Discovery BoxEsther 4:1 
Context4:1 Now when Mordecai became aware of all that had been done, he 1 tore his garments and put on sackcloth and ashes. He went out into the city, crying out in a loud 2 and bitter voice.
Esther 4:5
Context4:5 So Esther called for Hathach, one of the king’s eunuchs who had been placed at her service, 3 and instructed him to find out the cause and reason for Mordecai’s behavior. 4
Esther 8:7
Context8:7 King Ahasuerus replied to Queen Esther and to Mordecai the Jew, “Look, I have already given Haman’s estate to Esther, and he has been hanged on the gallows because he took hostile action 5 against the Jews.
1 tn Heb “Mordecai.” The pronoun (“he”) was used in the translation for stylistic reasons. A repetition of the proper name here is redundant in terms of contemporary English style.
2 tn Heb “great.”
3 tn Heb “whom he caused to stand before her”; NASB “whom the king had appointed to attend her.”
4 tn Heb “concerning Mordecai, to know what this was, and why this was.”
5 tn Heb “sent forth his hand”; NAB, NIV “attacked”; NLT “tried to destroy.” Cf. 9:2.
