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Eunuch appointed by the Persian king Ahasuerus to wait on Esther. Hathach brought Esther messages from Mordecai. In this way Esther learned of Haman’s plot against the Jews (Est 4:5-10).

Show passage in OET: EST 4:5–10

OET-RV EST 4:5

5 The king had assigned some of the royal guardians to Ester personally, so Ester called for one of them—a man named Hatak. She told him to go out and speak with Mordekai and find out what he was so distressed about.

OET-RV EST 4:6

6 So Hatak went out to talk to Mordekai who was out in the plaza in front of the king’s gate.

OET-RV EST 4:7

7 Mordekai told him everything that Haman was planning to do and even told him how much money Haman had said the king would get for his treasuries if the king commanded people to kill all the Yehudim.

OET-RV EST 4:8

8 Mordekai also gave Hatak a copy of the letter that the announcers had read out loud in Shushan (Susa), that said that people must kill all the Yehudim. He told Hatak to show the letter to Ester so that she would know exactly what it said and also told him to urge her to go to the king personally and to beg him desperately to save her people from destruction.

OET-RV EST 4:9

9 So Hatak returned to the queen and told her what Mordekai had said,

OET-RV EST 4:10

10 and Ester told him to go back to Mordekai with this message:

OET-LV EST 4:5

5 And_ ʼEştēr _she/it _called/named (to)_Hathach one_of _the _eunuchs _of the_king whom he _had _made _stand before_her and_she_commanded _him on Mordəkay to_know what was_this and_concerning what was_this.

OET-LV EST 4:6

6 And_ Hathach _he/it _went _out to Mordəkay to the _open _place _of the_city which to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the _gate _of the _king.

OET-LV EST 4:7

7 And_he _told to_him/it Mordəkay DOM all that it_had _happened _to _him and_DOM the _exact _amount _of the _silver which Haman he _had _said to_weigh _out to the _treasuries _of the_king in/on/at/with to_destroy_them.

OET-LV EST 4:8

8 And_DOM (the)_copy _of the _writing _of the _law which it _had _been _given in_Shūshan to_annihilate_them he _gave to_him/it to_show DOM ʼEştēr and_to_tell to/for_her/it and_to_command on/upon_it(f) to_go to the_king to_seek _favour to_him/it and_to_request from_before_face _of_him on people _of_her.

OET-LV EST 4:9

9 And_ Hathach _he _came and_he _told to_ʼEştēr DOM the _words/messages _of Mordəkay.

OET-LV EST 4:10

10 And_ ʼEştēr _she/it _said to_Hathach and_she_commanded _him to Mordəkay.

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