Esther 4:7

Mordecai Appeals to Esther · Esther 4:1–17
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Translations

Modern
…and Mordecai told him all that had happened to him, including the exact amount of money that Haman had promised to pay into the royal treasury in order to destroy the Jews.
Traditional
And Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him, and of the sum of the money that Haman had promised to pay to the king’s treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them.
Literal
And Mordecai told to him all that had happened to him, and the exact amount of the silver that Haman had said to weigh out upon the treasuries of the king for the Jews, to destroy them.
Latin
…qui indicavit ei omnia quæ acciderant: quomodo Aman promisisset ut in thesauros regis pro Judæorum nece inferret argentum.

Original

Hebrew
English
…and Mordecai told him all that had happened to him, including the exact amount of money that Haman had promised to pay into the royal treasury in order to destroy the Jews.

Notes

Theme notes and profiles

Esther

People

Haman: A Persian official who plotted to destroy the Jews Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province Mordecai: Esther's cousin, a Jewish leader in the Persian court

Glossary

Book of Esther Hatach, Hathach Promise

Topics

Money: Silver Used As Select Readings: Esther's Triumph