Esther 4:6

Modern

So Hathach went out to Mordecai in the city square in front of the king’s gate,

Traditional

So Hatach went forth to Mordecai unto the street of the city, which was before the king’s gate.

Literal

And Hathach went out to Mordecai to the open square of the city, which was before the face of the gate of the king.

Latin

Egressusque Athach, ivit ad Mardochæum stantem in platea civitatis, ante ostium palatii:

Hebrew

English

So Hathach went out to Mordecai in the city square in front of the king’s gate,

Theme notes and profiles

Esther 4:3
In every province to which the king’s command and edict came, there was great mourning among the Jews. They fasted, wept, and lamented, and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
Esther 7:2
…and as they drank their wine on that second day, the king asked once more, “Queen Esther, what is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be fulfilled.”
Esther 9:12
…who said to Queen Esther, “In the citadel of Susa the Jews have killed and destroyed five hundred men, including Haman’s ten sons. What have they done in the rest of the royal provinces? Now what is your petition? It will be given to you. And what further do you request? It will be fulfilled.”

Hathach: A eunuch in the court of King Ahasuerus Mordecai: Esther's cousin, a Jewish leader in the Persian court