Esther 4:4

4:4 When Esther’s female attendants and her eunuchs came and informed her about Mordecai’s behavior, ¹  the queen was overcome with anguish. Although she sent garments for Mordecai to put on so that he could remove his sackcloth, he would not accept them.

Esther 9:25

9:25 But when the matter came to the king’s attention, the king ²  gave written orders that Haman’s ³  evil intentions that he had devised against the Jews should fall on his own head. He and his sons were hanged on the gallows.

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¹ tn The words “about Mordecai’s behavior” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in translation for the sake of clarity. Cf. NIV, NLT “about Mordecai”; TEV, CEV “what Mordecai was doing.”

² tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Heb “his”; the referent (Haman) has been specified in the translation for clarity.