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Mordecai also gave Hathach a copy of the order. It commanded people to wipe out the Jews. The order had been sent from Susa. Mordecai told Hathach to show the order to Esther. He wanted him to explain it to her. He told him to try and get her to go to the king. He wanted her to beg for mercy. He wanted her to make an appeal to the king for her people.
Reference
Hebrew: Mordᵉkay
Mordecai, an Israelite
Greek: δή (dḗ)
a particle of emphasis or explicitness; now, then, etc.
Hebrew: ʼôw
desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if
Hebrew: ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
Hebrew: parshegen
a transcript
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: τάξις (táxis)
regular arrangement, i.e. (in time) fixed succession (of rank or character), official dignity
Hebrew: çeder
order
Hebrew: hêm
they (only used when emphatic)
Greek: δῆμος (dēmos)
the public (as bound together socially)
Hebrew: ʻam
{a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock}
Greek: ἐκμάσσω (ekmássō)
to knead out, i.e. (by analogy) to wipe dry
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: τάξις (táxis)
regular arrangement, i.e. (in time) fixed succession (of rank or character), official dignity
Hebrew: çeder
order
Hebrew: hârâh
to be (or become) pregnant, conceive (literally or figuratively)
Greek: ἐγγύς (engýs)
near
Hebrew: Mordᵉkay
Mordecai, an Israelite
Greek: ὑποδείκνυμι (hypodeíknymi)
to exhibit under the eyes, i.e. (figuratively) to exemplify (instruct, admonish)
Hebrew: châvâh
properly, to live; by implication (intensively) to declare or show
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: τάξις (táxis)
regular arrangement, i.e. (in time) fixed succession (of rank or character), official dignity
Hebrew: çeder
order
Hebrew: ʼEçtêr
Ester, the Jewish heroine
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: τοῦτον (toûton)
this (person, as objective of verb or preposition)
Hebrew: hêm
they (only used when emphatic)
Greek: ταύτῃ (taútēi)
(towards or of) this
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: τοῦτον (toûton)
this (person, as objective of verb or preposition)
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: ταύτῃ (taútēi)
(towards or of) this
Greek: ἄγε (áge)
properly, lead, i.e. come on
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: βασιλεύω (basileúō)
to rule (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: melek
a king
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: ταύτῃ (taútēi)
(towards or of) this
Greek: προσαιτέω (prosaitéō)
to ask repeatedly (importune), i.e. solicit
Greek: ἀντί (antí)
opposite, i.e. instead or because of (rarely in addition to)
Hebrew: bᵉmôw
in, with, by, etc.
Greek: οἰκτιρμός (oiktirmós)
pity
Hebrew: rᵉchêm
(plural) pity
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: ταύτῃ (taútēi)
(towards or of) this
Hebrew: pâlaç
properly, to roll flat, i.e. prepare (a road); also to revolve, i.e. weigh (mentally)
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: βασιλεύω (basileúō)
to rule (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: melek
a king
Greek: ἀντί (antí)
opposite, i.e. instead or because of (rarely in addition to)
Hebrew: bᵉmôw
in, with, by, etc.
Greek: ταύτῃ (taútēi)
(towards or of) this
Greek: δῆμος (dēmos)
the public (as bound together socially)
Hebrew: ʻam
{a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock}
Verse Explanation
Mordecai also gave Hathach a copy of the official decree ordering the destruction of the Jews. He wanted Esther to see the document herself and understand that the threat was legally authorized throughout the empire.
History
c. 474 BC. Persian royal decrees were distributed as official written orders throughout the provinces.