Hathach
하닥
Named at Esther 4:5: “Then Esther called for Hathach, one of the king’s eunuchs, whom he had appointed to attend her, and commanded him to go to Mordecai, to find out what this was, and why it was.” At 4:6–9 Hathach goes out to Mordecai, to the city square which was before the king’s gate; Mordecai tells him (the Korean Revised Version 하닥에게, to Hathach) the exact sum of the money that Haman had promised, and gives him the copy of the decree; and Hathach comes and tells Esther the words of Mordecai. At 4:10 “Esther spoke to Hathach, and gave him a message to Mordecai”.
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- EST 4:4–9, engwebp
4Esther’s maidens and her eunuchs came and told her this, and the queen was exceedingly grieved. She sent clothing to Mordecai, to replace his sackcloth, but he didn’t receive it.
5Then Esther called for Hathach, one of the king’s eunuchs, whom he had appointed to attend her, and commanded him to go to Mordecai, to find out what this was, and why it was.
6So Hathach went out to Mordecai, to the city square which was before the king’s gate.
7Mordecai told him of all that had happened to him, and the exact sum of the money that Haman had promised to pay to the king’s treasuries for the destruction of the Jews.
8He also gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given out in Susa to destroy them, to show it to Esther, and to declare it to her, and to urge her to go in to the king to make supplication to him, and to make request before him for her people.
9Hathach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.
- EST 4:10–12, engwebp
10Then Esther spoke to Hathach, and gave him a message to Mordecai:
11“All the king’s servants and the people of the king’s provinces know that whoever, whether man or woman, comes to the king into the inner court without being called, there is one law for him, that he be put to death, except those to whom the king might hold out the golden scepter, that he may live. I have not been called to come in to the king these thirty days.”
12They told Esther’s words to Mordecai.
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Took part in (2) — Esther calls for Hathach and commands him to go to Mordecai, to find out what this was, Esther sends word to Mordecai of the one law for whoever comes to the king without being called
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Then Esther called for Hathach, one of the king’s eunuchs, whom he had appointed to attend her, and commanded him to go to Mordecai, to find out what this was, and why it was.
So Hathach went out to Mordecai, to the city square which was before the king’s gate.
Hathach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.
Then Esther spoke to Hathach, and gave him a message to Mordecai:
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Entry: Hathach (person-hathach)
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Current wording: Named at Esther 4:5: “Then Esther called for Hathach, one of the king’s eunuchs, whom he had appointed to attend her, and commanded him to go to Mordecai, to find out what this was, and why it was.” At 4:6–9 Hathach goes out to Mordecai, to the city square which was before the king’s gate; Mordecai tells him (the Korean Revised Version 하닥에게, to Hathach) the exact sum of the money that Haman had promised, and gives him the copy of the decree; and Hathach comes and tells Esther the words of Mordecai. At 4:10 “Esther spoke to Hathach, and gave him a message to Mordecai”.
Cited evidence: EST 4:4–9, engwebp / EST 4:10–12, engwebp
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