Esther 4:4
Context4:4 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
Context9:25 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.
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.