Esther 4:8Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
He gave him also a copy of the edict which was hanging up in Susan, that he should shew it to the queen, and admonish her to go in to the king, and to entreat him for her people.
וְאֶת־פַּתְשֶׁ֣גֶן כְּתָֽב־הַ֠דָּת אֲשֶׁר־נִתַּ֨ן בְּשׁוּשָׁ֤ן לְהַשְׁמִידָם֙ נָ֣תַן ל֔וֹ לְהַרְא֥וֹת אֶת־אֶסְתֵּ֖ר וּלְהַגִּ֣יד לָ֑הּ וּלְצַוּ֣וֹת עָלֶ֗יהָ לָב֨וֹא אֶל־הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ לְהִֽתְחַנֶּן־ל֛וֹ וּלְבַקֵּ֥שׁ מִלְּפָנָ֖יו עַל־עַמָּֽהּ׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Eccl 10:4If the spirit of him that hath power, ascend upon thee, leave not thy place: because care will make the greatest sins to cease.
- Job 9:15I, who although I should have any just thing, would not answer, but would make supplication to my judge.
- Esth 3:14And the contents of the letters were to this effect, that all provinces might know and be ready against that day.
- Esth 3:15The couriers that were sent made haste to fulfil the king's commandment. And immediately the edict was hung up in Susan, the king and Aman feasting together, and all the Jews that were in the city weeping.
- Esth 2:20Neither had Esther as yet declared her country and people, according to his commandment. For whatsoever he commanded, Esther observed: and she did all things in the same manner as she was wont at that time when he brought her up a little one.
- Prov 16:14The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: and the wise man will pacify it.
- Prov 16:15In the cheerfulness of the king's countenance is life: and his clemency is like the latter rain.
- Neh 2:3And I said to the king: O king, live for ever: why should not my countenance be sorrowful, seeing the city of the place of the sepulchres of my fathers is desolate, and the gates thereof are burnt with fire?