Esther 4:6 BSB — MannaFest

Esther 4:6

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

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

So Hathach went forth to Mordecai unto the broad place of the city, which was before the king’s gate.

KJV

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

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֵּצֵ֥א	vai.ye.Tze'	and he went out	H3318 →
הֲתָ֖ךְ	ha.Takh	Hathach	H2047 →
אֶֽל־	'el-	to	H413 →
מָרְדֳּכָ֑י	ma.re.do.Khai	Mordecai	H4782 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
רְח֣וֹב	re.Chov	[the] open place of	H7339 →
הָעִ֔יר	ha.'Ir	the city	H5892 →
אֲשֶׁ֖ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
לִפְנֵ֥י	lif.Nei	[was] <to> before	H6440 →
שַֽׁעַר־	sha.'ar-	[the] gate of	H8179 →
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
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?…
leads to
- Esther 5:6
  And as they drank their wine, the king said to Esther, “What is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 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…
Through
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.
leads to
- Isaiah 22:12
  On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing, for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth.
- Daniel 9:3
  So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.
- Isaiah 37:1–3
  On hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD.
Through
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…
leads to
- John 16:24
  Until now you have not asked for anything in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.
- Esther 5:3
  “What is it, Queen Esther?” the king inquired. “What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be given to you.”
- 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?…

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