and she gave him a commandH6680 concerningH5921 Mordecai,H4782 to learnH3045 whatH4100 [is] thisH2088 and whyH5921 and whyH4100 this [was].H2088
6: So went outH3318 HathachH2047 toH0413 MordecaiH4782 inH0413 squareH7339 the city,H5892 thatH0834 [was] in frontH6440 of gateH8179 of the king.H4428
7: And toldH5046 MordecaiH4782 -H0853 allH3605 thatH0834 had happened to himH7136 andH0853 the sumH6575 of moneyH3701 thatH0834 had promisedH0559 HamanH2001 to payH8254 intoH5921 treasuriesH1595 of the kingH4428 the Jews,H3064 to destroy.H0006
8: And alsoH0853 a copyH6572 of the writtenH3791 decreeH1881 whichH0834 was givenH5414 at ShushanH7800 for their destructionH8045 He gaveH5414 that he might show itH7200 toH0853 Esther,H0635 and to explain itH5046 that he might commandH6680 herH5921 goH0935 in toH0413 the king,H4428 to make supplicationH2603 and to pleadH1245 before himH6440 forH5921 her people.H5971
9: So returnedH0935 HathachH2047 and toldH5046 EstherH0635 -H0853 the wordsH1697 of Mordecai.H4782
10: And spokeH0559 EstherH0635 to Hathach,H2047 and gave him a commandH6680 forH0413 Mordecai-H4782
11: allH3605 servants,H5650 of the kingH4428 and the peopleH5971 of provinces,H4082 of the kingH4428 know,H3045 thatH0834 any,H3605 manH0376 or woman,H0802 who,H0834 goesH0935 toH0413 the kingH4428 intoH0413 the court,H2691 the innerH6442 whoH0834 notH3808 has been called,H7121 [he has but] oneH0259 lawH1881 put [all] to death,H4191 exceptH0905 the oneH0834 holds outH3447 the kingH4428 -H0853 scepter,H8275 the goldenH2091 that he may live.H2421 And yet IH0589 notH3808 have been calledH7121 to go inH0935 toH0413 the kingH4428 this [is]H2088 thirtyH7970 days.H3117
12: So they toldH5046 MordecaiH4782 -H0853 wordsH1697 of Esther.H0635
13: And told [them]H0559 MordecaiH4782 to answerH7725 untoH0413 Esther,H0635 notH0408 do thinkH1819 in your heartH5315 that you will escapeH4422 in palace,H1004 of the kingH4428 any more than allH3605 the [other] Jews.H3064
14: ForH3588 ifH0518 completelyH2790 you remain silentH2790 at time,H6256 thisH2063 reliefH7305 and deliveranceH2020 will ariseH5975 for the JewsH3064 from placeH4725 anotherH0312 but youH0859 and houseH1004 of your fatherH0001 will perish.H0006 And yet whoH4310 knowsH3045 whetherH0518 for [such] a timeH6256 as this?H2063 you have comeH5060 to the kingdom.H4438
15: And told [them]H0559 EstherH0635 to replyH7725 toH0413 Mordecai.H4782
16: Go,H1980 gatherH3664 -H0853 allH3605 the JewsH3064 who are presentH4672 in Shushan,H7800 and fastH6684 for meH5921 and neitherH0408 eatH0398 norH0408 drinkH8354 [for] threeH7969 days,H3117 nightH3915 or day.H3117 AlsoH1571 IH0589 and My maidsH5291 will fastH6684 likewise-H3651 and soH3651 will I goH0935 toH0413 the king,H4428 whichH0834 [is] againstH3808 the law-H1881 and ifH0834 I perish,H0006 I perish.H0006
17: So went his way,H5674 MordecaiH4782 and didH6213 according to allH3605 thatH0834 commandedH6680 himH5921 Esther.H0635