Esther 4:16
New English Translation
16 “Go, assemble all the Jews who are found in Susa, and fast on my behalf. Don’t eat and don’t drink for three days, night or day. My female attendants and I[a] will also fast in the same way. Afterward I will go to the king, even though it violates the law.[b] If I perish, I perish.”
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- Esther 4:16 tn Heb “I and my female attendants.” The translation reverses the order for stylistic reasons.
- Esther 4:16 tn Heb “which is not according to the law” (so KJV, NASB); NAB “contrary to the law.”
Esther 4:16
New International Version
16 “Go, gather together all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast(A) for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my attendants will fast as you do. When this is done, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish.”(B)
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