Esther 4:6 (KJV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Esther 4:4 So Esther’s maids and her chamberlains came and told it her. Then was the queen exceedingly grieved; and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him: but he received it not.

Esther 4:5 Then called Esther for Hatach, one of the king’s chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and gave him a commandment to Mordecai, to know what it was, and why it was.

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 4:8 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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hatach", "went", "forth", "mordecai", "street", "city", "before", and "king". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hatach" and "went", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "Then called Esther for Hatach one of..." into verse 7's "And Mordecai told him of all that...", so "hatach" and "went" belong inside that flow. In Esther context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "hatach" and "went" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.