Esther 4:12
What does Esther 4:12 mean?
A plain-English look at Esther 4:12 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Esther 4:12 means
Esther’s words are relayed to Mordecai, completing the cycle of communication and ensuring he understands the peril she faces. This simple handoff clears away uncertainty and invites Mordecai’s final counsel. The conversation has moved from revelation of danger to careful weighing of consequences. Now, with all facts before him, Mordecai will answer not by denying the risk but by reframing Esther’s situation in light of identity, responsibility, and providence. The stage is set for the decisive exhortation that will shape Esther’s resolve.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And they told to Mordecai Esther’s words.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And they told to Mordecai Esther’s words.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And they told to Mordecai Esther’s words.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And they said these words to Mordecai.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And they declare to Mordecai the words of Esther,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And when Mardochai had heard this,
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And they told Mordecai Esther's words.
Context
This brief transition marks the handover of Esther’s legal and personal constraints back to Mordecai. The narrative pauses so that his next words can land with full force. What follows is the heart of the chapter—Mordecai’s twofold argument that Esther cannot expect exemption from the decree and that her position may be providentially intended for this very crisis, leading directly to her decisive response.
v.11All the king’s servants, and the people of the king’s provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law for him, that he be put to death, except those to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.
v.12This passage
v.13Then Mordecai bade them return answer unto Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king’s house, more than all the Jews.