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Esther 4:17

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So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.
Esther 4:17 · World English Bible
Parallel translations
  • KJV So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.
  • BSB So Mordecai went and did all that Esther had instructed him.
  • ESV Mordecai then went away and did everything as Esther had ordered him.
  • NKJV So Mordecai went his way and did according to all that Esther commanded him.
  • NASB So Mordecai went away and did just as Esther had commanded him.
  • NLT So Mordecai went away and did everything as Esther had ordered him.

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  • VideoBibleProject — Esther videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on EstherMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

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Christ at the center

Though God is never named, his hidden hand preserves the people from whom the Messiah will come — a deliverance 'for such a time as this' that anticipates the open deliverance of Christ.

How Esther 4:17 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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So Mordecaiמׇרְדְּכַיwent his wayעָבַרand didעָשָׂהaccording to all that Estherאֶסְתֵּרhad commandedצָוָה
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