Esther 4:10 (YLT)

Passage

and Esther speaketh to Hatach, and chargeth him for Mordecai:

Nearby Context

Esther 4:8 and the copy of the writing of the law that had been given in Shushan to destroy them he hath given to him, to shew Esther, and to declare <FI>it<Fi> to her, and to lay a charge on her to go in unto the king, to make supplication to him, and to seek from before him, for her people.

Esther 4:9 And Hatach cometh in and declareth to Esther the words of Mordecai,

Esther 4:10 and Esther speaketh to Hatach, and chargeth him for Mordecai:

Esther 4:11 `All servants of the king, and people of the provinces of the king, do know that any man and woman, who cometh in unto the king, unto the inner court, who is not called--one law <FI>of<Fi> his <FI>is<Fi> to put <FI>them<Fi> to death, apart from him to whom the king holdeth out the golden sceptre, then he hath lived; and I--I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.'

Esther 4:12 And they declare to Mordecai the words of Esther,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "esther", "speaketh", "hatach", "chargeth", and "mordecai". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "esther" and "speaketh", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "And Hatach cometh in and declareth to..." into verse 11's "All servants of the king and people...", so "esther" and "speaketh" 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 "esther" and "speaketh" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.