A moment in scripture
Esther 4:8
Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given at Shushan to destroy them, to shew it unto Esther, and to declare it unto her, and to charge her that she should go in unto the king, to make supplication unto him, and to make request before him for her people.
The surrounding passage
- Esther 4:6
So Hatach went forth to Mordecai unto the street of the city, which was before the king’s gate.
- Esther 4:7
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.
- Esther 4:9
And Hatach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.
- Esther 4:10
Again Esther spake unto Hatach, and gave him commandment unto Mordecai;
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.