Esther 4 (kjv)

When Mordecai^H4782 perceived^H3045 all that was done^H6213, Mordecai^H4782 rent^H7167 his clothes^H899, and put on^H3847 sackcloth^H8242 with ashes^H665, and went out^H3318 into the midst^H8432 of the city^H5892, and cried^H2199 with a loud^H1419 and a bitter^H4751 cry^H2201;²And came^H935 even before^H6440 the king's^H4428 gate^H8179: for none might enter^H935 into the king's^H4428 gate^H8179 clothed^H3830 with sackcloth^H8242.³And in every province^H4082, whithersoever^H4725 the king's^H4428 commandment^H1697 and his decree^H1881 came^H5060, there was great^H1419 mourning^H60 among the Jews^H3064, and fasting^H6685, and weeping^H1065, and wailing^H4553; and many^H7227 lay^H3331 in sackcloth^H8242 and ashes^H665.

⁴So Esther's^H635 maids^H5291 and her chamberlains^H5631 came^H935 and told^H5046 it her. Then was the queen^H4436 exceedingly^H3966 grieved^H2342; and she sent^H7971 raiment^H899 to clothe^H3847 Mordecai^H4782, and to take away^H5493 his sackcloth^H8242 from him: but he received^H6901 it not.⁵Then called^H7121 Esther^H635 for Hatach^H2047, one of the king's^H4428 chamberlains^H5631, whom he had appointed^H5975 to attend^H6440 upon her, and gave him a commandment^H6680 to Mordecai^H4782, to know^H3045 what it was, and why it was.⁶So Hatach^H2047 went forth^H3318 to Mordecai^H4782 unto the street^H7339 of the city^H5892, which was before^H6440 the king's^H4428 gate^H8179.

⁷And Mordecai^H4782 told^H5046 him of all that had happened^H7136 unto him, and of the sum^H6575 of the money^H3701 that Haman^H2001 had promised^H559 to pay^H8254 to the king's^H4428 treasuries^H1595 for the Jews^H3064, to destroy^H6 them.⁸Also he gave^H5414 him the copy^H6572 of the writing^H3791 of the decree^H1881 that was given^H5414 at Shushan^H7800 to destroy^H8045 them, to shew^H7200 it unto Esther^H635, and to declare^H5046 it unto her, and to charge^H6680 her that she should go in^H935 unto the king^H4428, to make supplication^H2603 unto him, and to make request^H1245 before^H6440 him for her people^H5971.⁹And Hatach^H2047 came^H935 and told^H5046 Esther^H635 the words^H1697 of Mordecai^H4782.

¹⁰Again Esther^H635 spake^H559 unto Hatach^H2047, and gave him commandment^H6680 unto Mordecai^H4782;¹¹All the king's^H4428 servants^H5650, and the people^H5971 of the king's^H4428 provinces^H4082, do know^H3045, that whosoever, whether man^H376 or woman^H802, shall come^H935 unto the king^H4428 into the inner^H6442 court^H2691, who is not called^H7121, there is one^H259 law^H1881 of his to put him to death^H4191, except^H905 such to whom the king^H4428 shall hold out^H3447 the golden^H2091 sceptre^H8275, that he may live^H2421: but I have not been called^H7121 to come in^H935 unto the king^H4428 these thirty^H7970 days^H3117.¹²And they told^H5046 to Mordecai^H4782 Esther's^H635 words^H1697.¹³Then Mordecai^H4782 commanded^H559 to answer^H7725 Esther^H635, Think^H1819 not with thyself^H5315 that thou shalt escape^H4422 in the king's^H4428 house^H1004, more than all the Jews^H3064.¹⁴For if thou altogether^H2790 holdest thy peace^H2790 at this time^H6256, then shall there enlargement^H7305 and deliverance^H2020 arise^H5975 to the Jews^H3064 from another^H312 place^H4725; but thou and thy father's^H1 house^H1004 shall be destroyed^H6: and who knoweth^H3045 whether thou art come^H5060 to the kingdom^H4438 for such a time^H6256 as this?

¹⁵Then Esther^H635 bade^H559 them return^H7725 Mordecai^H4782 this answer,¹⁶Go^H3212, gather together^H3664 all the Jews^H3064 that are present^H4672 in Shushan^H7800, and fast^H6684 ye for me, and neither eat^H398 nor drink^H8354 three^H7969 days^H3117, night^H3915 or day^H3117: I also and my maidens^H5291 will fast^H6684 likewise; and so^H3651 will I go^H935 in unto the king^H4428, which is not according to the law^H1881: and if I perish^H6, I perish^H6.¹⁷So Mordecai^H4782 went his way^H5674, and did^H6213 according to all that Esther^H635 had commanded^H6680 him.